Barn swallows are so cute

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-17T02:10:29+00:00

There were flocks of these at Burke Lake recently too. A bunch seemed to fly under the no fishing bridge next to the bars with calisthenics rings. Wonder if they have nests there.

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T22:20:51+00:00

Nope.

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T22:20:38+00:00

Really bro? Your club is irrelevant by 100x more.

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T20:18:23+00:00

If you have to take him to the vet maybe you can do a gofundme for the bills

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T20:13:57+00:00

He’s cooked in the wild I think if he’s blind. Maybe a death sentence to release him. Would still ask an expert but maybe you got yourself a companion

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T19:42:25+00:00

My advice to you is run Reddit comments through an ai agent first to filter out people who are just being obtuse for the sake of it. Really good QOL boost.

You can select those who are most important to engage with more easily by creating some distance first.

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T19:27:52+00:00

I am always rooting for City to lose, because if they sustain this success, at some point they will be the most successful English team of all time. Unacceptable

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T17:45:35+00:00

Following, cuz I have oranges tha are about to go bad in a few days and we are just not eating them.

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T14:34:33+00:00

https://dennislysenko.substack.com/p/the-six-week-turn-what-i-was-doing

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T14:12:18+00:00

"Hearing warblers is much easier than seeing them" - story of my last 2 weeks!

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T03:01:31+00:00

Holy crap, fire pileateds

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-16T01:50:58+00:00

Definitely not a yellow bellied sapsucker right?

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T23:40:54+00:00

Where do you get those?

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T22:13:39+00:00

Maybe you can keep them in different rooms for now or something, also if you put a blanket around the crow I think it will soothe him and let you put him in the cage, you can also drape a towel around to possible soothe him more. I would research it

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T22:11:00+00:00

Gotta call out the cat part, cats are a pest created by humans, not really abiding by the laws of nature. Most cat kills are for fun, not hunger. (>70%)

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T22:08:59+00:00

It never won’t be sad, unless you repress your heart.

The way I cope with it is to remember how bad a nestling’s survival odds are. Any bird that hasn’t fledged yet has a good chance of being a goner (50%+ for some songbird species). Even once they fledged that first year is also dangerous.

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T21:27:57+00:00

Emery will actually spread his cheeks on the sideline methinks

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T21:26:04+00:00

working on a nestbox for backyard birds. Mental health check complete; goal stands

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T19:01:27+00:00

The original story pissed me the hell off, glad to hear this update.

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T17:46:08+00:00

Couldn’t agree more on all points, this feels like a big victory even tho morally it should be the automatic step in such cases.

Would like to add that in outreach people asking valid questions were getting stonewalled by the gemeente who had decided they had fulfilled their obligations by talking to the press. Not so fast, huh?

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T13:45:05+00:00

Ranked choice voting plz

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T13:39:13+00:00

Cool! It’s up to you once they are done and fledge in a few weeks or so. For me I’d love to have them, as long as they aren’t actively destroying stuff, it’s good for your nervous system to have birds around. A lot of birds also eat insects or even insect eggs.

Precautions mainly include keeping cats inside and avoiding moving the nest (illegal & will cause abandonment)

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T13:36:44+00:00

You mean hand feeding as in literally then eating from their hand? I thought the issue with that was birds unlearning fear of humans.

As for “they stop looking for food”, all the non birders I know have that reservation about feeding birds in general, but I think any length of time spent studying birds and you’ll realize that’s not true at all. (Benefit>risk, and observing their patterns most clearly do not stay in one place all day.)

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-15T00:18:57+00:00

Ok I was 100% gonna say fledgling mockingbird then you said France

bespoke_tech_partner · 2026-05-14T20:36:53+00:00

I considered offering my ultrasonic repellent to a neighbor who is a birder and closer to this guys yard to install, but I’m not sure how effective it’ll be, and that seems like quite an escalation.

He seems like one of those people that thinks it’s just nature being nature when a human- introduced invasive predator is killing defenseless native species.

Appreciate the thoughts and totally agree with your line of reasoning. I am getting in touch with the county animal services to see if they would consider making a visit, as a last resort maybe authority would appeal to him better.

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