One Of The Most Bizarre Adaptations In The Animal Kingdom Belongs To The Humble Seagull. Where Other

One of the most bizarre adaptations in the animal kingdom belongs to the humble Seagull. Where other birds are driven by the Four Fs, Seagulls possess a perfect awareness of how fleeting and meaningless their lives are. This allows them to harass beachgoers and steal food without any regrets whatsoever, although on occasion you may find one struggling to cope with a universe that is both unfeeling and eternal.

250 Follower Giveaway!

Beyond all reason, over 250 accounts are following me which I reckon puts The Academy of Bird Sciences solidly at a whole 100 non-spam followers! In honor of this occasion, I’m going to raffle off some of the infocards the Management forced me to fill out by hand and give to strangers! 

First Prize (1 Available): A full set of ten (10) cards laboriously filled out by yours truly!

Second Prize (2 Available): A set of three (3) cards. I wish I could be whimsical and say they were randomly selected by an adorable budgie hopping upon them, but alas I do not have a bird companion.

Third Prize (3 Available): One (1) card. I really don’t have much else to offer, sorry!

The rules are simple: You have to reblog this post, and you have to send me an ask with your favourite bird or bird-like entity by 8 November 2015. One entry per person, please! Winners are selected randomly, and I am pretty sure I can swing postage worldwide.

Like their distant cousins the Corvids, Royal Flycatchers are also tool-users. Unlike crows and ravens however, Royal Flycatchers use their beaks and talons to fashion elaborate headgear in an effort to become the ‘top dog’ of the flycatcher world. The more resplendent the crown, the higher status of the bird.

Reblogging for Daytime Americans because no, seriously DO NOT. MESS. WITH THIS BIRD. I cannot stress enough how incredibly deadly the Gross Blue Heron is in close quarters and doubly so for people with restricted movement due to Halloween costumes. They are relentless and fully aware that they are protected by both the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, so you have very few legal recourses should you fight back.

/!\ DO NOT APPROACH THIS BIRD /!\

This is a Gross Blue Heron, one of the most vile and disgusting birds to stalk the Earth. Over the past few weeks there have been seven confirmed fatalities of small children and under-informed dogs who have mistaken these fell beasts for Great Blue Herons in fancy dress for Halloween. When you are out and about trick-or-treating this year please be wary and change your route should you encounter one; losing out on full-size candy is a small price to pay for keeping your innards from becoming outards.

Congratulations to the citizens of Canada for overthrowing the Harper regime! Unfortunately it appears the Canada Goose bioweapon he released over the summer is already displacing the gentler Canadian Goose on migratory routes and nesting sites. Canada Geese currently have no known weaknesses so please be cautious should you encounter one!

No stranger to the world of Extreme Sports, the Osprey is a particularly talented skateboarder. Unfortunately, very few major companies cater to the unique needs of avian sports enthusiasts so these thrillseekers must search particularly hard to find quality suppliers. Above, an osprey tests out the new ‘Gasping Trout’ deck by trend-bucking Welcome Skateboards.