fuck it we ball

Big year for snakes.

If Kumo Desu has 100 fans I am one of them.

If Kumo Desu has 10 fans I am one of them.

If Kumo Desu has 1 fan, that is me.

If Kumo Desu has 0 fans, then I no longer exist.

every single day I think about how american black vultures are known for engaging in interspecific allopreening (preening between different species)

and they have a specific relationship with crested caracaras, in which the black vultures assist them by not only preening them after meals but also leading them to food in the first place, while the caracaras assist the black vultures by acting as a warning signal in case of danger

and while this is more typical of black vultures, this is not common at all for any member of the falconidae family— it’s a special bond!

yet another post in favor of vultures everyone , hope you enjoy:) and I implore you to do some more research on these incredible birds !!

EDIT: I meant interspecific allopreening! excuse my typo!

EDIT 2: black vultures do not have a superior sense of smell to caracaras, sorry for the misunderstanding!

there can only be peace for so long

"y'all's" is the best regional solution to the english second person plural possessive problem but "your guyses" is my favorite because it sucks

American woodcock (Scolopax minor)

peace and love on planet earth

also snake on planet earth.

i love when ppl say “that’s so you” it feels good to know i exist and have a vibe

this is how you immediately get better at art and bird

Mooooooood

Someone in a weaving discord I'm in saw this much-jpg'd image on Facebook. They enjoyed it and crossposted it. I enjoyed it and asked if there was a source. Alas, unattributed. We would never know.

Not so! By their magical librarianship and citation-hunting powers, @ginneke tracked the image first to Pinterest, then a long-defunct blog, then a connection with the 1960s fairytale retellings of Amadel Williams-Ellis illustrated by one William Stobbs. He had the correct whimsical art style - a hit! Another server member suggested a likely candidate tale of Baba Yaga involving a cat and a loom.

Unfortunately, these books have never been digitised, not even the tables of contents, so there was no way to know whether they might be correct. And my various libraries had never heard of the books. However, for about £7 each on ebay they were within my shenanigans budget - I was invested now.

I ordered two, mostly at random. Leafed all the way through both of them, got nearly to the end with some delightful other creatures but not yet the Loom Cat...

..... and then all of a sudden there it was! In a Baba Yaga story in Round a the World Fairy Tales exactly as predicted! Success in tracking down an 80-year-old untitled children's book illustration via several people and much joy. I'm very satisfied and will put the full Baba Yaga tale in a reblog.

I can't do such an awful affair...

i have suffered less than christ but have complained way more abt it

can we have tv dramas set in college please. fucking nothing happens in hs man. now im in college and my friend got chased by feral hogs a week ago in the woods and its like the 5th craziest thing to happen this week

if anyone is wondering how this happened:

its what she likes to do

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I like these photos because someone clearly set up a camera, took a picture, ran all the way up the grain silo to change the slide doors, and ran all the way back down to take another picture. That's dedication.