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OmicronPersei8 · 22nd February 2018, 01:50 PM

The other birds clearly avoided that island until they sensed the weirdos impending death

Majiffy · 22nd February 2018, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmicronPersei8

The other birds clearly avoided that island until they sensed the weirdos impending death

explains our low user count

MSG · 24th February 2018, 10:37 PM

I for one welcome our Sturnus vulgaris overlords

https://www.inverse.com/amp/article/...mpression=true

nostrum · 25th February 2018, 12:06 AM

oily poop

borealis · 25th February 2018, 12:48 AM

I try to hate them, because they are responsible in part for the decline of barn swallows, but they are very pretty birds in breeding plumage.

MSG · 8th August 2018, 09:31 AM

random photo of a common bird

MSG · 8th August 2018, 09:38 AM

very hard to photograph

borealis · 8th August 2018, 03:02 PM

Bucket list: birdwatching tour of Australia.

That first pic is so perfect, every flight feather beautifully displayed.

MSG · 11th August 2018, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borealis

Bucket list: birdwatching tour of Australia.

That first pic is so perfect, every flight feather beautifully displayed.

stop 1: literally 10 minutes from Nøyfb Airport

spruce · 11th August 2018, 12:58 PM

It's like a fowl rainbow.

MSG · 12th August 2018, 12:56 AM

borealis · 21st August 2018, 01:40 AM

Mama Merganser and her 76 ducklings.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/...-76-ducklings

Brent Cizek, photographer

MSG · 11th September 2018, 01:39 AM

following on from the crimson rosella and galah photos from a few weeks back is this beauty

MSG · 11th September 2018, 02:00 AM

you may remember this bird as Longhair75's character in Bustards of the Bush Mafia

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Originally Posted by MSG

Longhair75 has been lynched. Well, basically his neck has been wrung because it's hard to hang a parrot that can fly.

Longhair75 was a Regent parrot -

... and was town.

OmicronPersei8 is your mayor.

Daybreak in 11 hours and 35 minutes.

it's a favourite of mine because it roosts and breeds in hollows of river red gums, but feeds in Mallee bushland. it's a threatened species because land clearing near rivers such as the Murray means there are fewer tree-covered flyways where it can get from the red gum forests to the Mallee. eta and fewer hollow trees to nest in

MSG · 11th September 2018, 02:05 AM

you may also remember my posting about another bird with a similar name: the regent honeyeater

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSG

I dreamed I saw a Regent honeyeater (one of our most critically endangered birds) a metre from my face while riding in a car through suburban Nøyfb. I was about to post the sighting on a birding website when I found myself unsure if I had really seen it or if I had drifted off and dreamed it. Then I woke up.

Regent Honeyeater - Photo: Chris Tzaros

Australia also has a third bird, the regent bowerbird

the historical quirk that leads to 3 birds of different families having the same name is that all were named for the Regency period (1795-1837) which overlaps the early years of European settlement of this continent. After George III (you Americans remember him) was ruled mentally unfit to reign, his son, the future George IV, ruled as the Prince Regent, and was known to particularly love the colours gold and black.

Hence all three birds are named "Regent" for the vibrant gold and black plumage they share.

borealis · 11th September 2018, 02:42 AM

They're all beautiful - though the bowerbird looks a bit intense.

MSG · 11th September 2018, 04:40 AM

ya think?

Back in the 70s we had a family holiday in Queensland and visited a place called O'Reillys in the Gold Coast hinterland where you could hand-feed literally hundreds of those crimson rosellas. Then a regent bowerbird flew down and fed from my Mum's hand and she could practically have floated off the mountain.

Timewave · 11th September 2018, 05:14 AM

The family tells stories, back in the day, of getting to O'Reilly's and breaking down.
It was such a long intense trip from north Brisbane. Had to phone other family members to come up to rescue.
It was a good six pack trip or more back then.

MSG · 11th September 2018, 05:25 AM

you wouldn't get much change out of 3 hours now I wouldn't think

MSG · 18th September 2018, 11:18 AM

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borealis · 20th October 2018, 10:45 PM

Secretary bird, no mascara needed.

22nd February 2018, 01:50 PM	#420240 / #951
OmicronPersei8 Declared candidate for Best Poster ~~2017~~ of the fuckin decade Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Gib's	The other birds clearly avoided that island until they sensed the weirdos impending death __________________ I am Lrrr, ruler of the planet OmicronPersei8. Jerome: My mistake.

24th February 2018, 10:37 PM	#420608 / #953
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	I for one welcome our Sturnus vulgaris overlords https://www.inverse.com/amp/article/...mpression=true __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

25th February 2018, 12:06 AM	#420629 / #954
nostrum too boring to be considered weird	oily poop __________________ I thought I was in a bad mood but it's been a few years so I think this is who I am now

25th February 2018, 12:48 AM	#420649 / #955
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	I try to hate them, because they are responsible in part for the decline of barn swallows, but they are very pretty birds in breeding plumage. __________________

8th August 2018, 09:31 AM	#435520 / #956
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	random photo of a common bird __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

8th August 2018, 09:38 AM	#435521 / #957
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	very hard to photograph __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

8th August 2018, 03:02 PM	#435524 / #958
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	Bucket list: birdwatching tour of Australia. That first pic is so perfect, every flight feather beautifully displayed. __________________

11th August 2018, 12:58 PM	#435631 / #960
spruce redolent needling balm Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Appalachia, CSA	It's like a fowl rainbow. __________________ "She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside 'er." - MSG (of diva) *** ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ *** I smell the STANK OF DEF!

12th August 2018, 12:56 AM	#435637 / #961
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	__________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

21st August 2018, 01:40 AM	#436037 / #962
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	Mama Merganser and her 76 ducklings. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/...-76-ducklings Brent Cizek, photographer __________________

11th September 2018, 01:39 AM	#436984 / #963
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	following on from the crimson rosella and galah photos from a few weeks back is this beauty __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

11th September 2018, 02:42 AM	#436991 / #966
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	They're all beautiful - though the bowerbird looks a bit intense. __________________

11th September 2018, 04:40 AM	#436993 / #967
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	ya think? Back in the 70s we had a family holiday in Queensland and visited a place called O'Reillys in the Gold Coast hinterland where you could hand-feed literally hundreds of those crimson rosellas. Then a regent bowerbird flew down and fed from my Mum's hand and she could practically have floated off the mountain. __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

11th September 2018, 05:14 AM	#436998 / #968
Timewave Senior Member Read my posts with the following stupid accent: IN MY HEAD (MOSTLY)	The family tells stories, back in the day, of getting to O'Reilly's and breaking down. It was such a long intense trip from north Brisbane. Had to phone other family members to come up to rescue. It was a good six pack trip or more back then. __________________ this ol' world keeps spinning round, it's a wonder tall trees ain't laying down, comes a time.

11th September 2018, 05:25 AM	#437002 / #969
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	you wouldn't get much change out of 3 hours now I wouldn't think __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

18th September 2018, 11:18 AM	#437553 / #970
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	- __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

20th October 2018, 10:45 PM	#439253 / #971
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	Secretary bird, no mascara needed. __________________

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