#tailorbird

[xx-obliviousfantasy-xx]

Oh birds, his I fucking love you.

hey uhhh apparently another thing to add to the list of “human only” skills birds have: they can sew

[claypigeonpottery]

tailorbird is here to mend your life

[herpsandbirds]

Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps), parents feed the babbies some TASTY BUG MEATS!!!, family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes, SIngapore

Notice the gorgeously constructed nest. The outer layer consists of living leaves sewn together, thus the name of this group pf birds.

photographs by Kelvin Ow

[moon-in-orbit]

While playing Slay the Princess, I sometimes liked to call Opportunist "Tuntuni", which is what the Tailorbird is called in Hindi, Bengali(my mother tongue), and other languages spoken in South Asia.

I've also heard it as an endearing nickname growing up. It just fits since it sounds like the 'tunist' bit of Opportunist and sounds better than 'Oppy' to me personally.

[scottpartridge]

Day 5 of birdtober from @aholmesartstudio is Common Tailorbird

[best-bird-tournament]

Tailorbird (Orthotomus)

[birdstudies]

October 2, 2023 - White-eared Tailorbird (Orthotomus cinereiceps) Found on the islands of Mindanao and Basilan in the Philippines, these tailorbirds live in dense undergrowth in clearings and at the edges of forests. They eat small invertebrates, foraging in pairs. Little is known about their nesting habits, though they have been reported to breed in August and birds in breeding condition were found in April and May.

[starskynder]

Common Tailorbird #inktober day 5 .

[octothorpe-dealer]

good news for people who like birds: Tailorbirds are real and do stuff like this

if the universe were not so cruel the "Tailor Swift" would be a beautiful bird that elegantly sews its nest together

[brieucgwalder]

The flight of the Flamingo

An African childhood film Lake Hannington in Kenya hosts one of the highest concentrations of flamingoes in the world. Now a National Park, in 1969, it was totally wild. We set off early that day from Nairobi. To the north via Nakuru, another, better-known flamingo lake, following our friends the Savary, in their rugged Land-rover. On the left, my father, Cyril (a Christian name no doubt…

[simplified-birds]

Simplified bird #117 - mountain tailorbird

( requested by @casperwyomingxer )

[claypigeonpottery]

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taking pictures of all my work today 🥵 I’m very tired. thanks @authortstrange for weighing and measuring everything for me❤️❤️❤️

made this one for my mom, who’s a quilter. it’s a copy of an earlier piece she fell in love with

[herpsandbirds]

Mountain Tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus), family Cetiidae, order Passeriformes, Mt. Kinabalu National Park, Malaysia

Tailorbirds are known for the beautiful and intricate nests that they sew together, using living tree leaves, grasses, and other plant materials.

Photograph by Jeyaram

[raspberrymoonx]

YO THIS BIRD KNOWS HOW TO FUCKING SEW THAT’S SICK

[antiqueanimals]

"The Taylor Bird (Motacilla sutoria)"

Indian Zoology; Second Edition. Translated from the Latin of Johann Reinhold Forster by John Aikin, M. D. Illustrated by Peter Mazell. 1790.

Internet Archive

[alonglistofbirds]

[2913/11080] Dark-necked tailorbird - Orthotomus atrogularis

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Sylvioidea Family: Cisticolidae (cisticolid warblers) Genus: Orthotomus (tailorbirds)

Photo credit: Rofikul Islam via Macaulay Library