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rainymoodlet · 8 months

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cuckoo the goose does not know how she feels about this new lil’ animal on the farm… 🌾

#ts4 #ts4 gameplay #ts4 screenshots #ts4 stardew valley #;stardew #sim: morris #sim: georgie #cuckoo the goose #||#i love this goose with all my soul #work is HELL SO FAR I LOVE U ALL MWAH 💋#morris is obsessed with his lil son omg #its ok tho cuckoo (named for zelda chooks i know) slept by georgie all afternoon after this 🥹

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galacticsabc · 4 months

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lowcountry-gothic · 3 months

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Birbfest Collection 2024, by Aga Więckowska.

#art #aga więckowska #birds #evening grosbeak #red-billed oxpecker #green-crowned plovercrest #cerulean warbler #bluethroat #king penguin #bateleur #white helmetshrike #crested caracara #papuan eclectus #violet cuckoo #egyptian goose #little bee-eater #grandala #white-browed tit-warbler #diamond firetail

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nature-nerd-sarah · 1 month

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Top 5 bird songs

I'm not a huge connoisseur, and this list will include bird calls, which are technically different, but let's go:

1. Yellowhammer (so good it inspired a famous piece of classical music)

2 (shared). Common cuckoo and chiff-chaff (I like how they actually say their own names)

4. Rose-ringed parakeet (invasive species, but nice sound)

5. Greater white-fronted goose (like a greylag, but more pleasant to listen to. the sound of winter)

#inbox #krusebruce #animals #yellowhammer #common cuckoo #chiff-chaff #rose-ringed parakeet #greater white-fronted goose

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msunitedstatesjames · 2 months

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Frances Hardinge is a criminally underrated author. If you've never heard of her, I'm not surprised. Even though I'm in several fantasy book groups on Facebook with thousands of members, I've only ever seen one or two other members post about her. And yet, since I first read one of her books in 2020, I've bought every book she's published and read most of them.

Frances Hardinge, for those who've missed out, writes fantasy young adult books. Her books are extremely well written, romance free, unfailingly unique, and somewhat dark, all of which are qualities I find to be more and more rare in today's YA fantasy market (not to hate on YA, I've read tons of it). If you need a comparison, I would say aspects of her books remind me of YA/middle grade books by T. Kingfisher or Neil Gaiman.

If I haven't convinced you yet, here's a little preview of some of her books that I've read:

A Face Like Glass (my personal favorite): A girl named Neverfell lives in a world where people have to be taught how to show emotion in their facial expressions. She has to wear a mask at all times because, mysteriously, she naturally shows facial expressions and if people found out they would freak. If that's not unique enough, this society is underground and produces magical artisinal goods, such as cheeses, wines, and perfumes that can do some wild things. If that still hasn't convinced you, the book critiques the privelege of the wealthy, as in this world only the rich can afford to hire Facesmiths to teach them expression, while the poor languish along with one or two facial expressions for their entire lives.

Fly by Night and Fly Trap (these might have different titles depending on where you are in the world): In a world where reading is illegal and seen as revolutionary activity, Mosca Mye escapes her awful life with her aunt and uncle by forcing an infamous conman (Eponymous Clent, this world has cool naming conventions) to take her under his wing. Joining them is Mosca's only friend, Saracen, the murderous goose. Yeah, you read that right. Highlights of the series include a heartwarming found family tale, an accidental revolution, a city that literally changes its population, personality, and shape when day changes to night, and, of course, an extremely violent goose. I mean, if you've read Pratchett, Saracen the goose is basically the Luggage. There's more than one scene in these books where all hope seems lost, and Mosca is like, "I guess it's up to you now Saracen," and she just straight up lobs her goose at the enemy and he utterly wrecks their shit. If I recall correctly, this happens once during a pitched river boat battle over an illegal printing press.

The Lie Tree: Faith's father, who refused to recognize her potential as a scientist, mysteriously dies. Faith discovers a tree he kept hidden that grows when you tell lies and reveals secrets in its fruit. The bigger the lie you tell the world, the bigger the secret that will be revealed. You can imagine the chaos that eventually ensues. This book critiques gender roles and discrimination, and tackles both the dangers and the necessity of telling lies.

Cuckoo Song: When Triss wakes up after apparently falling in a lake, everything seems wrong. She's missing memories, she has an insatiable hunger, dead leaves are mysteriously appearing in her room, and her sister claims she's a monster. Triss must piece together what's happening to her before it's too late. This book deals with the complexities of life with overbearing parents, siblings who've been pitted against one another, and families that have been torn apart by tragedy.

Verdigris Deep (another one that goes by different titles): A group of friends are cursed by a well witch after they take some coins from her well. She forces them to work for her by granting her wishes. Working with the witch gives them powers, but the wishes are getting increasingly complex. Does that guy really want a motorcycle or does he want to be someone else? And if he wants to be someone else, does that mean what he really wants is not to exist at all? This book deals with issues of self worth, power and control, and toxic friendships.

She has a bunch of other great books as well. So if you're looking for a unique fantasy story with adventure and no romance, definitely check some of Frances Hardinge's books out!

#frances hardinge #a face like glass #fly trap #fly by night #Twilight robbery #Cuckoo song #The lie tree #Verdigris deep #Well witched #books #booklr #Mosca mye #eponymous clent #Neverfell grandible #Faith sunderly #Triss crescent #Saracen the goose

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dansnaturepictures · 2 months

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15th April 2024: Bright green leaves and a carpet of dandelions out the front, Canada Goose and bluebells on my lunch time walk at Lakeside, camellia in the garden and view and Great Crested Grebe chicks at Lakeside.

A beautiful softly singing Blackcap in vegetation and Speckled Wood towards the end of the walk, Lesser Black-backed Gull with their sunshine yellow legs glowing in the sun, Blackbird and Starling at Lakeside and home, Robin, House Sparrow at home, cuckooflower, cuckoo-pint and garlic mustard were other key species today.

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officialweezerelections · 1 year

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BRACKET A

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

They are really the brood parasites ever. If a mother cuckoo sees that the host bird has pushed her giant baby egg out of the nest, she will kill all of the host’s eggs as revenge, as if her giant baby wouldn’t have likely done that anyway. Cuckoos are also mimics, not just in their calls, but in their EGGS. Cuckoo eggs have been recorded mimicking over one hundred host species’ eggs.

VERSUS

Spur-Winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)

You guys wanted a goose, and you REALLY got a goose. These birds are VERY toxic, and even cooking their meat won’t get rid of the poison. Ten milligrams of cantharidin, the poison they carry, is enough to kill a grown man. Oh yeah and they have spikes on their wings.

#common cuckoo #spur winged goose #tournament poll #bracket a

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camping-with-monsters · 10 months

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I’m doing these fully rendered half body-ish shots of some of my ocs for a mutual server art collab event but here’s my babygirl (literally) Einin and my menace idiot bird godlike Cuckoo :)

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lord-of-the-prompts · 2 years

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A LIST OF SOUNDS/ONOMATOPEIAS FOR WRITERS:

Action

bam (a sudden loud noise/sudden impact)

bang (a loud noise like an explosion or gunshot)

beep (a short high-pitched electronic sound)

biff (a short, sharp movement)

blip (a short, high-pitched electronic sound)

boing (representing the noise of a compressed spring suddenly released)

boom (a loud, deep, resonant sound)

buzz (a low, continuous humming sound)

ching (the sound of metal on metal)

clang (a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds)

clank (a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds)

clap (the act of striking the palms together/an explosive sound)

clatter (a rattling sounds as objects fall or hit each other)

click (a short, sharp sound/a short electronic sound)

clink (a short ringing sound)

crack (a sudden explosive noise)

crackle (rapid succession of slight cracking noises)

crash (a sudden violent noise)

crunch (a muffled or grinding sound made when something is crushed)

ding (a metallic ringing sound)

ding-dong (the sound of a doorbell, like the chiming of a bell)

drip (the action of liquid falling in drops)

honk (a long and loud beep, such as that from a car horn)

jingle (a catchy rhythmic sound/light metallic clinking)

kerplunk (a loud, dull sound or plunk)

knock (to strike a surface noisily in order to attract attention/ sudden short sound caused by a blow)

patter (a repeated light tapping)

pew-pew (a sound made by a laser gun)

ping (a short high-pitched ringing)

pitter-patter (the sound of a rapid succession of light beats or taps)

pop (a light/soft explosive sound)

pow (expressing the sound of a blow or explosion)

rattle (to make a rapid succession of short/sharp knocking sounds)

screech (give a loud, harsh, piercing cry/a lour, harsh, squealing noise)

sizzle (a hissing sound made when food is frying)

slam (a loud and forceful sound caused by something being shut)

slap (a sharp sound made by a forceful blow)

smash (violent breaking of things)

snap (tp break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound)

splash (a sound made by something striking or falling into liquid)

splat (a sound of something soft and wet or heavy striking a surface)

swoosh (the sound produced by a sudden rush of air or liquid)

thud (a dull, heavy sound)

tick (a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made by a clock)

thump (a dull pounding sound)

thunk (a dull, heavy sound, such as that of an object falling)

varoom (a roaring sound made by an engine at a high speed/revving up)

whack (to strike forcefully with a sharp blow)

whir (a low, continuous, regular sound)

whoosh (a sudden rushing movement and sound)

whump (a dull thudding sound)

wham (a forceful strike/impact)

zap (the sound of a sudden burst of energy)

Animal

arf (canine)

bark (canine, seal)

bah-gawk (chicken)

bellow (alligator, deer)

buzz (bee, hornet, fly, mosquito, wasp...)

caw (blackbird, raven, rook...)

chatter (monkey, mouse

cheep (bird)

chickadee-dee (chickadee)

chirp (bird, cricket, grasshopper)

click (crab, dolphin)

cluck (chicken)

cock-a-doodle-doo (rooster)

coo (pigeon)

croak (frog)

cuckoo (cuckoo)

drum (rabbit)

gobble (turkey)

growl (bear, canine, crocodilian, feline...)

grumble (boar)

hee-haw (donkey)

hiss (goose, snake)

honk (goose)

hoot (owl)

howl (canine)

hum (hummingbird)

maa (goat)

moo (cow, wildebeest)

neigh (horse, pony, zebra)

purr (canine)

quack (duck)

ribbit (frog)

roar (bear, feline, gorilla...)

scream (hyena)

screech (bat, eagle)

sing (songbird)

snarl (feline)

snort (pig)

squeak (hampster, mouse, squirrel...)

tlot-tlot (hooves)

trumpet (elephant, swan)

tweet (bird)

wheek (guinea pig)

whine (mosquito)

whinny (horse, pony, zebra)

whistle (bird, whale)

whoop (monkey)

Vocal

achoo/atishoo (the sound of a sneeze)

ahem (clearing throat to attract attention)

argh (expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration)

blech (to express distaste/gagging or retching)

blurt (to speak out suddenly and abruptly)

chomp (vigorous chewing)

cough (expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound)

eek (used to express alarm, horror, or fright)

giggle (to laugh lightly in a nervous or silly manner)

glug (to drink or pour with a hallow gurgling sound)

groan (to make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair)

growl (a low rumbling noise that expresses discontent)

grunt (a short, deep sound inarticulated when angry, sullen, or lazy)

gulp (to swallow loudly and quickly)

gurgle (a hallow, bubbling sound)

hiccup (an involuntary cough-like noise)

huh (used to express scorn, anger, disbelief, surprise, amusement, or confusion)

hum (to make a steady continuous sound like a bee)

moan (a low prolonged mournful sound expressive of suffering or pleading)

mumble (speaking incoherently, like a sort of whisper)

murmur (to make sounds that are not fully intelligible)

ow (used to express sudden pain)

phew (an exhale of relief)

oops (an exclamation of surprise or of apology, as when someone drops something or makes a mistake)

ouch (an exclamation of sharp sudden pain)

squeal (to make a shrill cry/a sound of complaint or protest)

ugh (used to indicate the sound of a cough or grunt or to express disgust or horror)

yikes (used to show that you are worried, surprised, or shocked)

whimper (to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound)

whoop (a loud cry of joy or excitement/laughter)

whoops (another term for "oops")

#writing prompt #writing ideas #writing tips #creative writing #writers of tumblr #writers block #writing things #writing #writing advice #prompt list #sounds #action sounds

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lets-try-some-writing-draws · 3 months

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Prima is basically the cuckoo bird of the group while Zeta is the goose of the family.

You are not wrong.

#transformers #maccadam #transformers prime #digital art #fan art #alternate universe #sketch #baby primes au #zeta prime

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bonefall · 10 months

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Tell us about the Clanmew slurs!!!

SO, most Clanmew slurs tend to be based on animals that Clan cats don't like. They attack characteristics of half-clan cats and outsiders by comparing them to unwanted animals, be they invasive, poisonous, or distasteful.

I tend to make them up as I find animals that fit that bill, but here's a couple very insulting terms so far;

Common Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum) = Gishooi Said to be a hybrid between Millipedes and Rollypollies, but because of the very different natures of its parents, doesn't have the strength of either. Used against mixed-blood cats.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) = Habaka A very aggressive sort of goose that is loud, attacks for no reason, and displaces native fowl. Sometimes called the 'rogue goose,' their populations need to be managed. Used against cats branded as dangerous or bullies, is not always a slur, but when applied to ex-outsiders it's absolutely intended as one. RiverClan-exclusive.

Gray Squirrel = Chakchak The ThunderClan-version of 'egyptian goose,' but it's a LOT stronger when ThunderClan uses it. Gray squirrels are an active threat to the red squirrels that they value so much, and are killed on-sight.

Cuckoo = Hug'koo Listen to me. Listen to me. Never call another cat this, especially not if they've invoked Queen's Rights for their kittens, are suspected of being half-Clan, or have brought an outsider into the Clan. A cuckoo is a brood parasite, which lays an egg that hatches into a violent invader, killing all of its innocent siblings in the nest. It's the singular most detested animal in Clan Culture, used against anyone suspected of undermining the Clan.

Drypaw = Sheshepwyyr An apprentice of RiverClan that won't get their paws wet, but also applied to cats of other Clans who can't swim. RiverClan-exclusive, of course

Turnclaw = Kignak'kach Turning-Claw. The word that Berryheart will be using to describe cats changing Clans. Comes from Turned/Turning/Will Turn: Kignaka/Kignak/Kigna

#clanmew

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mosticonicbirdcallbracket · 1 year

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bracket reveal & tournament update

folks, we have our bracket!

SO, here’s how it’s going to work:

tumblr has an upload limit for audio files. i want to include audio files so that everyone can participate regardless of how much they already know about bird calls. SO

we’re going to do a rolling release of each match-up for round one. new matches will drop every day 12 pm est, around 6 each day. polls will be 1 week long in order to keep up with releases.

below the cut, i will list each match-up. links will be added to the polls as they post.

thanks again for your submissions & the overall interest in this bracket! i hope we have fun!

MOURNING DOVE vs. WHITE CROWNED SPARROW

COMMON LOON vs. BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE

ROOSTER vs. SONG SPARROW

FERAL PIGEON vs. NIGHTINGALE

BARN OWL vs. WOOD THRUSH

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH vs. GREAT KISKADEE

WILD TURKEY vs. COMMON GRACKLE

KOOKABURRA vs. ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD

AMERICAN CROW vs. BROWN HEADED COWBIRD

GREAT BLUE HERON vs. AMERICAN WOODCOCK

BARRED OWL vs. EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL

COMMON RAVEN vs. GRAY CATBIRD

CANADA GOOSE vs. WHITE BELLBIRD

BLUE JAY vs. BLACK PHOEBE

MALLARD DUCK vs. COMMON CUCKOO

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD vs. RUDDY DUCK

#birds #ornithology #bird calls

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koschei-the-ginger · 1 month

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Every quantum leap episode can be summarised as either

Type 1: sam teaches others about the power of pure love and friendship

Type 2: something that would have made 2020s anti sjw youtubers implode with anger

Type 3: sam can sing real nice :)

Type 4: sam gets into trouble because he gets too much pussy

Type 5: ~~ female!sam supreme ~~

Type 6: the most heartbreaking story you've ever seen

Type 7: sam is a silly goose and gets put into a cuckoo bananas bonkers situation

#quantum leap #sam beckett #he does have a good voice ngl #i have a lot in my drafts rn its gonna be tagged but be prepared

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magnetothemagnificent · 7 months

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I guess it's time I share my list of birds from this past Jewish year (I've been keeping two Big Year lists, Jewish year and secular year). All are from the US, except the last few which are indicated.

1. Ruby-crowned kinglet

2. American Robin

* Leucistic American Robin

3. Song sparrow

4. Rock pigeon

* Melanistic rock pigeon

5. Chipping sparrow

6. Hairy woodpecker

7. Mourning dove

8. Northern flicker

9. Eastern towhee

10. White crowned sparrow

11. White-throated sparrow

12 Savannah sparrow

13. House sparrow

14. European starling

15. American Crow

16. Common Raven

17. Gray catbird

18. Northern mockingbird

19. Canada Goose

20. Spotted Sandpiper

21. American herring gull

22. Marsh wren

23. Limpkin

24. Great white heron

25. Cattle egret

26. Anhinga

27. Snowy egret

28. Great blue heron

29. Black-crowned night heron

30. Wood stork

31. Common gallinule

32. Blue-gray gnatcatcher

33. Turkey vulture

34. Black vulture

35. Yellow rumped warbler

36. Tufted titmouse

37. Little blue heron

38. White ibis

39. Cooper's hawk

40. Cardinal

41. Green heron

42. Carolina wren

43. Palm warbler

44. Pine warbler

45. Sandhill crane

46. Carolina chickadee

47. Bluejay

48. Osprey

49. Chimney swift

50. Red-tailed hawk

51. Prairie warbler

52. American kestrel

53. Glossy ibis

54. Pied-billed grebe

55. Double-crested cormorant

56. Grey kingbird

57. Brown pelican

58. Fish crow

59. Royal tern

60. Bald eagle

61. Painted bunting

62. American white pelican

63. Common grackle

64. Boat-tailed grackle

65. Great-tailed grackle

66. American purple gallinule

67. American coot

68. Brown-headed cowbird

69. Tricolored heron

70. Mallard

71. Black-bellied whistling duck

72. Eastern kingbird

73. Yellow-billed cuckoo

74. Muscovy duck

75. American bittern

76. Ring-billed gull

77. American Pekin

78. Mallard-Pekin hybrid

79. Eastern bluebird

80. Yellow-bellied sapsucker

81. Red-winged blackbird

82. White-eyed vireo

83. Mottled duck

84. Broad-winged hawk

85. Dark-eyed junco

86. Brown thrasher

87. Sharp-shinned hawk

88. House finch

89. Eastern Phoebe

90. Downy woodpecker

91. Fox sparrow

92. Loggerhead Shrike!!!!

93. White breasted nuthatch

94. Red-bellied woodpecker

95. Brown creeper

96. Pileated woodpecker

97. American goldfinch

98. House wren

99. Barn swallow

100. Tree swallow

101. Black and white warbler

102. Red eyed vireo

103. Yellow warbler

104. Mute swan

105. Rusty blackbird

106. Common yellowthroat

107. Warbling vireo

108. Northern waterthrush

109. Veery

110. Swamp sparrow

111. Wood duck

112. American redstart

113. Orchard oriole

114. Greater Yellowlegs

115. Lesser Yellowlegs

116. Baltimore oriole

117. Hermit thrush

118. Wood thrush

119. Ovenbird

120. Indigo bunting

121. Black-throated blue warbler

122. Scarlet tanager

123. Worm-eating warbler

124. Northern rough-winged swallow

125. Blue-headed vireo

126. Northern parula

127. Prothonotary warbler

128. Philadelphia vireo

129. Blackburnian warbler

130. Magnolia warbler

131. Cedar waxwing

132. Blackpoll warbler

133. Yellow-throated vireo

134. Eastern wood pewee

135. Acadian flycatcher

136. Tennessee warbler

137. Caspian tern

138. Laughing gull

139. Forster's tern

140. American oystercatcher

141. Green-winged teal

142. Purple Martin

143. Least tern

144. Field sparrow

145. Killdeer

146. Grey-cheeked thrush

147. Rose-breasted grosbeak

148. Great-crested flycatcher

149. Swainson's thrush

150. Bay-breasted warbler

151. Chestnut-sided warbler

152. Willow flycatcher

153. Ruby-throated hummingbird

154. Peregrine falcon

155. Hooded crow IL

156. Laughing dove IL

157. Eurasian collared dove IL

158. Eurasian jackdaw IL

159. Common myna IL

160. Rose-ringed parakeet IL

161. White spectacled bulbul IL

162. European bee eater IL

163. Chukar IL

164. Short toed snake eagle IL

165. White stork IL

166. Little egret IL

167. Pygmy cormorant IL

168. Eurasian hoopoe IL

169. Alpine swift IL

170. Graceful pinia IL

171. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler IL

172. Tristan's Starling IL

173. Fan tailed raven IL

174. Eurasian black cap IL

Here's to at least 200 next year!

#birding #birds #big year

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proton-wobbler · 11 months

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Round 1, Poll 16

Lesser Roadrunner vs Toulouse Goose

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Lesser Roadrunner Propaganda

The scientific name Geococcyx velox means "swift earth-cuckoo", and it shares this genus with its sister species, the Greater Roadrunner. Their range overlap slightly, but the Lesser Roadrunner is found in Mesoamerica, along the southern edge of the region. There is one disjunct population at the north end of the Yucatan peninsula.

"Roadrunners bask in the early morning, on a fence post or bush. They cock their tail and droop their wings, then turn their back towards the sun, raising the scapular feathers and exposing their black skin which absorbs heat."

Toulouse Goose Propaganda

[submitted as: my goose Brenda] "I think it'd be really funny if he got to compete, I know geese are probably a common submission but I'm only submitting Brenda"

Greylag Geese are the ancestor of many domestic goose breeds, including the Toulouse Goose. This goose is named after the Toulouse, France, where it was bred. They often have a heavy dewlap, but sometimes that trait can be more reduced.

I don't know really anything about geese classification but the way it looks on Wikipedia says: "heavy goose. yes. geese: heavy" and I enjoy that.

Originally bred as a fast-growing goose reared for meat and goose fat, they are considered to be a placid and approachable breed for beginners. Often they are kept for egg production on small farms.

Image Sources: Roadrunner (Luke Seitz); Brenda (Brenda's owner)

#hipster bird main bracket #polls #round 1 #lesser roadrunner #toulouse goose #bracket: fave b

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gemsofgreece · 2 years

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Greek vocabulary: Common birds edition

*bold “th” is pronounced like a regular th, all other instances of th here are actually pronounced as th in this, that, there, mother etc

** i always as ee, never as eye

*** gh is like the French r

eagle - αετός - aetós (ah-eh- TOS) (m)

swallow - χελιδόνι - helithóni (n)

Sparrow - σπουργίτι - spuryíti (n)

Chicken (young) - κοτόπουλο - kotópulo (n)

Hen (female colloquial) - κότα - kóta (f)

Chicken / hen (archaic) - όρνις / όρνιθα - órnis / órnitha (f)

(Hence ornithology.)

Rooster - πετεινός - petinós (m)

Rooster (colloquial) - κόκορας - kókoras (m)

Rooster (archaic) - αλέκτωρ - aléktor (m)

Woodpecker - δρυοκολάπτης - thriokoláptis (m)

Hawk - γεράκι - yeráki (n)

Vulture - όρνιο - órño (n)

Vulture - γύπας - yípas (m)

Raven / crow - κόρακας / κοράκι - kórakas / koráki (m / n)

Penguin - πιγκουίνος - piguínos (m)

Parrot - παπαγάλος - papaghálos (m)

Parrot (archaic) - ψιττακός - psitakós (m)

(Hence the scientific name and psittacosis disease.)

Quail - ορτύκι - ortíki (n)

Pheasant- φασιανός - fassianós (m)

Duck - πάπια - pápya (f)

Goose - χήνα - hína (f)

Pigeon - περιστέρι - peristéri (n)

Swan - κύκνος - kíknos (m)

(Hence the Latin and then scientific name Cygnus as well as the constellation.)

Cuckoo - κούκος - kúkos (m)

Owl (colloquial) - κουκουβάγια - kukuváya (f)

Owl (archaic) - γλαύκα - ghláfka (f)

Seagull - γλάρος - ghláros (m)

Stork - πελαργός - pelarghós (m)

Pelican - πελεκάνος - pelekános (m)

Peacock - παγώνι - paghóni (n)

Partridge - πέρδικα - pérthika (f)

Lark - κορυδαλλός - korithalós (m)

Magpie - καρακάξα - karakáxa (f)

Collared dove - δεκαοχτούρα - thekaochtúra (f)

Thrush - τσίχλα - tsíchla (f)

Jay - κίσσα - kíssa (f)

Nightingale - αηδόνι - aithóni (ah - ee - THO- nee) (n)

Robin - κοκκινολαίμης - kokinolémis (m)

Crane - γερανός - yeranós (m)

Ostrich - στρουθοκάμηλος - struthokámilos (f)

(From Ancient Greek to Latin, hence the scientific name Struthio camelus.)

Alcyone - αλκυόνη - alkióni (f)

(This bird takes its name from a Greek goddess)

and IMO the ultimate avian winner in Greek word lottery

Heron - ερωδιός - erothiós (m)

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