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Y'know when you're doing a quick painting study and get all swept up in the moment 😅 I didn't know this would turn out so hyper-realistic, I'm suddenly nervous about AI accusations for the first time in my art journey (fuck AI, to be clear)

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Hey is sneezing just a mammal thing or do other kind of animals do it too? I've seen a tortoise snore, but it just occurred to me that I've never seen a bird or reptile sneeze.

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get got nerd

the angy,,,

Eurasian Nightjar, photographed by Valia Pavlou (Source)

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Decorated cloak-and-dagger bee, Thyreus decorus, Apidae

Found in Asia, this species is a kleptoparasite of other bees, primarily those in the genus Amegilla.

Photos 1-2 by usaviah, 3 by harumkoh, and 4-5 by m_sato

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@the-bear-of-bad-news submitted: From Chicago IL, USA.

I think its a leafbug? It has some really beautiful patterns if you zoom in.

Your friend here is a katydid :) A not-quite-adult probably greater anglewing.

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the acorn woodpecker is a unique woodpecker species found from the southwestern united states through central america, ranging as far south as colombia. these birds are ‘cooperative breeders’ - they live in groups of up to fifteen individuals, with all females laying their eggs communally in one nesting cavity. pairing arrangements vary, with some birds remaining monogamous while others join breeding collectives of up to 8 males and 4 females. as their name implies, acorn woodpeckers highly rely on acorns for food. it’s believed that the acorn crop’s importance to this species leads them to sometimes nest during fall, a rarity for birds. acorns are stored by these birds in granaries or storage trees formed by the birds drilling holes, sometimes thousands of them, and stuffing acorns in them for later retrieval. despite acorns being an important part of the diet - which are fiercely defended by territorial acorn woodpeckers - their diet also includes sap, insects, and fruit.

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Been getting really into orange juice lately

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Mouse Pocket

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For Day 7 of Avian August, the lowest budget Masked Booby.

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this made me cry

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Something about mayflies?

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could i get some lanner falcons please? they're one of my favorite birds of prey!

Oh that's one we haven't done yet, perfect!!!

Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus), EAT A TASTY BIRD!!!, family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, found across much of Africa, and parts of the Middle East and Southern Europe

photograph via: Birds of Kuwait

photograph by Ian N. White

photograph by Neal Cooper

photograph by Warwick Tarbutton

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You wont believe exactly where a mole's eyes are relative to its skull

Dirt orca