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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 86 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

For those like me who wondered what their skeleton looked like:

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 15 points 5 days ago

Telescoping birb

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Does this help them lunge out quickly to eat bugs?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 12 points 5 days ago
[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hmm so their esophagus is next to and behind their spine in this position? I wonder if they always wear their neck meat to the left or always to the right or it just goes either way.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah, a front view as well would be helpful.

[–] Foreigner@lemmy.world 59 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This bittern erasure will not stand! Not only are they also mostly neck:

They're also fucking hilarious:

When you forgot to lock the stall!

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 14 points 5 days ago

It is very rare I audibly laugh at a picture online, but this birb did it. Fucking hilarious is definitely the right thing to say about it

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 67 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wait, WHAT?! i thought this was a meme! this bird is literally like this! Weird motherfucker

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I love how its head is like 100% static while the neck and body wobble about.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A lot of birds do that - they can keep their head steady to focus on prey while their body moves around.

[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Saw I think it was a smarter every Day video on how birds doing this is effectively the same as our eyes being able to stay locked onto moving objects, but birds don't have this ability, so they keep their whole head stationary when moving their body. That's why most birds do that thing when they walk where they head has the jerky movement, while the body walks smoothly.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Interesting, didn't know the reason for it!

First, raptor eyes are large. They are so large they fill about 1/3 of the space in their skulls. Because this leaves little room, if any, for muscles to allow eye movements, raptors must turn their entire head to look around them. In fact, raptor eyes are held in place with a ring of bone called the sclerotic ring.

[–] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Me remembering birds are dinosaurs

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 30 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 42 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You’ve been subscribed to Heron Facts.

Did you know that while they may move slowly, Great Blue Herons can strike like lightning to grab a fish or snap up a gopher?

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 20 points 5 days ago

I did not know that! Thank you Heron Facts!

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Like flying sloths! They can move quickly when they really want to as well.

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately the only fly straight down, and they only stop after reaching the floor.

Wait, those were regular sloths!

:(

Is this shitty heron 'facts'?

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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[–] donuts@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
😎 mhm
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[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago

Yesss!!! That's my first thought too. Glad the 👉🏻😎👉🏻 ZOOP is still alive

[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 7 points 4 days ago
[–] droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I love herons. They're my favorite birds. Such beautiful elegant creatures. Perfect symbols for patience too. Made one my logo.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

They have the most beautiful call, nothing like shitting your pants in a kayak at dusk.

[–] Ulfenstein@feddit.nu 4 points 4 days ago

This reminds me of the man-serpents in Elden Ring that can extend themselves!

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago

So basically they are ET from the Atari 2600 game...

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

My ears were burning.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

I saw one of these this weekend but I had no idea it could do that.