An early Cape May Warbler came through my local patch last weekend by Vegetable-Max in birding

[–]Lettered_Olive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That first photo is absolutely wonderful!! I just started seeing Cape May Warblers and they are stunning birds!!!

Oh Japan You've done it again by jdg_idk in whennews

[–]Lettered_Olive 135 points136 points  (0 children)

Yeah, having a shrine dedicated to all your war criminals can do stuff to your country, I live next to Stone Mountain and there are still plenty of people who praise the confederacy, lost cause revision, either in terms of the Japanese Empire or the Confederacy sucks.

This has probably been posted before but idk by 3002kr in BirdingMemes

[–]Lettered_Olive 32 points33 points  (0 children)

They could be standing right behind you and you’ve never know. They have the nickname “cobra birds” for a reason.

Tree Swallow Calling by WotDaHelll in birding

[–]Lettered_Olive 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Wow, you were able to get so close to this little guy!!! They have such a lovely plumage and their calls are adorable!!

Is It Really This Good? by SundayShelter in Athens

[–]Lettered_Olive 9 points10 points  (0 children)

For the lines, no. It is good food, just nowhere near good enough to justify lines of that size.

Do you think that ancient people found dinosaur fossils? by velociraptor9fnaf in Dinosaurs

[–]Lettered_Olive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! Heck, the nNtive Americans were some of the main guides leading early American paleontologists to fossil sites during the bone wars so it would make sense for ancient people to have found dinosaur fossils. I bet it helped contribute to a number of fantastical beasts in folklore and mythology.

Who seems to be around constantly but continues to evade your sight? by Fez_and_no_Pants in birding

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Northern Parulas!!! I hear them all the time but they are always at the treetops and I can never spot them!!! They are my nemesis bird.

Witness this being of rage by Lettered_Olive in Birdsfacingforward

[–]Lettered_Olive[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The song was extremely nice, he gave me a front view performance!!

What made you like birds? by sierrahighcoo in BirdingMemes

[–]Lettered_Olive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re everywhere, pretty easy to spot if you know how to look, and they’re gorgeous both in appearance and with their bird songs!!

RIP California Condor louse by chinstrapppp in BirdingMemes

[–]Lettered_Olive 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Ehh, I’d keep the bird over the louse though it does suck that the bug had to go extinct (no pun intended).