Photo by Alan Murphy Photography

Posted 29 Jan 2024

Sometimes you just have to take whatever space you can find! I shot these Pygmy Nuthatches over the holidays.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    36 months ago

    Idk how I went over half my life without paying much attention to birds, and then one day I suddenly realized that they’re the coolest animals on the planet. We have multiple feeders up all around our property now, and we get really excited when we see a new type of bird. I guess that’s just part of getting older?

    • anon6789OP
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      46 months ago

      Lol I always put it on my list of old people characteristics I now seem to have.

      They are pretty great! They’re a ton of kinds just about anywhere you go. They’re generally not scary. They sing. Most would be considered pretty. They’re dinosaurs. Some you can train or befriend. And a bunch more.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        26 months ago

        They can talk, and African Parrots are able to recognize individual letters and pull them out of a stack of letters!

        • anon6789OP
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          26 months ago

          Next they learn Scrabble!

            • anon6789OP
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              36 months ago

              That is a really cool article! Thanks for sharing!

              • @[email protected]
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                26 months ago

                Yeah it really stuck with me. When people think of smart birds it’s usually parrot and crow families, and definitely not pigeons.

                • anon6789OP
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                  26 months ago

                  Well, seeing what passes for pigeon nests, menu aren’t going to have very high expectations for intelligence afterwards! 🤣