birds

A little birdy told me... that you're really going to enjoy these hilarious Tumblr posts! 

How do we know this? Well, for one, we really enjoyed them. And we tend to like the same funny animal-related pics, tweets and memes! So, why would this be any different?

So, get ready to shake your tail feathers to this bird dump filled with laughter! 

We're here to teach you all about the birds and the bees! With bird and bee memes, of course! 

Why, what were you thinking? 

We have a deep love for birb memes, this you probably already knew but what about some appreciation for our honey-makers of the world? We do not see a bunch of bee-related memes out there (besides the 'Bee Movie', which shouldn't exist), and that needs to change!

Otherwise, how will the next generation know all about the birds and bees if not through memes? Luckily, that's a thought for another time. We've got a beautiful blend of screaming birds and sweet, sweet stinging bees. Enjoy!

Paper cut artists, nayan shrimali and vaishali chudasama, have created a series of intricately cut 2.5D birds. 

Each bird is made by cutting out different layers on paper and then painting on details, like feathers or coloring, using watercolors. The pieces are then hand-assembled to give a final 2.5-dimensional look, creating the illusion of three-dimensionality. 

Each artwork takes between 4-6 hours to finish.

We are so impressed! 

What a treat! A massive, and hysterical, gathering of birbs being their birby selves!

We have a strange love with birds. There are some birds that actually terrify us -- we're looking at you food-stealing seagulls. But mostly, birds can be quite lovely. Like, that one bird that looks like a happy cotton ball! Remember that? 

Or those ultra-colorful birds that are pretty uncommon. 

Birds are a lot of things and we've pretty much have shared them all -- memes, gifs, and comics. But we're always on the hunt for more glorious birb-content to bring you! 

So, welcome to the ultimate bird party! We hope you're hungry because this is quite the treat! 

It's a short list but a valid one.

Tumblr user, biggest-gaudiest-patronuses, shared a "non-comprehensive list of birds that piss me off," as a response to the question, "why are birds so cursed?"

Being non-comprehensive does state that this list has no real understanding or reasons why these birds piss off the user so much. They just do. 

Which, in a way, we all can understand. There's plenty of things that probably bother you and you have no idea why. This is the same thing, someone just decided to make a list of it and share it online with the world. 

And here we are, sharing it with you. Enjoy!  

Lisa, better known as Ostdrossel, has one full-time hobby- capturing wild birds by setting up a bird feeder cam in her yard. 

The cam allows her to photograph them from up close without scaring them away and as you can see for yourself, the photos and videos are just great! 

Home sweet home! 

From simple scrapes on the ground to elaborately woven structures, birds' nests are temporary yet meticulously built places to raise the young members of the family. 

Because there's such a wide variety of bird species, there's also a wide variety in bird nest architecture.

Here are some photos of different housing styles by various bird species. 

When you think of pigeons, the word "beautiful" isn't really an adjective you'd use to describe them... "Strange" is much more understandable. 

However, there are pigeons out there, that are completely out of the ordinary from our everyday pigeons that "coo" us awake at 6 am. 

And dare we say... they're actually quite stunning... Well, some of them are... the others we'll just call "interesting:" You be the judge of which is which, we are definitely fans of these colorful pigeons and wouldn't mind seeing them as much as we do the common pigeon! 

Wow! Talk about encouragement! 

At first glance, it definitely seems like this magpie is nudging a hedgehog to quickly cross the dangerous road. 

And if you look at it that way, it's rather beautiful. Animals helping other animals...and while, it does happen sometimes in nature, it's probable (as many comments below have stated) that the magpie is just pecking and eating fleas off the hedgehog. It does make a lot more sense but what's so wrong about seeing it the other way? Truth is, we don't quite know if the bird was intentionally helping the hedgehog to safety or not. 

But we choose to believe he was because that's the kind of world we'd like to live in today. One full of hope and love. 

CeciArmy was the one to capture the moment that has since gone viral with over 14 million views and 120k comments. The caption for this video reads, "I just saw a bird explaining to a hedgehog, to cross it so it doesn't die. My day is complete."

The Skokholm Island is Britain's first bird observatory & the World's densest Manx Shearwater colony that provides a relaxing gateway for the bird lovers. 

According to their home page, the island, which lies in the Celtic Sea two miles off the southwest Pembrokeshire coast, has its own charm and sense of remoteness with tall, sandstone cliffs and a wild landscape. 

In spring and summer, it is colonized by tens of thousands of nesting seabirds returning to their island home. By day there is a frenetic activity among the Puffins, Razorbills, Guillemots and gulls and by night there is a more vocal but equally hectic commotion from the Manx Shearwaters and Storm Petrels.
The island is approximately half a mile across at its widest point and a mile in length which makes it perfect for exploring. There are never more than 26 people on the island, that's 10 acres of space for every visitor!

On their twitter page, you can find many fascinating facts and adorable videos of birds. 

We have collected the best ones about Puffins.

This Australian dad has really topped us all as far as creativity during self-isolation. 

While trying to stay productive, Dr. Farvardin Daliri has built a giant, laughing kookaburra in his own backyard.

The native bird, which measures a whopping 8.5 metres from beak to tail and stands at 4.5 metres tall was built for the Townsville Cultural Festival in Queensland, which he established 26 years ago. 

If you're wondering just how Dr Daliri constructed this incredible structure, he started working on it in February and used hundreds of steel round bars that were then melded and interlocked together, creating the shape of a kookaburra.

He also has a Master of Fine Arts, specializing in ceramics and sculpting, which helped him figure out the technical elements needed to make the sculpture.

He then took it out for a test drive and his daughter shared the video on twitter. 

We did not know that a majority of these amazing and colorful birds even existed! Pretty crazy to think about how much beauty there is in all species on Earth. 

These unique birds are so mesmerizing, we'd absolutely love to someday come in contact with all of them! Except for maybe a Harpy Eagle, that looks like a bird/human hybrid from a nightmare-ish fictional story. 

Science writer @ferrisjabr takes a critical and hilarious look at the idiosyncratic minds behind these splendid bird nests.

So go on and find your kindred-bird-spirit.