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I once matched with a young woman on Tinder who was afraid of pigeons. She said they were too unpredictable. I can't remember the exact reason why, but we didn't meet even once. Maybe it was my lack of empathy toward her avian fears. But had I been aware of the Facebook page 'Birds With Threatening Auras', maybe we could've hit it off after all.
As its name suggests, this online project shares pictures of feathery creatures that seem to have had enough of everyone's shenanigans. Whether it's a goose chasing after university students or a parrot gazing into a storm, these well-timed images are so surprising that they raise more questions than they provide answers.
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Spencer's slave 2 years ago
I just scared the Spencer awake laughing at this!
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Eledore Massis 2 years ago
I'd like to remind everyone. Canada has the patriotic Canada gooses. And Australia actually is secretly run my the Emu collective after it lost the Emu war..
Dawn Shields 2 years ago (edited)
Geese is the plural of goose. Gooses suggests sticking something (like a finger) in someone's butt to startle them. Now I have a burning need to know how you goose someone patriotically. Maybe with a salute?
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Nothing more relaxing than a flock of feathered dinos chasing you around campus
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Loverboy 2 years ago
Geese will murder you and then track down your family and murder them too. Mean mfs :(
Sandy Kavanaugh 2 years ago
Only if you threatened their nest or family. Wouldn't you?
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Lesley Christie 2 years ago
If that's a Canada goose, that's the worst choice of goose, they are the most aggressive
Dawn Shields 2 years ago
Not nearly as bad as swans, though. Golf courses keep swan pairs to chase off geese. They regularly go after the golfers, too.
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But have you wondered why we humans often see threats when there are none? To answer this question, let's take a look at a 2018 research paper by David Levari and his colleagues, titled 'Prevalence-induced concept change in human judgment.'
"We brought volunteers into our laboratory and gave them a simple task – to look at a series of computer-generated faces and decide which ones seem 'threatening,'" Levari, then a Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology at Harvard University, explained. "The faces had been carefully designed by researchers to range from very intimidating to very harmless."
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glowworm2 2 years ago
Although he had just been hatched, Jr. already had an immature sense of humor, much to his mother’s disgust.
Id row 2 years ago
Do falcons not make nests? Just laying eggs on a bunch of gravel does not seem like the best system.
aartdesigns 2 years ago
That was my thought. Why are the eggs and the chick just sitting there on what must be hot gravel!?
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Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
"You gave me food, water, and shelter, and this is what you do to my children?"
I’mSoEmotional 2 years ago
I love looking at all the falcon cams on EarthCam. There are eggs in some of the nests right now.
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Terry Rex 1 year ago
Than Big Bird is for sure. Not sure how tender kids meat actually is though because I only eat regular food no people at all.
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Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers 2 years ago
I think Daniel L. Already knew how bad being grown up is. Owls from above for me to please!
As the scientists showed participants fewer and fewer threatening faces over time, they discovered that people expanded their definition of "threatening" to include a wider range of faces.
Simply put, when they ran out of threatening faces to find, they started calling faces threatening that they used to call harmless.
"Rather than being a consistent category, what people considered 'threats' depended on how many threats they had seen lately," Levari said.
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glowworm2 2 years ago (edited)
This one is 100 percent real and utterly bizarre. The duck’s name is Star and is known for wearing a bow tie and drinking a pint at the local pub with his owner. The dog also happens to belong to the same owner and is named Meggie who clearly had enough of the duck’s drunken antics towards her. Star ended up with an injured bill but pulled through afterwards.
Kiwi panda 2 years ago
We have it all here in Aotearoa NZ. Gorgeous scenery and drunk fighting ducks.
Brooklyn Roffman 2 years ago
To many headlines are : (animal) breaks into pub, drinks (#of drinks ), fights (animal)
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Bobert Robertson 2 years ago
Careful, soon BP will start censoring ducking
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Terran 2 years ago
"RELEASE THE QUACKEN!!!" "Sir, the Quacken released itself already." "FLEE! FLEE YOU FOOLS FOR WE ARE DOOMED!"
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Where can get his number? Asking for a friend
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Delta Dawn 2 years ago
I think that’s a regular hawk, not a scrawny-a*s chicken hawk
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Linda Tisue 2 years ago
Old chickenfarmer here. Looks like the hawk is presenting to the rooster, and he is obliging.
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Grudge-holding Treefrog 2 years ago
I’m not a woman and I’m DEFINITELY NOT 4 tree frogs and a goose in a green and pink trench coat…
Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
And you definitely don't hold a grudge. Right? Right??
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David Smith 2 years ago
What is the difference between a "real woman and a woman"? Asking for a friend
SelkieBlackfysh 2 years ago
Ha! Thought I was the only one. When told they're looking for a real man, since I'm really just a mass of snakes piloting a skinsuit..
the_harbringer_of_doom[s/t/h] 2 years ago
oopsie *scurries away in eldritch being in trench coat*
Persephone 2 years ago
I'm a dog, a cat, a frog, and a bird, covered in mud. (Room on the Broom)
Interestingly, this kind of inconsistency isn't limited to judgments about threats. In another experiment, the researchers asked people to make an even simpler decision: whether colored dots on a screen were blue or purple. As blue dots became rare, people started calling slightly purple dots blue.
"They even did this when we told them blue dots were going to become rare or offered them cash prizes to stay consistent over time," Levari added. "These results suggest that this behavior isn't entirely under conscious control – otherwise, people would have been able to be consistent to earn a cash prize."
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Spencer's slave 2 years ago
This is what my cat thinks tuis look like close up. He runs inside because he's a cat that's terrified of birds.
The Blue Spirit 2 years ago
Yesss that is a fire-breathing pose if I ever saw one
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NickTheDuck 2 years ago
As a duck, this is just a normal greeting not him sizing up you as prey
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George Comas 2 years ago
Cops must have been disrespectful. Crows respect those who respect them.
Katie Fink 2 years ago
At a McDonald's in Vancouver Canada. The drive through ladies were terrified of him because he'd always dive bomb people handing over shiny change. Probably to give to his mate cassiar
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Grudge-holding Treefrog 2 years ago
I believe it. My mom have a crack security team of 3 geese
two-sided llama 2 years ago
be quiet he is going to kill you if you make a sound
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After looking at the results of their experiments on facial threat and color judgments, the research group wondered if maybe this was just a funny property of the visual system. So they set out to test if this kind of concept change also happens with non-visual judgments.
"We ran a final experiment in which we asked volunteers to read about different scientific studies, and decide which were ethical and which were unethical. We were skeptical that we would find the same inconsistencies in [this kind] of judgments that we did with colors and threat."
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🦕 AroAce Dinosaur 🦕 2 years ago
Don't look at her! She turns you into bread! THE ONE AT THE BOTTOM IS EATING HENRY
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Be silent now, or there will be a squad of geese waiting for you at home. Just a coincidence... 🐓
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Reminds me of "news" people who can't distinguish between causation and correlation.
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Matthew Smyth 2 years ago
We've been trying to contact you about your car's extended warranty, quack.
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johnny smitherman 2 years ago
Its not the farmers fault, they are paid the same as years ago its the middleman that is making all the profits
This was mainly because moral judgments, they suspected, would be more consistent across time than other kinds of judgments. If you think violence is wrong today, you should still think it is wrong tomorrow, regardless of how much or how little violence you see that day. However, that wasn't the case.
"Surprisingly, we found the same pattern," Levari said. "As we showed people fewer and fewer unethical studies over time, they started calling a wider range of studies unethical. In other words, just because they were reading about fewer unethical studies, they became harsher judges of what counted as ethical."
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Lotekguy 2 years ago
More proof that dinosaurs were more closely related to birds than reptiles.
Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Birds still ARE dinosaurs! Birds belong to the theropod group of dinosaurs that included T. rex.
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UncleRussian 2 years ago
I hope geese will never be this big... If they will... We're f*cked xD
Athena Murray 2 years ago
I would like to see a chick being rode like a chocobo with the only human who was worthy
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Colin Matthews 2 years ago
Prince Harry finds out the hard way that the Queen owns AND CONTROLS the UK swans...
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
Stephen King: This isn't going anywhere...maybe the bird should be a car
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Construction site Pigeon 2 years ago
As the pigeon, I can confirm that I look at the bread like this
Incompetent Pigeon 2 years ago
As another Pigeon, I can say that this is true.
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DarkViolet 2 years ago
Be careful what you wish for. You could end up on someone's menu.
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So why can't people help but expand what they call threatening when threats become rare? Research suggests that this kind of behavior is a consequence of the basic way that our brains process information – we are constantly comparing what is in front of us to its recent context.
"Instead of carefully deciding how threatening a face is compared to all other faces, the brain can just store how threatening it is compared to other faces it has seen recently, or compare it to some average of recently seen faces, or the most and least threatening faces it has seen," Levari said.
Perhaps my Tinder match had simply spent a considerable amount of time with pigeons?
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Sandy Kavanaugh 2 years ago
Poor little burd- only half it's feathers and running to a friend.
Seamus Crumley 2 years ago
Go faster. Don't look back you idiot. Whatever it is, it's coming for both of us.
April Pickett 2 years ago
You should run. Those birds are not only aggressive., they are super fast.
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boone williams 2 years ago
Why is this photo of Peter Capaldi, the 12th Doctor Who, in this article about birds?
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Grudge-holding Treefrog 2 years ago
I actually have 13 of that type of goose. They are Chinese Horned Geese, and are super sweet most of the time. Some of the males are jackholes because they want to impress their boyfriends
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
You say Chinese Horned Geese, they say Stupid Geese, I don't know who to believe
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Robin Roper 2 years ago
Definition of Canadian Geese which have invaded the southern US and I hate them.
Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago
That was Orpheus' mistake--he should have ridden into the underworld on a goose.
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Outstanding Scarecrow 2 years ago
Even if I could, It still wouldn't stop me. Name's Gull. Sea Gull.
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Eledore Massis 2 years ago
They told me to sea, not to .. gulpgulpgulpgulp .. not to harras the dog..
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Controlled Insanity 2 years ago
Trixie, after having developed a catnip addiction, had to resort to showing her fluff in daily Peepshows...
Maria Maria 2 years ago
I have a friend who once said she sometimes wished she had the simple yet relaxing life of a house cat. I finally get it.
martymcmatrix 2 years ago
"That doesn't concern you, Karen. The three chicks paid to see the furry rear end of mine."
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two-sided llama 2 years ago
me: RUN THE CHICKEN TWISTER IS COMING Gary: BUT I CANT LEAVE WITHOUT TIMMY me: TIMMY HAS ALREADY BEEN OVERTAKEN BY THE CHICKEN TWISTER YOU CANT SAVE HIM Gary: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIMMY me: STOP CRYING AND START RUNNING SO YOU DONT MEET THE SAME FATE AS TIMMY
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Cardboard Box (He/She) 2 years ago
Upvote cus people were downvoting u for some sh.it reason
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Dark Pearl 1 year ago
I'm glad there are zero Gregs. I'm tired of my Matthews being contaminated with Gregs
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nobodyever 2 years ago
STOP TAKING PICTURES! THIS IS DUCK HARASSMENT AND IM CALLING THE DUCK GOVERNMENT ON YOU!!!
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Easily Excitable Panda 2 years ago
I looked it up: It's out of print, pretty pricey because apparently people want it (I expect OP got quite the deal), and for some reason, there's a 5-song EP by that name. Haven't listed to the songs.
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
They bully them quite a bit though. Those ninja kicks 😂
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Thom Serveaux 2 years ago
I absolutely HATE when people say that but they might have a point this time
Missy Corron 2 years ago
This SW knows exactly what to do in this situation!!!! Birdland Skate Park, chilly dude!!!
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
No, no, it's all right. Everything's fine. No need to worry. Believe me. Believe me!
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
Everyone does! It's the pinnacle of architecture!
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
This duck's voice sounds exactly like Billy Joel's ex-wife, Christie Brinkley. No seriously, she provides it voice. The duck has moved, but the last time I saw it, I just chanced to drive by it in Manorville, NY (outside Riverhead, Long Island).
Lisa McKay 2 years ago
If there is a back door, I guess you enter as a boob, and leave an a**h%#e
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Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
I don't think it's photoshopped. The top two hills are standing on the ground behind the gulls in front. More a matter of forced perspective.
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Ginger Davila 2 years ago
One more on top, add a trench coat.... and they can get their own danged fries!
Ann Coffman 2 years ago
Now there's a comic strip we need, Five Gulls In A Trench Coat.
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nobodyever 2 years ago
“Look at the little baby bird who flew into the big bird zone, let’s show him what happens to little critters like him >:)”
Cardboard Box (He/She) 2 years ago
They'll take his lunch money and throw his bag in a basketball hoop
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Riley Quinn 2 years ago
You claimed you entered the country on a tourist visa, but your actions say otherwise.
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Andy Frobig 2 years ago
"You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose" "Hold my beer"
David Paterson 2 years ago
These birds are oxpeckers. It's recently been discovered by biologists that they are vampires. They pick the dried scabs off large mammals and drink the blood that oozes out.
H.M. V. 2 years ago
They pick parasites off and out of the skin. Which is great, and beneficial to these animals. But because they also drink blood they tend to keep wounds open longer.
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boone williams 2 years ago
I once tried eating dozens of cherries whilst swallowing the pits like that. It literally did not end well. For me or my underwear.
Ann Coffman 2 years ago
Actually, the teeth are involved as well. so... think about that
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Seamus Crumley 2 years ago
For crying out loud God. If this is what we have to eat, you could have given us teeth.
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Kaylee Zeller 2 years ago
The same thing we do every night chirpy, try to take over the world!
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Amber The bear 2 years ago
I love how this page is birds with threatening auras and it’s mainly all geese 😂😭
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Julie Snelling 2 years ago
🎶 kookaburra sits on electric wire oh my god his bums on fire ouch kookaburra ouch kookaburra how your bum must hurt ha ha ha🎶
A B C the Third 2 years ago
Jamie tried the boardslide to pop-shoveit, but only noticed that he forgot to bring his skateboard when it was too late.
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Incompetent Pigeon 2 years ago (edited)
Me. It's not like I can do it all by myself... 😈
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April Pickett 2 years ago
Is this a new take on Raiders of the Lost Ark? Instead of a giant stone rolling toward you, you get chased by a giant duck.
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Snake Queen 2 years ago
I think you mean “what da duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck”?!
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Martine Borge 2 years ago
My 12 year old son watched two Youtube videoes and now he thinks birds are fake - they are just drones covered with feathers to look like birds. I'm giving up.
Jude Corrigan 2 years ago
I hope that drones don't get larger and they think it's a good idea to use people the same way! Imagine drinking your coffee and Ted, who died 2 months ago, flies past naked with his hair and penis flapping in the wind.
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Alissa the Bored Fox 2 years ago
yes...and it's also terrifying: Yes, why indeed good sir. just let me pour some red wine, the colour of my enemy's blood from a headless, birdshaped glass that may topple any second and shatter into your face into these 2 delightful free standing bird legged glasses.
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Sandy Kavanaugh 2 years ago
They're Egyptian geese, not ducks. And humans set the scene, stupid bastards.
Nosirrow 2 years ago
My town is close to the seaside and once I saw a seagull eating a pigeon. Whole. Wft. Don't they just eat bread?
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
I’ve seen that too, and also a pigeon open up the chest cavity of a native parrot on a bush walk, opened the chest up like the saw movies and went to town.
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Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Do stock photo companies seriously have nothing better to do than create such stuff? Are the people involved in making these photos always high on something? If so then get that thing banned pronto
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LillieMean 2 years ago
This lacks context. These pigeons come from three different The Sims games (2,3,4). The graphics have improved, but the pigeons have remained the same from game to game.
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Persephone 2 years ago
This isn't funny! My dad worked for AEP and relocated several Bald Eagle nests to prevent this!!!
Sandy Kavanaugh 2 years ago
I thought the utility companies should keep them clear before babies are hatched, or eggs are laid. This poor pair will not recover in time to nest again this season. Poor Ospreys.
David Paterson 2 years ago
Osprey nest. Huge buggers. I photographed one yesterday, and yes it was on top of an electric power pole.
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sinead 2 years ago
Poor bird. This is awful. Why do they have people giving birds alcohol in these and this whole thing in general. Not cool.
Jill Rhodry 2 years ago
Did you not see the gun - I'd get tweety bird and foghorn leghorn drunk and high under those circumstances!
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It's possible they're giving it water from the only vessel they had to hand (& maybe that's not a gun?)
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LillieMean 2 years ago
Lately, I have been identifying birds with the help of sound samples (I help collect information about migratory birds with the app intended for that purpose). When I finished it I wondered why I could still hear the birds singing until my stupid monkey brain figured out that the window was open.
Nykky 2 years ago
Coworkers and I used to mew around the building and drive our boss nuts thinking there was a kitten somewhere in the place lol
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Sheila Carty 2 years ago
They asked for payment to have their likeness printed
Load More Replies... Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers 2 years ago
And not one mention of police ducks. I'm disappointed in you BP that was a real missed opportunity.
LillieMean 2 years ago
Lately, I have been identifying birds with the help of sound samples (I help collect information about migratory birds with the app intended for that purpose). When I finished it I wondered why I could still hear the birds singing until my stupid monkey brain figured out that the window was open.
Nykky 2 years ago
Coworkers and I used to mew around the building and drive our boss nuts thinking there was a kitten somewhere in the place lol
Load More Replies... Sheila Carty 2 years ago
They asked for payment to have their likeness printed
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And not one mention of police ducks. I'm disappointed in you BP that was a real missed opportunity.
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