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[–] halvar@lemy.lol 56 points 2 weeks ago

I think it's so they don't think of humans as a food source.

NO NOT LIKE THAT

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 46 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Did your mother not put on a giant human head and wings to feed you as a child?

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

She did, and by the age of 17 I realized it. But it grew on me so I let her teach it to my fiancé when I was older.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Dav09@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

[out of view narrator voice]

"And that's how furry was invented"

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My daughter thought everyone with glasses was me until she turned 3 so that checks out.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

reverse clark kent

[–] knowone@slrpnk.net 23 points 2 weeks ago

Adult Swim ass imagery

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 22 points 2 weeks ago

Legit thought that was a microwave at first lol

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 16 points 2 weeks ago

They need a raven puppet

[–] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry but is the 'baby' raven not itself massive?

ETA do they usually hang out in microwaves like this?

[–] jodanlime@midwest.social 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ravens are pretty big birds. I don't think that's a hatchling but it sure isn't anywhere near an adult.

[–] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Had to go and look it up. I'd always thought they were just crows that were a bit differenty but yeah they're like a double-crow, damn lol

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yup, they’re the largest member of the songbird family! Even though the noises they make aren’t very melodic, lol

They’re shy as hell on the US east coast because historically farmers killed them, but there was no such history on the west coast and they’re like really smart seagulls here. I see them watching roads and parking lots for food opportunities all the time. In the late summer I even see juvenile groups soaring and diving together sometimes. I lived 20+ years on the east coast and never saw a raven once.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Also, juvenile birds look bigger than usual when they have their mouths open for feeding.

I suspect it's an evolutionary adaptation to be the biggest target for food.

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Someone doesn't need to spend a lot of money on a Halloween costume this year.