#Booted Racket-tail

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Booted racket-tail (Ocreatus)

[colorsoutofearth]

Hummingbirds by Rolf Nussbaumer

Top: Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus spp.) and Green-Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)

Middle: Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanenensis)

Bottom: Red-billed Streamertail (Trochilus polytmus)

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Booted racket-tail hummingbird (Ocreatus underwoodii) in Ecuador. Photo by Nicolas Reusens.

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Peruvian-booted Racket-tail.jpg by Leon Burda Via Flickr: Peruvian-booted Racket-tail

[mochibiscuit]

Left-hand-training journal entry #8: Not a Wikipedia article this time, but a webpage from American Bird Conservancy about booted racket tails

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White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)

[rondaincorporated]

Hummingbird Species, Part 193

Today we look at the white-booted racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii. The White-Booted Racket-Tail Hummingbird, scientifically known as Ocreatus underwoodii, is a remarkable avian species found primarily in the Andean highlands of South America. This species, belonging to the family Trochilidae, is a captivating subject of study due to its unique physical features, extraordinary behavior, and its…

[herpsandbirds]

Peruvian Racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Ecuador

Some ornithologists consider the Peruvian Racket-tail to be a subspecies ofthe Booted Racket-tail, O. underoodii.

photograph by James Gan

[lylahammar]

I sometimes see you reblog cute birds (which, thank you for brightening my dash with them) and I thought you'd like to know about the existence of booted racket-tails - in case you haven't heard of them before, they're hummingbirds that look like they're wearing little pantaloons!

UR SO RIGHT I LITERALLY JUST SHARED A PICTURE OF ONE OF THEM ON BLUESKY THIS MORNING

I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO HEAR ABOUT MORE COOL AND FUN AND CUTE BIRDS

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #NationalHummingbirdDay:

Ernst Haeckel (German, 1834-1919)

“Trochilidae - Kolibris (Hummingbirds)”, chromolithograph, Pl. 99 in Kunstformen der Natur (1899-1904).

Biodiversity Heritage Library

1. Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird

2. Male Horned Sungem

3. Male Crimson Topaz

4. Male Red-tailed Comet

5. Male Tufted Coquette

6. Male Sword-billed Hummingbird

7. Buff-tailed Sicklebill

8. Male Dot-eared Coquette

9. Male White-vented Violetear

10. Male Hooded Visorbearer

11. Female Juan Fernández Firecrown

12. Male Booted Racket-tail

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EXCUSE ME IM

i ASCEND

HUMMER

THATS MY FAVORITE HUMMER

Hummingbird painting for my mum's birthday. Photo ref

B5 arches hot press paper. Schmincke watercolours, coloured pencils and postercolour highlights.

[irradiatedsnakes]

the magnus avechives.. the .. magnus proto.......bird

jon (green) (common raven), gertrude (yellow) (great tit), annabelle (purple) (booted racket-tail), oliver (blue) (black vulture), elias (pale green) (barn owl), gwen (pale purple) (sooty owl), and alice (maroon) (great blue heron)

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[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106523014]

White-Booted Racket-Tail || Ocreatus underwoodii

Observed in Ecuador

Least Concern in location of observation

[dragon-curse-au]

The deities are all based on several animals, mythical beings, and other things. Thought I'd list them here!

Millennial Tree - Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór; Norse stags that feed on Yggdrasill's branches

Sugar Swan - Swan Maidens; Women able to transform into swans that are often revered as heroes as well as their beauty and grace

Sea Fairy - Seahorses; While general animals, sea horses often are associated with undying love and devotion.

Moonlight - Hecate and Porcelain Dolls; Hecate is a Greek goddess known for bestowing magic upon humanity.

UNKNOWN - Helios; The Greek god of the Sun.

Stormbringer - Qilin/Kirinn; Horse-like creatures of Chinese mythology that are often seen as symbols of prosperity and leadership, as well as being associated with auspicious omens.

Wind Archer - Various deities of the wind and hummingbirds, specifically the white-booted racket tail.

Fire Spirit - Several inspirations, but mostly the film Rise of the Guardian's depiction of Jack Frost.

Frost Queen - The Snow Queen and perytons; The Snow Queen is part of an old fairytale by the same name; Perytons are deer-like beings with several avian features such as wings, talons, and feathered tails.

Honorable mention is Dreamweaver, who was once a normal Star Imp who ascended to a new form of being after a spell went wrong.

[bakvrue]

bakugou x reader

halloween costumes, named children, some cute family fluff, selfship coded, ~800 wc, divider @/cafekitsune

"Katsuki, you have to come out."

You hear a sad grunt on the other side of the bathroom door, and you can picture the way his face is contorting in the mirror already.

It was almost cruel of your daughter to ask this of him, but she doesn't know that.

"If you won't come out I'm coming in." You open the door and press your lips together, willing yourself not to laugh.

Your strong and prideful husband stares at himself in the mirror; green curls frame his face, a yellow cape hangs off his shoulders, and he's fitted with Deku's signature jump suit.

"I hate this." He narrows his eyes at himself in the mirror. "Do I have to wear the wig, can't I have some dignity?"

"You have to wear it for photos at least." He grumbles as you lean your head on his shoulder. Even covered in green he still looks like himself. "Wait, you forgot one very important part."

You grab an eyeliner pencil from your makeup drawer and turn his face, drawing Midoriya's four freckles on each cheek.

"There, the finishing touch." He groans, and you take his head into your hands. "Just wait until you see Katsuno, she's so excited to be her hero."

His mouth twists to the side, most likely wondering why he even agreed to match with her. But you remember how his eyes sparkled when she came home from preschool overwhelmed with excitement saying that she wanted to match costumes with him. She only slipped it in afterwards that she would be dressing as him, and that of course he would have to be Deku.

Katsuki makes peace with his reflection and turns to you, "So can I get a Halloween kiss?"

He puckers his lips, grabbing onto you before you can dance out of his reach. "Just a kiss for your hero," he makes kissy sounds like the menace he is and you erupt into laughter, pushing his face away and trying to bend over backwards to get away from his assault.

"Ew! Daddy, that's gross!" Your youngest, Natsumi, stands in the doorway, her hand on her hip and fairy wings on her back. The sparkle makeup you let her do herself makes her serious look very much the opposite.

Katsuki lets go of you, and gets into a crouching position, hands in the air like he's some sort of monster. "It's your turn for kisses then!"

He chases her out of the bathroom and down the hall, rounding the corner into the girls' room, but Katsumi jumps out of the doorway holding up her hand to command a stop. Her hair is up in a ponytail, accented with Bakugou’s own hair spikes, her costume an almost near replica for his own, down to the knee pads and the boots.

"Stop!" Her little voice makes Katsuki freeze in his tracks, he grunts and lunges after her and your daughter squeals and runs into her room, with her father/monster/Deku on her tail.

"It's not every day you see prohero Deku chasing a squealing Dynamite!" You call down the hallway as you grab the last pieces of your costume.

"It's Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight to you!" Katsuki and Kasuno yell out in unison.

Your oldest, Takumi, appears next to you. His ninja costume must be working some type of magic because where did he even come from?

He shakes his head at the racket, "Those two are too much alike."

"Don't I know it…" you laugh at the screams coming from the girls' room once again and you can only imagine what is going on in there. Katsuki probably has them cornered on one of the beds and they're about to turn the tides with the help of some stuffed animals. "Come on bud, let's go see if anyone is here yet."

Bonus:

"You got photos of this right?" Izuku sneaks up on you with two of his children climbing on his arm like a jungle gym.

"Of course I did." You wiggle your phone at him, "And I already made backups, and backups of the backups."

"Smart," Izuku shuffles on his feet and the two kids decide climbing on their dad isn't fun anymore and run off. "Would you—"

"Don't worry, I already sent you a few."

"Thanks," Izuku looks around the crowd to spot his wife when you hear a loud yell.

"AUGH! You can't take me down so easily villains!"

You find the source: your husband, with his mini-me on his shoulders, and every Bakugou and Midoriya child, about eight in total, climbing on him trying to drag him down. The green wig slipping off his head and the child hanging off his neck; you raise your phone yet again.

*Click*

"Don't worry Izuku, I'll send that one too," you laugh before he can even open his mouth.

[wellthebardsdead]

*Falûne’s life before his Adventure, worship of tongues*

———

Falûne: *finished milking the cow, quietly pouring it into a canister by the main hall* mean old heifer *rubs the ache in his leg from where she’d kicked him, seemingly the only animal in his care that just hated him and everyone* done, now t- *shuts up hearing Keldrans voice, leading a sermon* huh?… *presses his ear to the wall but realises the sounds louder by the window rafters* … *looks at the crates by the milk canisters and feels himself battling internally. Knowing he’s forbidden from sitting for sermons with the acolytes, but wanting so badly to be like them and devote himself further to Selûne* …oh dear I’m going to be in so much trouble… *whimpers as he climbs onto the crates only to find himself too short* I- rats- *sighs and looks down, seeing his boots* … *pulls them off and looks at his overgrown hooves, how unnaturally they sit as he stands on his ankles after mimicking walking on feet with them* … *grimaces and stifles back a whimper as he stretches each one and forces himself to stand, balancing, on his hooves* o-ow ow�� owie- *hisses and bites his forked tongue before suddenly feeling all his pains vanish as he realises he can see through the glass and hear clearly, his ears eagerly locking onto Keldrans voice as he speaks on scriptures he’s never been granted the opportunity to read*

Keldran: *reading aloud to his students, glancing up briefly to see if they’re still paying attention, only to spot the horns and eyes of a familiar blue devil snooping* what in the-

Falûne: *trying to listen closer not hearing what keldran said, only for both of his ankles to practically scream in pain from being stretched* Ngh- o-Oh GODS NO- *stumbles back off of the crates, clawing at them to try and save himself from the fall only to bring them down on himself and the milk canisters, pinning his tail and causing an ungodly loud racket* n-no no- *scrambles to try and free his tail, crying and quickly cowering, shielding his head with his arms as he hears the door to the hall open and close, but only one set of footsteps approaching* l-lady Selûne f-forgive me, please forgive me-

Keldran: *walks out fully prepared to berate and punish him only to see the state his antics had landed him in, his tail definitely broken beneath the crate and Lûne already cowering* Lady of Silver grant me patience. Why. Lû. Why?

Falûne: I-I’m s-sorry I’m sorry! *sobs and chokes on his own tears* I-i only wanted to learn! I swear it! I only wanted to learn more of our lady!

Keldran: *sighs, deciding he’s been punished enough already and needing to return to his lesson. Simply lifts the crate and heals his tail* just go wash up and get back to your duties. *walks off*

*that afternoon*

Falûne: *got called to Keldrans office for an early tea service, the events of the day still fresh in his mind* f-father superior? *sheepishly knocks*

Keldran: enter, lû.

Falûne: *enters and feels his blood turn to ice seeing him standing, waiting* … *pushes the tea in and sets it on the desk before standing before him, right hand over left as always as he waits for command* …

Keldran: Sit down and read the sermon I’ve open on my desk. Every afternoon you’ll read while I have my tea and organise my paperwork.

Falûne: *blinks and looks up at him surprised* r-really?

Keldran: sit. *walks to his desk and sits down himself*

Falûne: *sits on the little stool he’d set out for him and excitedly starts reading quietly*

Keldran: out loud.

Falûne: *stomach turning, barely literate enough as is. Able to understand the words and their meanings but useless in attempting to pronounce them* I-i- okay- I’ll try… *starts reading aloud, barely making it a sentence in before hissing in pain as his tongue is caught by a clothes peg* Aghh-?!!?! *looks at Keldran with hurt and betrayal in his eyes*

Keldran: Start again. Youll get another for every mistake. By the time we’re done with this book you should remember your lessons well.

Falûne: *hands trembling as he takes hold of the book again, trying not to drool from the peg holding a point of his tongue* y-yeth, father-

*present day*

Falûne: and that’s how I learned to read without error!

Gale: ARE YOU SURE- *inhales* YOU WERENT ABUSED?!?!