PHOTO OP: Is Spring Here Yet?
Via Dublin Zoo.
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Area Bird Claims He Is ‘Not Angry’
Area Bird Claims He Is ‘Not Angry’
A local birds’ rights group is up in arms (wings?) this evening because the hit video game Angry Birds was recently brought to their attention. The group, Friends of a Feather, was notified of the game’s existence when one of its members complained that he was being unfairly characterized by co-workers as ‘angry’ just because he bore some resemblance to the birds in the game.
“We were shocked to learn about the existence of Angry Birds. It perpetuates complete falsehoods about the nature of these majestic and loving creatures,” said FoF spokesperson Anna Kulpauer, adding that Frank, the bird who complained to the group, is “not an angry bird.”
It seems unfathomable that the organization is only just now hearing about a game that is 3 years old and has had over 1.7 billion downloads. Nevertheless, FoF plans to mount a full media campaign later this year to fight what it says are nasty bird stereotypes.
Via laughingbird.
Curious Emus Startle Photographer
Curious Emus Startle Photographer
A pack of emus at a farm in Washington state made one local photographer nearly drop his camera in fright yesterday.
“I wasn’t so much scared of the emus – I think they were just curious – as I was startled,” said photographer Charlie Whitmore. “The whole flock just sort of ran up to my lens without warning and started squawking.”
When asked if this was normal behavior for emus, noted emuologist and apparent jerk, would only say: “Actually, a group of emus is called a ‘mob.’”
Via Reza Ahmeds.
Little Bird Wows Judges on ‘Australia’s Got Talent’
Little Bird Wows Judges on ‘Australia’s Got Talent’
Pips, a Willie Wagtrail from Sydney, Australia, blew away judges during a recent taping of Australia’s Got Talent. The bird sang “Di Quella Pira” from Verdi’s Il Trovatore.
“That’s a very difficult aria to sing,” said opera critic Miles Bernwhistle. “It’s also a tenor – most birds of his size are more in the countertenor range, so it was surprising to hear it come booming out of him.”
Via birdsaspoetry.
PHOTO OP: Yesssss? You rang?
PHOTO OP: Yesssss? You rang?
Via Tambako the Jaguar.