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[–] Foreigner@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

If anyone is wondering, that's a red-backed fairywren. Here's some other great fairywrens (literally, it's in their names):

Lovely fairywren

Superb fairywren

Splendid fairywren

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Can you imagine getting named the red-backed fairywren when your fellow bird species are getting named stuff like that?

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sure, they're lovely, superb...splendid even. But they're not as magnificent as some other birds.

[–] Foreigner@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

They may be magnificent, but are they powerful?

Whoever said bird people are boring clearly hasn't seen some of the names they come up with.

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] seaweedsheep@literature.cafe 2 points 7 months ago

Yes... As you age...

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Fun fact, only 2% of Americans are born blonde

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Fun fact: there are more birds than Americans

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Yet if you watch anime, the American character is typically blonde haired and blue eyed

[–] Splatterphace@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Fucking Hitler youth 😂

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

Tp rephrase, 96% of Americans are black or brown haired

[–] deranger@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have way too much fun Shazam-ing birds with the Merlin Bird ID app. Constantly listening for new calls now, it’s like Pokémon hunting IRL.

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There is something that looks like a crow but screeches like a gull and merlin hasn't been able to figure it out 😭

[–] Foreigner@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Where are you based approximately? Europe/Asia/US/etc? Is the bird fully black? Same size as a crow? Any distinguishing information might help!

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am on US, Louisiana Gulf region. The birds are always flying in formation when I hear it. They seem all black and their wing tips seem to be a little jagged/spiked, not sure how to describe it

[–] Foreigner@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Hmm when you say flying in formation do you mean in like a cloud or a specific shape? If so could be starlings as they have a very varied repertoire of songs and can mimic other birds (which might explain why Merlin can't identify them)

When you say 'jagged wings' do you mean you can see the individual feather tips (like fingers)? Could be fish crows? The juvenile sound could be a little seagull-y?

Grackles are usually fully black apart from having lighter eyes. Some species flock together, and like starlings they also minic other birds.

Edit: one thing to note is Merlin doesn't always work well if you've turned GPS off on the phone. That might also interfere with identification

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

They are groups of 5 or so individuals flying in wedge formation o suppose. I am second guessing myself now but I think the 3rd call sound down for the fish crow might be it!
I think that tracks, they do look like crows and I am surrounded by crows. They just never make that noise when they are perched.

Thank you so much! I have been here almost a year and try to figure it out ever few months!
Gonna sit on my patio some night it isn't raining and comapre it!

[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago
[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I thought it was gonna be a red heron.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago
[–] SteveXVII@pawb.social 1 points 7 months ago

That is indeed a bird.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This meme reads like it was made using voice to text while in a self-driving car.