delcat177:

keterclass:

todaysbird:

‘pest’ birds alignment chart

I love the spirit of this chart and hate being a killjoy, but I feel it’s important to note that in America, Starlings and house sparrows (left and center top) are Invasive Species and are a risk native birds so uh

They aren’t good, actually (though in Europe they are I guess)

Both are true.  All of these birbs are inherently good as the individuals they are, but because of human action, starlings and house sparrows are in a bad place.  Basically, the “pest” part is based wholly in not the birbs themselves, but human interactions with them, which…says a lot about how we view “pests”, honestly.

Also in the case of the starling we can directly blame a single Shakespeare fanboy so that’s pretty wild