• @[email protected]
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    4310 months ago

    This is so fucking relevant to me right now, just yesterday I heard a woodpecker on my walk and I made it my mission to spot it in that giant tree. Then in my later walk I saw a red cardinal. Later I was talking about how it’s kinda cheating when people pick ostrich, peacock, penguin etc as their favorite birds, and it slowly dawned on me that I’m becoming a bird guy.

    • @systemglitch
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      510 months ago

      A coupl years back I bought binoculars with the sole (soul?) purpose of watching birds. Seven years ago I didn’t give a shit.

        • @systemglitch
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          110 months ago

          Lol that did not help! I’m going to have to look that up later.

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        You were right the first time. Sole means only; soul is a religious concept; sole means the bottom of your shoe: sole is a fish

          • @[email protected]
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            110 months ago

            Just keep in mind that the one with U is the one that’s YOU.

            Concepts like “soul music” work fine with this, because they are about an untameable essence of the self.

            But if I’ve forgotten an exception, do please point it out, dear lemmings.

    • @I_Has_A_Hat
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      210 months ago

      I like a lot of birds, but let’s be honest; the peacock really is the most beautiful bird, it’s not even a close competition.

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        That was my pick too and then my girlfriend penguin. In my opinion those were boring picks, so I added the stipulation of size.

    • @RampantParanoia2365
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      210 months ago

      Me too. I live in an area now with hawks, ravens, and I can hear a Great Horned Owl at night, but never been able to spot it. These all make me inordinately excited.

    • @BigilusDickilus
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      110 months ago

      Cardinals are great, that are really pretty birds that are common enough that you can probably spot one daily in most parts of the US is you take a walk.

  • Toes♀
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    2610 months ago

    My grandfather used to say if you don’t learn something new each day you’ll be dead by tomorrow.

    • @David_Eight
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      910 months ago

      Was that a threat? You must know many things being still alive and all lol

      • Toes♀
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        410 months ago

        haha, hopefully lemmy will make me immortal.

    • @RampantParanoia2365
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      510 months ago

      Did you know a cat’s penis is sharply barbed along it’s shaft? I know for a fact the females were not consulted about that.

  • @[email protected]
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    2610 months ago

    I wanted to figure out the call of a bird, then I downloaded Merlin, and now I bought a 400mm lens to get sick photos of birds. What the hell happened

  • @[email protected]
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    810 months ago

    It’s true. As a young boy I wanted to see tits so bad but nowadays all I need is just look out the window

    • @kameecoding
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      310 months ago

      I too hate how the CIA uses them to spy on us

  • THCDenton
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    510 months ago

    My bro killed a coyote the other day and left the carcass near our house. Now we have condors. They’re so fuckin cool.

    • @[email protected]
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      210 months ago

      Oh I have always wanted to see condors! Like from when I was about 5. There were only about 60 then. Then they rounded up all 22 of the last California Condors in 1987… Now there’s over 500 and you get to see them! No lead in your brother’s ammo, I hope and expect.

      • THCDenton
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        210 months ago

        Thats a good point. I’ll ask him about that.

  • @LaunchesKayaks
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    410 months ago

    Me, except I can only identify waterfowl easily. Mostly different types of ducks.

  • @Sam_Bass
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    310 months ago

    Close. Ive been noticing more bluejays and cardinals around here the last couple years. Mockingbirds are always around but dont see them as much