propter_hog@hexbear.net
on 27 Aug 2024 11:45
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Actual vlad dracula shit, jesus christ
salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 27 Aug 2024 11:27
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some shrikes are also known as butcherbirds because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories. These larders have multiple functions, attracting females and serving as food stores.
Highly underrated.
And I get why: it’s just totally and completely different but it was still enjoyable on merit.
Anticorp@lemmy.world
on 28 Aug 2024 06:07
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I thought it was even better than the first series. There’s so many neat and unique concepts going on in that book. From the ultra-fast ship that decimates its passengers and then rebuilds them, to the concepts related to the philosophy of Pierre Tielhard DeChardin, it’s a wonderfully thought provoking series all around. The AI and their machinations in that series is the best AI storyline I’ve ever read.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 19:04
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Also the name of the guy who ran the gang that Han Solo was in as a kid.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 13:45
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Netflix and dismembering the prey I fucking impaled earlier?
Anticorp@lemmy.world
on 28 Aug 2024 06:07
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Netflix?
Edit: nvm, I got it.
puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 27 Aug 2024 14:29
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Thanks to its strong beak, it can tear even the strongest 3-ply toilet paper to shreds if it has been moistened beforehand.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com
on 27 Aug 2024 17:13
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Hide your paper!
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 16:37
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Anticorp@lemmy.world
on 28 Aug 2024 06:09
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Oh damn! I thought they only did it with bugs. How TF did that tiny little bird capture and kill a rodent as big as it is? The bird doesn’t even have any talons!
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
on 30 Aug 2024 06:38
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I love how you just casually used SCP wiki as a reference.
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world
on 30 Aug 2024 06:57
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I was curious if people would notice, and it seems not everyone did. ;)
Maybe someone got to be the daily 5,000 for SCP.
EllenKelly@hexbear.net
on 27 Aug 2024 12:00
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There’s birds native to australia that have the same horrific habit and theyre equally adorable. They also have one of my favourite birdsongs
Butcherbirds are insect eaters for the most part, but will also feed on small lizards and other vertebrates. They get their name from their habit of impaling captured prey on a thorn, tree fork, or crevice. This “larder” is used to support the victim while it is being eaten, to store prey for later consumption, or to attract mates.
Nach@midwest.social
on 27 Aug 2024 12:24
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Hearing this made me sad that I don’t get to hear most of the north American song birds. IIRC they were either shot or out competed by European species like starlings or sparrows. 😟
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org
on 27 Aug 2024 13:02
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The robins, song sparrow, and chickadee are alive and well in my part of the PNW. Mostly the noise of modern life drowns them out, so you have to know when and where to find them. Song sparrow are super cute and have a great song. I have a couple pairs that live near me. One in my front yard and one in the back. They call back and forth most of the day. It’s wonderful
hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl
on 27 Aug 2024 14:33
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or to attract mates.
Like a butterfly collection?
Hatandwatch@hexbear.net
on 27 Aug 2024 12:33
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I love a scifi series called the Hyperion Cantos that has a supernatural creature called the Shrike that impales people on a “time tree” to steal their Entropy. It’s not at all adorable though.
(major death of the author tho, and the 3rd/4th book get pretty problematic)
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org
on 27 Aug 2024 13:05
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I only got through the original Hyperion, it had great ideas but boring as hell execution. Anyways I always wanted to know, is the Shrike traveling in time backwards? Isn’t it’s destiny in the past?
Hatandwatch@hexbear.net
on 27 Aug 2024 14:19
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Kind of? I think it mostly lives outside of time iirc, but it’s been some…time, since I digested it all. It definitely originated in the future though, you find out in the Endymion books.
It has one mission: to make the human target that is the greatest foe of the machines to show up and kill him/her. And the way is hurting humans in that particular way.
Dasnap@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 12:51
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Gwenocwide :3
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 14:00
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Is that when you try to eliminate everyone named Gwen via mass murder, nominal cleansing, and lexical apartheid?
gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 27 Aug 2024 14:11
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oh fuck
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 14:13
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Don’t worry, the UN will protect you!
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 14:56
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Run for the hills!
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 16:36
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🎶 Run forrr your liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife! 🎶
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 19:00
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🤘😆🤘
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world
on 27 Aug 2024 19:46
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What do they do!?
Unspeakable horrors.
Thats alright we are talking via text.
Vlad Dracula shit.
Actual vlad dracula shit, jesus christ
Wikipedia
Oh…
The god in Hyperion is named after that bird. Great scifi classic.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)
Among the best sci-fi I ever read, incredible.
One of the serial killers in Hannibal as well.
Endymion / Rise of Endymion was a great sequel too
Highly underrated.
And I get why: it’s just totally and completely different but it was still enjoyable on merit.
I thought it was even better than the first series. There’s so many neat and unique concepts going on in that book. From the ultra-fast ship that decimates its passengers and then rebuilds them, to the concepts related to the philosophy of Pierre Tielhard DeChardin, it’s a wonderfully thought provoking series all around. The AI and their machinations in that series is the best AI storyline I’ve ever read.
Also the name of the guy who ran the gang that Han Solo was in as a kid.
Netflix and dismembering the prey I fucking impaled earlier?
Netflix?
Edit: nvm, I got it.
Thanks to its strong beak, it can tear even the strongest 3-ply toilet paper to shreds if it has been moistened beforehand.
Hide your paper!
It’s not pretty.
Very metal
<img alt="image" src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a8/af/6d/a8af6dc9a468543567dbd9651693a79e.jpg">
Oh damn! I thought they only did it with bugs. How TF did that tiny little bird capture and kill a rodent as big as it is? The bird doesn’t even have any talons!
I love how you just casually used SCP wiki as a reference.
I was curious if people would notice, and it seems not everyone did. ;) Maybe someone got to be the daily 5,000 for SCP.
There’s birds native to australia that have the same horrific habit and theyre equally adorable. They also have one of my favourite birdsongs
Hearing this made me sad that I don’t get to hear most of the north American song birds. IIRC they were either shot or out competed by European species like starlings or sparrows. 😟
The robins, song sparrow, and chickadee are alive and well in my part of the PNW. Mostly the noise of modern life drowns them out, so you have to know when and where to find them. Song sparrow are super cute and have a great song. I have a couple pairs that live near me. One in my front yard and one in the back. They call back and forth most of the day. It’s wonderful
Like a butterfly collection?
I love a scifi series called the Hyperion Cantos that has a supernatural creature called the Shrike that impales people on a “time tree” to steal their Entropy. It’s not at all adorable though.
(major death of the author tho, and the 3rd/4th book get pretty problematic)
I only got through the original Hyperion, it had great ideas but boring as hell execution. Anyways I always wanted to know, is the Shrike traveling in time backwards? Isn’t it’s destiny in the past?
Kind of? I think it mostly lives outside of time iirc, but it’s been some…time, since I digested it all. It definitely originated in the future though, you find out in the Endymion books.
It has one mission: to make the human target that is the greatest foe of the machines to show up and kill him/her. And the way is hurting humans in that particular way.
Gwenocwide :3
Is that when you try to eliminate everyone named Gwen via mass murder, nominal cleansing, and lexical apartheid?
oh fuck
Don’t worry, the UN will protect you!
Run for the hills!
🎶 Run forrr your liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife! 🎶
🤘😆🤘
🎶 Epic Guitar Solo 🎸 🎶
🎶 Drumroll Using 5 Drumsets at Once 🎶
🛢️🪘🪘🪘🥁🛢️
Technically, Nicko McBrain uses ONE drum set the SIZE of five or more separate sets! Anything else would just be silly! 😁
This is a Butcherbird
<img alt="" src="https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F8%2F8c%2FCracticus_torquatus_-Brisbane_-garden_fence-8.jpg">
Sincerely,
An Australian
North American version is in the picture: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loggerhead_shrike :)
Songbirds in general can be unexpectedly vicious
Hey orcas are cute too
“Oi, cunt!”
That’s the face of a stone cold killer