October
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Seán | 23 | He/Him
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Temple of the Attainment of Happiness (Shōfukuji)
Artist/maker unknown, Japanese
Made in Nara Prefecture, Japan, Asia
Muromachi Period (1392-1573)
1398
Wood, plaster
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Would anyone like to see pictures of this bird I’m friends with
I love her
i am loving people’s attempts to identify this bird its just an australian magpie, she’s not a chimera, she’s not a fucked up crow, etc. she is just….. a regular run of the mill magpie
She is also a mother…. here is her yelling son who she brought to me one time
HOW THE HELL DID YOU BEFRIEND AN AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE
i give her chips sometimes
From what I’ve heard, australian magpies are actually quite nice if they trust you not to hurt them. Swooping season happens because, as a species, they’ve learned that most humans are Dangerous and so they preemptively attack to protect themselves and their young. If you’ve been nice to a group of magpies, though, they’ll remember you and you won’t be swooped at.
Magpies are extremely cool birds, and very intelligent… which means that they know that humans are the biggest threat around and that we can be good friends. Thus, swooping, and also not swooping humans who have proven themselves to be trustworthy sources of food.
The funniest interaction I ever had with some magpies was when one of my former workplaces had our Christmas lunch as a picnic in a park. A pair of magpies were teaching their fledgeling how to beg for food from humans. First one would approach, crouch down and coo at us; someone threw them a bit of cheese. Then the other adult approached, crouched down and cooed at us; someone threw a piece of cabanossi. Both tidbits were picked up, taken back and shared with the offspring… then the adults were standing there looking at the fledgeling and then at us, obviously going “Go on, then, you try it!”
Fledgeling magpie nervously walked closer to us, looked back at its parents, then half-crouched and yelled “RAWK!” in our direction. We cracked up laughing, startling the poor baby, but he or she got over it pretty quickly when a HAIL of bits of cheese and sausage landed all around.
THIS IS A GOOD NARRATIVE <3
GOOD BIRB STORY
WITH V GOOD BIRBS
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the gyrfalcon (falco rusticolus) is the world’s largest falcon, averaging slightly over three pounds, with 43 to 63 inch wingspans. like other falcons, the gyrfalcon is sexually dimorphic, with females being much larger than the males. gyrfalcons vary greatly in color, with four main ‘morphs’ - white, silver, brown, and black, with white being the least common.
photo credit - claude auchu
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i figured out what is missing from my life
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most things that were used to kill or repel demons were just antibacterial or very healthy. bacteria can’t live for long on a silver surface. garlic is hella good for your immune system. holy water is water that you’re not allowed to shit in.
I don’t have a point I’m trying to make I just think it’s kinda cool where supernatural beliefs intersect with real science
Bacteria are demons
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My face when I’m just out there foraging for berries when a capsule crashes to the ground from the heavens and a cosmonaut comes out and points a gun at me
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