#state bird

[geeklywhimsical]

State Griffin: Minnesota!

Loon (State Bird) + Walleye (State Fish)

[iso-paws]

Washington state borbs golfinches are done painted! Next is to bisque fire them 🐤💛

[roadtrippinlilly]

Scissor Tail Flycatcher

Oklahoma state bird

Source Me laf@ilyF ❤️

[fromtraveldiaries]

Indian roller, March, 2023, Nagarahole national park

[misforgotten2]

I guess R. J. didn't have a standing order for all First Day Covers, otherwise I would have 49 more of these.

US Post Office First Day Covers 1978 - 1984

[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Taken at Gleason Park in Indian Harbour Beach, FL

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Cardinal, 11/11/22

[urbigfatdog]

my beautiful state bird the ruffed grouse. i made this stupid pic myself 

[popsixsquishcicerolipschitz]

why usa is the best 

@whyUSAisTHEbest

The Himalayan monal is national bird of Nepal, where it is known as danphe, and state bird of Uttarakhand India, where it is known as monal #birds #mountains #snow #mountain #nepal #wildlife #photography #photo #photographer #himalayabookworld #Himalaya

[geeklywhimsical]

State Griffin: Alaska!

Willow Ptarmigan (State Bird) + Moose (State Land Mammal)

[theanimalsinmylife]

Nene

[sasa-chan]

The Northern Cardinal is the most popular state bird (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia).

[intersectionalpraxis]

"If a pig catches both a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus at the same time, it can spark a process known as viral reassortment — a genetic exchange in which flu viruses swap gene segments." "Those swaps can introduce dramatic changes, producing a new virus with certain properties of a non-human strain coupled with the capacity to infect and spread between people." "The death rate in humans may be upwards of 50 per cent, World Health Organization data suggests, though it's possible that milder infections are getting missed, skewing the case fatality ratio. Still, in a population that's never been exposed, the global impacts could be dire." "More human cases could also be happening under the radar among farm workers who've moved to the U.S. from abroad, don't speak English as their first language, and may be hesitant to seek medical help, he added." "So I think there's probably underreporting on both sides," Armstrong said." "If [H5N1] gets into a population where there's constantly animals going in and out … it might not ever leave."

I've been watching this develop for the past several days, and apart from being terrified most people will not take this seriously (I've seen a handful of people already shout conspiracy on social media and it's alarming to see, as always). What I wanted to point out is that pandemics are going to continue to be our 'normal.' I watched a great video on YouTube a while ago (I believe it was by Vice?) that touched base on how this is going to become our new reality because of multiple factors (such as our proximity to animals, and environments/etc). It was when Covid hit and they did a piece debunking some of the misinformation floating on the internet. If I can find it I will post it here because it was informative and relevant to pretty much any world crisis we will see around any virus that spreads among a human population.

This post isn't trying to fear monger anyone, I just hope more people are aware of what is happening because this is important to talk about. There are already cases (of cows getting this bird flu) in the US, and I won't be surprised if there will be instances in more countries around the world. As usual, keep washing your hands/keeping good hygiene practices, masking up (and if you aren't I hope you consider it), and taking precautions if you do happen to visit/work or go near a pig or poultry farm too:

I'll keep track of this here of course, but please stay informed folks. And also FU to any governments who will try to minimize this or try to diminish the severity until it's too late and community spread happens like Covid because their actions are influenced by capitalistic interests.

Update (April 7th, 2024, 9:32pm EST): to anyone wondering where some of the source information originates from -here is a link to the CDC. They are tracking documented avian virus outbreaks in the US and the public can access it here:

[kyuubinicole]

They are finally up and running! They are also on stickers and magnets as well! I’m currently working on Wisconsin at the moment.

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Photo of a female cardinal taken by my daughter