Birds are dumb and annoying

[yeahman]

bugs and birds will eventually take over the earth.

Birds been around 150 million years, bugs and insects 300 million years. Could be said they took over the earth a time ago. Humans are just (very) temporary visitors.

I kill birds when they fuck with my space. A bluebird kept attacking our windows and shitting all over our cars this spring, so it was pellet-gun time. Actually it was pretty challenging to hit the little fucker, but I finally got him.

Generally speaking I have no problem with birds though.

[digitaldeath]

Birds been around 150 million years, bugs and insects 300 million years. Could be said they took over the earth a time ago. Humans are just (very) temporary visitors.

I kill birds when they fuck with my space. A bluebird kept attacking our windows and shitting all over our cars this spring, so it was pellet-gun time. Actually it was pretty challenging to hit the little fucker, but I finally got him.

Generally speaking I have no problem with birds though.

what about fat orange birds that lie and dont pay taxes?

[brutah]

Birds been around 150 million years, bugs and insects 300 million years. Could be said they took over the earth a time ago. Humans are just (very) temporary visitors.

I kill birds when they fuck with my space. A bluebird kept attacking our windows and shitting all over our cars this spring, so it was pellet-gun time. Actually it was pretty challenging to hit the little fucker, but I finally got him.

Generally speaking I have no problem with birds though.

That's fuck up and a federal offense under the migratory bird treaty act of 1918.

I'm with Steve. I'm a lifelong birder and enjoy a quiet morning observing and watching birds. I even got paid to count and band birds for about six years and those jobs were definitely the best jobs I've ever had.

Honestly, birds might be the most fun animal to watch, way better than mammals. Ever watch any ungulates for an extended amount of time, that shit is boring.

[digitaldeath]

That's fuck up and a federal offense under the migratory bird treaty act of 1918.

I'm with Steve. I'm a lifelong birder and enjoy a quiet morning observing and watching birds. I even got paid to count and band birds for about six years and those jobs were definitely the best jobs I've ever had.

Honestly, birds might be the most fun animal to watch, way better than mammals. Ever watch any ungulates for an extended amount of time, that shit is boring.

you ever watch an otter?

or a bear?

superior to stupid fucking birds

[LegoSkier]

Birds are dumb and annoying, except for Corvids which are smart as shit and annoying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvidae#Intelligence
When I went heli-skiing in AK, I rented a F150 with camper and parked it in the Totem Inn lot. Fucking crows would be dropping rocks on my skylight at 6am seeing if they could break it to get in where it was warm. Had to put a blanket up there.
And don't fuck with their Bothell mega-roost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X98N18-Kp88

[hutash]

Yep, feathered dinosaurs. No doubt corvids will some day evolve back into velociraptors, and then DD will be first on their menu when they google this thread, because yes, they will be both smart and mean.

...and to add to the cool bird thing, we have an active hummingbird nest in our tangerine tree. I took a quick peek and saw two eggs, now to hatching lings, very tiny. I haven't got a good look at mom or dad. Probably an Anna's, since they are most common, but the few glances I got suggest it is an Allen's.

[yeahman]

That's fuck up and a federal offense under the migratory bird treaty act of 1918.

Oh my goodness golly gee, that sounds serious. I guess I better turn myself in to the feds.

Fuck that bluebird, he got what was coming to him. He would have killed himself smashing into our window all day long anyway, even after I put stickers on the window to scare him away and put a plastic owl out there too. There are dozens more bluebirds who live nearby in peace. This guy had a screw loose and I had to cull the flock.

[BmillsSkier]

Was hiking up north early in the spring and noticed a ton of birders and a couple NPS rangers standing in a field under a massive highway bridge that's about 200' tall spanning the valley. I got off the trail to see what was going on and got treated to a couple Peregrine Falcons that had nested way up high on the bridge going through their mating ritual.

Screaming fast dives and swoops. It was pretty cool and was still going on long after I left.

[skaredshtles]

Yep, feathered dinosaurs. No doubt corvids will some day evolve back into velociraptors

They're sorta already here.

[babybear]

riding my bike about 2 wks ago saw an osprey above us with a fish in his claws. f*cking cool

cassowaries are other-worldly

[plugboots]

Birds are cool.
I have a lot of bird stories but my favorite is I came around a corner on my mtn bike near dark, and there was an owl on a post. It took off and actually rode along side me for about 20 yards.

Beat that you bird haters.

[BCMtnHound]

Love feeding the whiskey jacks out of the palm of my hand in the winter. Had a bald eagle drop a whitefish almost on my head while was doing something in the pasture - tasted just fine, but the eagle wasn't too impressed with losing its dinner.
But my aunt & uncle had a broiler-breeder farm when I was a kid, 7 or so barns with 10k birds (1 rooster to 10 hens) per barn. The ammonia was strong enough to water the eyes and clear the sinuses, and some of the barns the kids couldn't work in cause of over-aggressive fowl - they would peck or jump with their spurs and draw blood. Nasty creatures.

[hutash]

They're sorta already here.

True, cassowaries are bad ass, just not as smart as corvids, but I wouldn't fuck with them.

[brutah]

y'all better be careful what you say about birds, they're listening....



the full final birds scene was extra credit in my ornithology course, you got extra credit for every bird we were able to correctly identify.

[highangle]

"It's 3:32AM, and so for you I will sing the Soooong of My PEOPLE!!"

[Tye 1on]

fastest animal on earth, badass.

Was hiking up north early in the spring and noticed a ton of birders and a couple NPS rangers standing in a field under a massive highway bridge that's about 200' tall spanning the valley. I got off the trail to see what was going on and got treated to a couple Peregrine Falcons that had nested way up high on the bridge going through their mating ritual.

Screaming fast dives and swoops. It was pretty cool and was still going on long after I left.

[zartagen]

Fucking roosters in Hawaii. Wake up, it's 3:06 am, motherfuckers!

[Grape_Ape]

rampant mockery until the heart stops

You gave me hope there for a second.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

Got a bunch of bird bitches in here.

[Grape_Ape]

Birds are cool.
I have a lot of bird stories but my favorite is I came around a corner on my mtn bike near dark, and there was an owl on a post. It took off and actually rode along side me for about 20 yards.

Beat that you bird haters.

I was night riding my MB many years ago in Robert E Lee park just north of Baltimore City. I am just riding...minding my own business and and this huge dark shape swoops down on me from above making NO NOISE whatsoever and comes within 6" of my helmet. I was stoned so I was freaked the fuck out. It had to be an owl. I didn't get a good look at it but I did my shorts and they were brown (JK).

Being from Baltimore, I have to add how fucking smart Ravens are (and Orioles are fucking gorgeous - even the Orchard Oriole). I love getting to a summit and hearing Ravens cawk.

[goldengatestinx]

Yep, feathered dinosaurs. No doubt corvids will some day evolve back into velociraptors, and then DD will be first on their menu when they google this thread, because yes, they will be both smart and mean.

...and to add to the cool bird thing, we have an active hummingbird nest in our tangerine tree. I took a quick peek and saw two eggs, now to hatching lings, very tiny. I haven't got a good look at mom or dad. Probably an Anna's, since they are most common, but the few glances I got suggest it is an Allen's.

Hummingbirds are amazing. Every now and again one or two will fly into the greenhouse when the door is open and won't navigate themselves out. I corner them and cup it in my hands....no weight at all and take it outside. My wife counted 18 on and around one of our feeders a couple evenings ago.

[goldengatestinx]

Birds are cool.
I have a lot of bird stories but my favorite is I came around a corner on my mtn bike near dark, and there was an owl on a post. It took off and actually rode along side me for about 20 yards.

Beat that you bird haters.

Hiked to Vance's Cabin for an anniversary a bunch of years ago. Later evening we walked up the clearing above the cabin and sat on one of the logs up there. A shadow came out of the dark and almost landed on us...apparently we were sitting on the owl's late evening hunting perch. Felt the wind from it's wings. Damn awesome.

[Yonder_River]

We have regular large hummingbirds regularly in our yard. They occasionally squawk at the neighborhood cats which I've always found interesting.

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[GeezerSteve]

We have regular large hummingbirds regularly in our yard.

In Seattle? Likely Anna's Hummingbird, surely Anna's if they are there year round. Some (smaller than Anna's) Rufous Hummingbirds are in Seattle in summer but Seattle Rufous numbers are decreasing while Anna's continues expanding N.

[Timberridge]

Hummingbirds are amazing. Every now and again one or two will fly into the greenhouse when the door is open and won't navigate themselves out. I corner them and cup it in my hands....no weight at all and take it outside. My wife counted 18 on and around one of our feeders a couple evenings ago.

There was a nature show I was watching on TV about hummingbirds. Some literally live life on the edge, in that when they are sleeping at night, they go into torpor to conserve energy. Even then, when they wake up in the morning they are so close to starvation that if night was a couple hrs longer they would die of starvation.