Tag: smart birb

allaboardtheloonyexpress:

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rainnecassidy:

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kropotkindersurprise:

2015 – Here are some gifs of Donald Trump being attacked by a bald eagle named Uncle Sam, literally the least patriotic thing that can happen to an American.

I’m reblogging this again because I finally realized why this is so funny to me, as a bird person.

In the first gif, what you’re seeing is a man who has zero idea how to handle a bird. That’s a heavy bird, and he’s got his arm stretched out as far as it will go in an attempt to keep the bird away from his face. What that does is create unstable footing for Uncle Sam. The handler is there trying to hold up Trump’s arm, but the bird has already realized it needs to leave or it will fall. In the first gif the bird is not attacking Trump- it is trying to get away from him so it doesn’t get hurt.

In the second gif, what we see is a bird that remembers what just happened and is blaming Trump for it. Uncle Sam sees Trump reach for its tether, and makes a lunge at Trump’s hand to keep him away. The bird /does not/ want to hang out with Trump because it has learned that Trump has no idea what he is doing.

Uncle Sam is rejecting Trump based on Trump’s proven inability to properly handle Uncle Sam. And that is both hilarious and beautiful.

Good bird.

Always reblog Uncle Sam telling Trump to fuck off

This is a better explanation of these gifs than I could have given!

I had to reblog this, for obvious reasons.

Source: kropotkindersurprise

glumshoe:

glumshoe:

People have been clamoring for video of Edgar speaking, so I caught as much as I could this afternoon while visiting him. I don’t know when he picked up the barred owl hoot – I only remember him imitating a screech owl before this. 

Also, my usual disclaimer: Edgar is not a pet, he’s an educational/ambassador bird who lives with licensed rehabbers because he cannot be released to the wild. Corvids do not make good pets and may be illegal to own, depending on where you live, so if you want to interact with them, volunteer at a bird rehab center or sanctuary where educational/mascot animals are kept and well-socialized.

Edgar sounds like my aunt.