#birds

[happyheidi]

𝖲𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖲𝗒𝗆𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗇𝗂𝖾𝗌 - 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖦𝗈𝖽𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖲𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝟣𝟫𝟥𝟦

[emilylorange]

it is time for some borbs

[euqinimodart]

You’re gonna fly away, glad you’re going my way I love it when we we’re cruising together

[effinbirds]

[lionfloss]

虹滝に飛ぶイワツバメ

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[spectrologie]

Martha Never

[j-k-i-ng]

“Watchful Eye” by | Luke Stackpoole

Bharatpur National Park, Rajasthan, India

[michaelnordeman]

Great spotted woodpecker/större hackspett. Värmland, Sweden (March 29, 2020).

[evermore-grimoire]

The Evermore Grimoire: Greek Mythology

Harpies (Ἁρπθιαι) were the spirits of the wind who were often depicted as winged women, with the lower bodies of birds in Greek mythology. They were known as the ‘Hounds of Zeus’ and were despatched by Zeus (king of the gods) to snatch away people and things from the earth. Sudden and mysterious disappearances were often attributed to these winged women. The Harpies were once sent by Zeus to plague King Phineus of Thrake (Thrace) as punishment for revealing the secrets of the gods. Whenever a plate of food was set before him, they would swoop down and snatch it away, befouling any scraps left behind. When the Argonauts came to visit, the winged Boreades (sons of the god of wind, Boreas) gave chase, and pursued the Harpies to the Strophades Islands, where the goddess Iris (goddess of the rainbow) commanded them to turn back and leave the storm-spirits unharmed.

artwork by telthona

[hideki-koga]

ヤツガシラ（Eurasian Hoopoe）

[happyheidi]

[aestum]

(by Jeremy Bishop)

[campesine]

Silly Symphony - The Flying Mouse (1934)

[effinbirds]

[everydayesterday]

A Barred Owl (Strix varia) just kinda lookin’ around, maybe asking itself existential questions.  

photos by me.  2023-03-28 Nashville, TN (Shelby Bottoms)  

[Image ID: Four photos of a Barred Owl sitting on a branch in a thicket of trees, with green leaves behind it.  In the first photo, the owl is staring at the camera.  In the other photos, it is looking around.]