this is “funky beaks” asker. I truly appreciated the birds 😎 Malachite sunbird’s my favourite – long beak, long tail, doesn’t need anything else. Also its wild that a palm cockatoo can’t close its mouth. You’d think that’d be disadvantegous for some reason but they’re not even slightly at a threat of extinction lol. Wild. Anyway TY so much 🌷

their beaks work great for opening tough fruits and nuts! no problem, it’s my pleasure!

shadyswift:

todaysbird:

researchers discovered that, with some training, pigeons are capable of understanding the concept of mathematical values. pigeons can rank amounts from lowest to highest by pecking them on a screen. pigeons were able to successfully rank up to nine objects in order. their performance matched that of rhesus monkeys who had previously participated in the same experiment.

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ok I love how pigeons technically are geniuses and then there’s mine, who just…tries to bathe in my glass of sprite ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 

diy bath bomb

the vampire ground finch is found in the galapagos islands. like most finches, they feed off of seeds, insects, and strangely, occasionally nectar. however, they differ from other closely related finches in that they also drink blood. the vampire ground finch earned its name from its habit of using its sharp beak to break skin on other birds, drinking their blood.

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