people who complain about dinosaurs “not being scary anymore” because its been discovered they have feathers and are closely related to/ancestors of birds are so bizarre like
its not about how scary they are, they are/were real life animals and what matters is learning more about them, not how well they fit into your science fiction horror film lol
can you imagine a 13 foot chicken running at you with full intent to eat you??? thats fucking terrifying holy shit
peacocks are synonymous with vain, frivolous beauty and they will attack cars. they will attack you while you try to get to your car. they’re like six feet of useless feathers and they will destroy you. imagine if they were carnivorous and had functional spurs.
a t-rex could look like a gay disco ball and i guarantee that you would fucking book it if it had a problem with you
listen
listen
have you ever met a swan
if anything the birdier they get the scarier they are
Australia literally fought a war against giant birds AND FUCKING LOST
“Oh man, I can’t deal with birds ‘cause they’re dinosaurs and sometimes it’s like they get this glint in their eyes and they remember.”
“Have you ever interacted with a goose? ‘Cause those things are dicks.”
If chickens were still the size of a T-Rex we’d all be dead. No question.
Feathered creatures that give some serious lie to the idea that feathered dinosaurs ain’t scary:
This is a bearded vulture, or lammergeier. It’s four feet long and has a nine foot wingspan and it eats bones.
This is a shoebill stork. It dropped the duck without biting down shortly after the picture was taken, but if it had decided not to-
… it could have been the end of the road for that duck.
This is the last thing a fish sees before a macaroni penguin eats it.
This is a secretary bird in the act of demonstrating to Lord Voldemort that he came to the wrong neighborhood, ese.
This is a goose.
This is a vulture.
This is a cassowary on the attack.
Be glad I couldn’t find the actual gif of a pelican swallowing a fish, because it’s freakin’ Lovecraftian in its HEADS SHOULD NOT BEND THAT WAY factor. You’ll have to settle for the idea of a feathered dinosaur suddenly going GLORP and devouring its victims whole just like this lady here.
Steven Spielberg didn’t create these. These are the feet of an emu.
And this is what happens when a swan (this one is named Asboy; his father was Mr. Asbo, the first swan in the UK to get named after an anti-social behavior order in ‘honor’ of his tendency to attack boaters) decides it doesn’t like you. I should probably note that this one attacked a cow.
Respect the feathered dinosaur, yo.
Terrifying. The last two illustrate why you did not fuck around with the Children of Lir.
I suspected that a dinosaur could have been feathered after I heard that a T-Rex is the chickens’ ancestor.
For those who think dinos aren’t cool because they’re feathered…whatever, mutherfuckers. Evolution doesn’t give two shits what you think is cool or not.
You showed a cassowary on the attack, but forgot to show what exactly it’s attacking with. Their feet are nearly identical to the Emu’s, except for one minor, teeny tiny detail: A five-inch claw for killing motherfuckers, raptor-style.
This is like the “fuck birds master post” and I love it because Honestly, Fuck. Birds.
Birds can’t have bread it’s bad for them like really bad for their digestive system
Saying bread is bad for birds is like saying meat is bad for mammals. It’s clumping thousands of completely different species into one generalization. Different species have completely different diets and metabolisms.
The birds above are chickens, gallus gallus domesticus, which are omnivores. They naturally eat a huge variety of food; grains, insects, fruits, vegetables, grasses, mice, frogs, and just about anything edible they can get their beaks on. Whole wheat bread is actually a great treat for them, it has a fair amount of nutrients and is plenty digestible. Our birds get all kinds of leftovers, just like most backyard chickens, which makes for healthier birds and better eggs.
Bread IS bad for ducks. Ducks aren’t designed to eat it, they need fresh greens and high protein from worms, tadpoles, or fish. It’s also very unhealthy for most song birds in your garden since they are high energy critters. In small quantities a good treat for pigeons, parrots, or corvids (only whole grain bread, no white bread, it’s too sugary). Obviously it’s bad for any raptor.
I would love to establish more bird seed producing plants in my garden this spring! I’ve been brushing up on my bird IDs, and having bird feeders around the farm has certainly helped. But lugging giant bags of bird food got me thinking: I could grow that. So, if you’re like me and are trying to get all your spring garden seed orders in before planting time, here’s a few more plants to consider for your feathered garden friends.
Sunflower Seeds
Of course! But black oil sunflower seeds in particular, are a big bird favorite. All types of sunflower seed can be used bird seed, though. You might not even get any off the head to make a mix before the birds eat it all. I have a pair of goldfinches that usually strip my sunflowers clean as soon as they go to seed.
Millet
A common cover crop in small farm rotations, millet seed is easy to come by in bulk. And chickens love it, so birds should too! Great for large areas that you don’t know what to plant, or places that could use a season of lying fallow to accumulate nutrients.
Safflower
Commonly used for it’s seed’s oil, safflower is an awesome thistle-like plant to grow in arid climates. It has a long taproot to help it in these dry conditions. Cardinals love it and it is used in most common bird feeds.
Niger Seed
This inauspicious little plant comes with a colorful backstory. Originally cultivated in Ethiopia, the seeds are commonly labelled as “thistle seed” and are a favorite of goldfinches. They are just now being cultivated and sold in America! If you’re an American gardener, check out The American Niger Seed Company
Black-Eyed Susan
A common staple in most gardens. This easy to grow cut flower also makes great bird seed. It’s a favorite of finches.
Wheat, Corn, Grass and Grains
Birds love cracked corn, as well as most types of grass seed, that probably grow like weeds in our gardens. Wheat, rye and other grains are also part of most wild bird’s diet. If your trying your hand at cultivating these grains or grasses you may have to fight off your bird friends. Or just plant enough for the both of you.
Fruits and Berries
Every other year or so, when the mulberry tree goes to fruit, we have to fight off squirrels and birds to get any berries for ourselves. Birds love most fruits and the leftovers can be dried to add to a bird seed mix. Most commercial feed brands include dried cherries, cranberries and raisins.
This is only the most common seeds that are featured in commercial bird feed. The best thing to do is plant things and see what interests the birds. Then you can save the leftover seed to add to a mix or just remember to grow that plant next year. Here’s a helpful website with more plant ideas as well as links to buy seed.
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