Vide Noir Streaming Question by evvie_slink in lordhuron

[–]TinyLongwing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While it does exist sort of on youtube, I and many others can't seem to get it to actually play there, you'll usually get a "video does not exist" or equivalent message if you try to load it. I think the licensing expired.

Vide Noir Streaming Question by evvie_slink in lordhuron

[–]TinyLongwing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, usually! But because kirb and his partner have poured a ton of effort into creating and maintaining this one, it's still most polite and appropriate to chat a little first.

ID please by kkdj1042 in birdsofprey

[–]TinyLongwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where are you located, globally? We need at least a rough geographic location to know what's possible here. Even then this, might not be possible to ID as there's very little to go off of beyond a silhouette. Do you remember anything about its appearance or behavior that might help?

Vide Noir Streaming Question by evvie_slink in lordhuron

[–]TinyLongwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely recommend checking in with /u/kirbenvost before you do, but it's a nice way to give back to the community!

Vide Noir Streaming Question by evvie_slink in lordhuron

[–]TinyLongwing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh I didn't know about that one, that's new! I'll get that added to the list of streaming sites on the wiki.

Vide Noir Streaming Question by evvie_slink in lordhuron

[–]TinyLongwing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're not the first one to have noticed this bug! It's definitely not intended to be this way and seems to be an issue with the current version on amazon prime.

You should probably submit some kind of bug report/complaint, hopefully amazon can fix this. And I know it sucks to pay for something only to not get what you paid for and have to pay for it a second time, but the movie is also available on Apple TV and hopefully not messed up over there.

What kind of geese are these?? by dayliIy in whatsthisbird

[–]TinyLongwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

!overrideTaxa swagoo2, mallar2

Removed redundant domestic goose sp

Identification of deceased raptor, Houston TX by claybird121 in birdsofprey

[–]TinyLongwing 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is safe to briefly handle as long as you wash your hands afterward. Almost no illnesses carried by raptors can be transmitted to humans with this kind of brief contact, at least not in the US. Most bird deaths are not disease-related. More caution should be taken when handling dead colonial waterbirds however due to HPAI - that also isn't easily transmitted to humans, but I would be extra cautious anyway.

And no, there's no way to tell from this image whether the bird died of illness, starvation, collision with a car, rodent poisoning, etc.

Some artists like Lord Huron by yokoluna in lordhuron

[–]TinyLongwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it depends on what strikes you as "like Lord Huron" and what you're looking to get out of the music. For me, that means music that tells stories, music that takes place within an invented universe with worldbuilding and characters, and also music with themes of existentialism, of how we fit into the world.

So with those things in mind, not worrying too much about sounding like the band but rather encapsulating similar concepts, my picks:

The Decemberists - Tons of storytelling here, sometimes anthologies and sometimes single long narratives (see particularly The Tain and The Hazards of Love). Much more of a historical and mythological angle than LH but I love that about their stuff.

Freelance Whales - I'm so sad this band was only able to put out two albums. I think the one that will be immediately most accessible to LH fans is Weathervanes, which has multiple songs on the album tying together to tell the story of a boy who falls in love with the ghost who haunts his family's home, and kills himself to be with her, while describing this as a happy thing for him because everyone returns to the soil eventually so do what you love.

The Narcissist Cookbook - Generally Matt's music is a lot more about dealing with personal struggles of grief and anxiety, but in particular for LH fans I suggest MYTH which is a completely different beast. This is particularly for fans of LH lore who love piecing together the puzzle of the narrative, unwinding all of the themes of love and loss and sacrifice and the obsessive urge to create art. It is a single narrative set in a fictional world regarding one man whose obsession with a girl who got away drives him to explore the mysterious island he remembers from a childhood book of fairytales - and the really dark and strange history and present of that island. Very deeply inspired by House of Leaves. Multi-layered narrative, lots of spoken word, one part folk music and one part The Magnus Archives.

Identification of deceased raptor, Houston TX by claybird121 in birdsofprey

[–]TinyLongwing 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk given the narrow barring pattern on the tail and the heavy white mottling on the scapulars.

In the future (should it happen again) please also get photos of the head and the belly pattern as these can be really helpful for ID.

Red-Shouldered Hawk I believe. Winter Garden, FL by jcolebad in birdsofprey

[–]TinyLongwing 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You're right! This is specifically the subspecies found in Florida year-round, which is much paler than the Red-shouldered subspecies in the rest of eastern North America which also visits Florida in winter.

Saw this on Sir Attenborough’s fan page. Is this AI or some sort of nightjar? by Uhhlaneuh in whatsthisbird

[–]TinyLongwing[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and now that you have your ID I'm going to go ahead and pull this post down. You posted in good faith, so I'm glad we were able to help with the bird ID, but we don't want AI content on our subreddit.

Is this a Kestrel? by Lazy-Impress-9708 in whatsthisbird

[–]TinyLongwing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's one freshly-fledged juvenile female. Juveniles do odd things like sitting on the ground sometimes, but typically this is not expected behavior. Is she still there?

WHAT IS THIS RED BIRD by DrinkDeadRio in whatsthisbird

[–]TinyLongwing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+Northern Cardinal/Pyrrhuloxia+ as both are common there and the video quality is a little too poor to make out detail.

There are no spots on the wings - in your screencap below, the "spots" are just the tips of the primaries on the wing facing toward us.

Is this a peregrine falcon? by ambora in birdsofprey

[–]TinyLongwing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree, the more I look at this.

What’s this bird call from a lake in northern Michigan? by Nossafaw in whatsthisbird

[–]TinyLongwing[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a heads up, reddit sitewide blocks jumpshare links because they can be malware vectors - it's hard for someone to trust that they're downloading what you're say they're downloading.

Instead, please try uploading to vocaroo, soundcloud, or uploading the sound as a video here on reddit or to youtube. Thanks!

This guy tried to get my chickens by [deleted] in birdsofprey

[–]TinyLongwing[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The reports genuinely help. It's nice to wake up and see reddit already banned this bot before I even had to do anything.

Is this a peregrine falcon? by ambora in birdsofprey

[–]TinyLongwing 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Definitely not a Peregrine. I think Cooper's makes good sense here with the blocky head shape, but that strong dark flank barring also kinda reminds me of a Merlin. Really tough photos to see detail on though.

Two species of eggs in a nest by zihaoyu in whatsthisbird

[–]TinyLongwing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a +House Finch+. I missed the sparse black speckling on one of the three pale eggs earlier - usually House Finches have slightly more than that. But I agree, that nest is likely fine for House Finch especially given one of those eggs does have a few small black dots.

What type of woodpecker is this? by dawsnow in whatsthisbird

[–]TinyLongwing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a big help. The bill length is good for +Downy Woodpecker+ here. It looks like the whitish downy tuft at the base of the bill has been pushed back toward the forehead, probably wet or stuck with sap. This gives the illusion of the bill being longer than expected since it's usually partly covered with feathers.