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Away all Goats posted:
Ahem. Let's bring in the basset hound.   Also, while I was deployed, my friend got my dog taken in to a Petsmart to get her hair done: 
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People in Alaska get loving infuriated if you don't specifically distinguish between crows and ravens. I have no idea why.
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khysanth posted:I live in SoCal and have a lot of trouble distinguishing between crows and ravens. Is there an easy way? I've read that possibly tail feather shape but that's not always visible. Looks like you've gotten some good answers. I usually just check out the beak--a raven's is more blunt and a crow's is sharper, and a raven usually has a small tuft of feathers at the base of its beak (the beard). To be fair, I pretty much only see crows just because they're everywhere out here, but I love them; they're so pretty and sleek. Dick Trauma posted:I've seen ravens here in L.A. and they're big! The huge beak is a good guide, as well as their croaking calls. A funny youtube video had a good differentiation rule related to calling: crows rock to caw and ravens just rock. (Crows rock their body while they call, while the ravens call is a hoarse "rock" sound without the rocking motion.) Interesting, I definitely hear the croaking sound in the park where I run, which is where I saw the huge blackbird. Maybe it was a raven after all. I just assumed it was a crow because they are pretty big where I live, and they're everywhere, and they're likely to sit on a bench for a few minutes while you gawk at them. But considering the croaking calls I hear all the time, it could have easily been a raven, especially considering its size. It was probably bigger than the bird in my picture, though to be fair that tree is over 100 feet tall so I didn't get THAT close a look at it. Maggie Fletcher has a new favorite as of 01:55 on May 20, 2015 |
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Jaramin posted:People in Alaska get loving infuriated if you don't specifically distinguish between crows and ravens. I have no idea why. Probably because Raven has an incredibly deep level of spiritual significance to the various native tribes of the pacific northwest, while crows are just annoying pests.
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May 20, 2015 01:54
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Frankie left for her new home yesterday, but not before we had a chance to hang out with her a little more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onV2Kn4__UM
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haha, very cute... Away all Goats posted:
HAHA, very cute!
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Bumblefuck! posted:Frankie left for her new home yesterday, but not before we had a chance to hang out with her a little more. Are hairless cats generally harder in any way to take care of over normal haired cats?
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May 20, 2015 02:43
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OldTennisCourt posted:Are hairless cats generally harder in any way to take care of over normal haired cats? I've heard they need to be bathed more often because their skin can get oily and yucky.
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May 20, 2015 02:48
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Choco1980 posted:I've heard they need to be bathed more often because their skin can get oily and yucky. Yeah you need to actually bathe hairless cats unlike regular cats who can generally clean themselves.
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May 20, 2015 02:56
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Good thing they fukkin' love baths if you get 'em early enough 
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May 20, 2015 03:03
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Goodbye Frankie you noisy little weirdo.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:Good thing they fukkin' love baths if you get 'em early enough Cythereal posted:You post a picture of a blue jay, but your text suggests a grackle or mockingbird should be present. Or magpie if you're in an area with those.
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Bumblefuck! posted:Frankie left for her new home yesterday, but not before we had a chance to hang out with her a little more. Thanks for all the nyarms.
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May 20, 2015 04:38
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This cat's name is Mr. Meowgi, no lie.
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Bumblefuck! posted:Frankie left for her new home yesterday, but not before we had a chance to hang out with her a little more.  +  +  = 
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Bumblefuck! posted:Frankie left for her new home yesterday, but not before we had a chance to hang out with her a little more. Glad Frankie got a good home, such a goofy catte Malachite_Dragon posted:Good thing they fukkin' love baths if you get 'em early enough Still love this video any time its posted, nekkid cats in baths are great 
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Away all Goats posted:Black lab puppies are the best and if you disagree with me I will fight you (with pictures) Sorry to lay down some hard truths here but you're wrong. Quokkas or baby Kookaburras are the best. To depart from  though you'll find that Highland Cows are far superior.     fake edit: Baby wombats are also amazing 
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GWBBQ posted:They're also just dicks. Blue jays are jerks. My apartment has large sliding glass doors at the back to go out onto the ... patio-ette. My cats love looking out of these because there is a little wooded area just outside full of squirrels and birds. The loving jays will come right up to the goddamn door and taunt the cats. Peck the glass, make noise, dance. The cats lose their little damned kitty minds. Brazen fuckers.
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Geolicious posted:My apartment has large sliding glass doors at the back to go out onto the ... patio-ette. My cats love looking out of these because there is a little wooded area just outside full of squirrels and birds. The ones around here are also assholes to everyone else at the bird bath. Meanwhile the grackles are incredibly chill and will hang out with sparrows, finches, squirrels, pretty much anything.
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Geolicious posted:My apartment has large sliding glass doors at the back to go out onto the ... patio-ette. My cats love looking out of these because there is a little wooded area just outside full of squirrels and birds. Weird. The blue jays in the area where I live spend half the time making a godawful racket and the other half of the time dive-bombing hawks, crows, ospreys, and other birds bigger than themselves. It's the mockingbirds and boat-tailed grackles that are psychopaths, especially the mockers.
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This dog is BREAKING THE LAW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zeCXlFPjk
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The Jays around here (Michigan) don't raise a fuss at all, though you can hear them often enough. I'm pretty sure it's because the Cardinals have them on lock down and kick their rear end if they start trouble. Cardinals have a reputation for being mean, yet seem to spend all their time just watching everyone else. Watching. Waiting.
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 from: bunny food - http://bunnyfood.tumblr.com/post/119442315272/via-gifsboom-video The video is good too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VSQy9ANMzg
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I think I'd stop breathing if that happened to me. Appaloosa foal. 
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Mother "re-enacts" her daughter coming out of the closet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAwad6dSjn0 Spoiled bunny groans and thumps when the petting stops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkmEhNYVF0
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Is the big plastic flower to attract their attention to the nectar?
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May 21, 2015 02:52
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Maggie Fletcher posted:Is the big plastic flower to attract their attention to the nectar? Yeah, hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors when looking for nectar. It's why the hummingbird mask works: 
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FutonForensic posted:Yeah, hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors when looking for nectar. It's why the hummingbird mask works: Doesn't explain why they exist though.
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Karl Sharks posted:Doesn't explain why they exist though. How else are you going to trick a hummingbird into poking you in the eye?
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We have some unusual predators in this area, and lots of people think they're horrible and gross, but I think they're kind of cute. Fisher cats:      Just don't leave small dogs unattended in your yards. Also make sure your screens are very secure, because I've heard of them grabbing cats from people's windows. We also have these guys, but they're less vicious... Beavers (can still give you a nasty bite if you provoke them):  And otters (I... don't think these guys will attack): 
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FutonForensic posted:Yeah, hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors when looking for nectar. It's why the hummingbird mask works: Someone somewhere has jerked off wearing that.
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"That's enough the that, young man!"
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Abbeh posted:We have some unusual predators in this area, and lots of people think they're horrible and gross, but I think they're kind of cute. I knew fisher cats were motherfuckers, but I didn't know they were...cute. 
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 Not much of a photo, but I think it's uplifting. My friend adopted the orange kitten a few weeks ago. She found out yesterday that his tuxedo brother had yet to be adopted. So yeah. Kon Tiki and Essex are in the "getting to know you again" stage.
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Abbeh posted:And otters (I... don't think these guys will attack): Otters can attack people, but it's pretty rare. Last summer, a few swimmers in my area were attacked by otters, each occurrence made local news. That being said, recently one of the top stories was about a loon stuck in a puddle in a parking lot (apparently they can only take off from water and the puddle wasn't big enough), so the police put it in a kennel, drove it a few miles to a lake, and released it.
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