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feature requests, bugs, etc.

birds?

where are my birds
Aug 15: birds
Aug 16: birds birds
Aug 17: birds birds
Aug 18: birds
Aug 19: birds birds
Aug 20: birds
Aug 21: bats??? i guess some bird drawings???

It's 3:30 pm est and I'm getting concerned.
posted by ordinary_magnet on Aug 21, 2024 at 1:57 PM

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concerned?
posted by trig at 2:19 PM

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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles is a rugby team in Sydney.
posted by clavdivs at 2:28 PM

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What's the Difference Between a 'Borb' and a 'Floof'?
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r/borb
posted by lalochezia at 2:29 PM

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where are my birds - where are my birds


posted by lalochezia at 2:31 PM

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i'd missed the indian vulture crisis fpp but this is the third independent occasion on which that's come up in the past week for me.

started: wikipediating safety info about topical diclofenac. going: METABIRBS
posted by busted_crayons at 3:33 PM

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With a single exception a couple months ago, I haven't seen any hummingbirds at my feeders since around the end of last December - but I guess that's not as relevant as I expected it to be when I clicked on the post. Ah well...
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:28 PM

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When globally famous gay penguin Sphen died in Sydney, his partner began to sing
Sphen appears to have died of natural causes in August as he approached his 12th birthday.

His younger partner, aged eight, was taken to his side to help process the loss and understand his partner wouldn't return.

"He immediately started singing, which was beautifully reciprocated by the colony," the aquarium said.
posted by trig at 5:07 PM

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Okay, some more Aug. 21 birds:

Researchers find cultural change in the dialects of parrots over 22-year period
Some large birds in (US) Georgia
West Nile Virus found in bird in Portland
Endangered birds successfully nest for first time since 1960s on Presque Isle
Feeding waterfowl may cause wing deformities (though Wikipedia disagrees)
Neanderthal exploitation of birds in north-western Europe
A Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), equipped with a satellite transmitter, embarked on an epic 170-day migration from Türkiye's Igdir to the Arctic Ocean
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, used dredged sediment from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to create a two-acre artificial island for birds along the East River.
A lake in Oregon's High Desert is saltier than the ocean. That brings tens of thousands of birds. (bonus excellent author name)
Familiar garden birds with unusual plumage features, such as a Blackbird or sparrow with striking white feathers, will often catch our eye, and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is asking for help in mapping these scarce occurrences.
posted by trig at 5:28 PM

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And less recent but courtesy of OP's username:

Quantum Magnetoreception: The Evolutionary Secrets of Bird Navigation
One Reason Migrating Birds Get Lost Is Out of This World
Magnetoreception: not just in birds!


Hopefully this will tide us over until tomorrow
posted by trig at 5:41 PM

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bird
is the
word
birdbirdbird
posted by clavdivs at 5:43 PM

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[This space held in remembrance of Greg Nog's memory holed Bird Truther comment.]
posted by phunniemee at 6:28 PM

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I don't remember that quote, but I do miss Greg Nog (who is not me in any way shape or form)
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:39 PM

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Dirty, disgusting, lice-ridden boids?
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 8:42 AM

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Hopefully this will tide us over until tomorrow

birds? aren't real [wiki]
posted by HearHere at 9:51 AM

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see
posted by HearHere at 1:49 AM

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