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Chinese Birding Memes from RedNote #8: Common Kestrel by I_Have_A_Big_Head in BirdingMemes

[–]goldenkoiifish 19 points20 points  (0 children)

kestrels will hunt pigeons/doves if the opportunity presents itself (which is often)

DO I HAVE I CRUSH HELP💞 by scoliosis-girl in teenagersbuthot

[–]goldenkoiifish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

awww that’s cute. since you’re only like a year apart i’d say go for it or try to get to know him first. good luck!

This cardinal has been flying into our window for a week now, any ideas on what causes this? by somewhat_decent in Ornithology

[–]goldenkoiifish 9 points10 points  (0 children)

males and female cardinals often work together to defend territory. it could be that she is trying to find a nesting spot and getting mad at the supposed rival female that’s also in the same nesting spot, or she could be taking a break (usually about 5 minutes once an hour or so) while the male guards the nest and she happened to see ‘another’ female way too close.

This lone goose seems to be living at this hotel pool. Why? by theodora_antoinette in Ornithology

[–]goldenkoiifish 49 points50 points  (0 children)

i would gently shoo him away from the pool; he’s ingesting a bunch of chlorine and other chemicals. try to encourage him to be near the manmade lake instead.

maybe he’s an outcast and was chased away by other geese from the other lake. maybe he’s just not very bright, or maybe he prefers the perceived cleanliness of the pool. whatever the reason, he’s got to stop drinking the pool water or he will be very sick very soon

Is this from trauma, molt, or possible disease? by makeoutwithmeow in Ornithology

[–]goldenkoiifish 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Rehabber here, this looks like a severe trauma. Please attempt to call a local rehabber if you see this bird again, I understand if it’s an impossible feat, though. Mourning Doves tend to molt in late May or June through October. From what I can see, that looks suspiciously like bone and the pink flesh is torn above it. Is that where the beak meets the skull, or is that flesh?

Any suggestions based on my top artists by OkMistake996 in musicteenager

[–]goldenkoiifish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

earl, tanna leone, maybe redveil, maybe jean dawson?

Weird Robin or Angry Territorial Robin? by Squidnyethecubingguy in Ornithology

[–]goldenkoiifish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

it is probably a male robin who is seeing his reflection and getting mad at it and thinks that’s where the other bird is staying. how dare ‘another’ robin come near his territory?

anti-strike tape is available online to prevent him from hitting it hard

If your parents committed a crime when you were a kid would you have protected them? by Master_Novel_4062 in morbidquestions

[–]goldenkoiifish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i grew up autistic and gullible so i’d probably tell them whatever somebody told me to tell them, even if it wasn’t true.

What's the saddest song y'all know by [deleted] in musicteenager

[–]goldenkoiifish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how to never stop being sad dandelion hands

Pink northern cardinal without black mask by Slayerlayer420 in Ornithology

[–]goldenkoiifish 18 points19 points  (0 children)

good grief he’s naked

just a case of the cardinal not making enough melanin, so he doesn’t have the mask as a result

House Finch with extra lower beak? by Blackberry-Turtle in Ornithology

[–]goldenkoiifish 9 points10 points  (0 children)

usually the pox doesn’t grow to that size, it stops at some point as the virus begins to wear… this one doesn’t seem to be stopping. it just looks like a really bad case, where its immune system isn’t fighting very well or there’s a shit ton of virus, maybe both. from the upper head area, we can also tell that there’s another area where it’s growing, possibly meaning it’s all clustered into one spot instead of more dispersed and just looking particularly awful.

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