Birds

[thujone]

Was approaching dusk and I was walking along the banks of a very picturesque river in the far north of England, very close to Scotland.

I'd just finished a hash joint and was stood leaning against a beautiful tree. Was one of those perfect moments where everything was still, even time seemed to freeze, and then this huge (unmistakably) golden eagle flew silently and effortlessly a few feet abvove the river, literally following it's course (can't remember if it was flying (well, gliding) up or down stream though. Watched it's flight for maybe 60 meters and it passed within 4 meters of my head. Can still see it clearly now in my minds eye a good 40 years later.

Btw I've had many beautiful experiences/connections with animals when my vibe has been super-chilled - they 100% behave differently in that scenario, no doubt whatsoever about that. This experience with the eagle was just coincidence though I reckon.

I have a story like that too, except grungier and not as picturesque

this took place in the city, I lived near a highway overpass that I had to cross on foot often.

the walkways on overpasses suck, it's just three feet of concrete sandwiched between a guardrail and the road. at most, two people can pass each other just barely.

so one day as I was walking on the overpass, there was a golden eagle perched on the guardrail.

i assumed it would fly away on my approach because it's a very small walkway.

nope, it just sat there staring me down with a very serious looking face as i squeezed by.

wikipedia says this subspecies has an average wingspan of 6 ft 8", so being next to one it feels less like a bird and more like a dinosaur.

the talons also seem bigger up close than in pictures, probably because pictures make the whole bird seem smaller than it is up close. suffice it to say, this thing could scratch your spine through your chest.

 

[VoidUwU]

Birds are becoming more interesting to me.

They have a great view of our world, and I've learned they can see more of the light spectrum than we can - so a great view in both ways. Makes me wonder what they know.

Clearly they can make good messengers, which means their sense of direction and ability to learn is very good.

It's interesting how their movements can be so quick, too. Like when they look around it's pretty much always being their head on a swivel. And of course humming birds, just very quick movements. But aside from that they seem to have a pretty chill life by gliding in the wind and perching up on buildings.

And have they escaped the food chain? If so, good for them. They've been around for a long time too. And they don't kill each other like we do as far as I know.

What do you know about birds?

There are a lot of cool birds out there, i like the fact that some owl species fly in complete silence, since there are night hunters and everything counts to get their prey.
Maybe you should hop on bird whatching? if not already

 

[streaM Freak]

We could probably learn from them. I think bird watching is the only way to understand how they communicate

 

[streaM Freak]

TV: "And the French cockatoo makes a buzzing noise when in heat" - okay cool but what else

 

[VoidUwU]

We could probably learn from them. I think bird watching is the only way to understand how they communicate

Not sure where you live but in my country here, Brazil, we have soooo much diversity in the matter, all kinds of birds here. A shame the society is taking that out of us, those damn concrete jungles, thank God i grew up in a small town so i could see and enjoy all that pretty well!