Sometimes people accuse my chickens of being generated images and sometimes I think they are too
Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male, family Cotingidae, order Passeriformes, Ecuador,
photograph by Cayce Jehaimi
@artsja-a This is so nice?! Almost made me cry aaa thank you
Bird #45 - the long-tailed tit (LC)
While hunting for info to know these borbs better, I saw websites describe them with words like adorable, excitable, restless and 'only about the size of a ping-pong ball'. Also, older English names for them include the bum-towel, mumruffin and bumbarrel. How can you not love them.
There is a lot of variation within this species, with a whole seventeen subspecies! The drawing doesn't show three distinct subspecies btw. It's just the general vibes of long-tailed tits in the listed regions, because I couldn't find information about specific visual differences between subspecies. They're also found in Japan and southwest Asia!
birds that look like fruit <3
Pigeon wings under a UV light
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Schwanzmeisen (long-tailed tits) im Büsnauer Wiesental, Vaihingen.
"Marty"
2025, watercolor and gouache
Marty is an education bird where I work. Unable to be released right now, Marty is used to go on trips to events to educate folks about wildlife.
Seaneen Watts
magpie taken from a rear camera on a bike helmet.
Australia