Marius Merganser, Duke of Birds

I suspect they're taking Twyla to get some sushi.

Sigourney Weaver Aliens Egg Chamber scene head tilt

Ripley the dove head tilt

...and that's why I named my dove Ripley.

I didn’t know that was a thing

Dove perched on a computer mouse

What game is she playing?

Dove on a keyboard

Press any bird to continue…

Ripley, the albino ring-necked dove

Yay! My new roommate is a rescued albino ring-necked dove named Ripley. #BIRD

American kestrel (photo by Marius Merganser)

I'd probably go with American kestrel.

A four panel comic called Happy Halloween From The Birds. In panel 1, a pileated woodpecker has pecked its huge gaping rectangular holes in a pumpkin. In panel 2, a yellow-bellied sapsucker has pecked a face using its standard rows of small holes. In panel 3, a satin bowerbird has carved a pumpkin into a bower and placed its favorite blue candies all around it. In panel 4, a loggerhead shrike has impaled mini pumpkins on a fence's metal spikes and is saying "fight me."

Spooky season approaches, so I'm going to repost some of my Halloween comics from years past.

Female eastern towhee

gray catbird

Savanah sparrow

Eastern tohwee, gray catbird, and Savana sparrow #birding

Would anyone be interested in joining a Bunnies & Burrows ttrpg campaign? (18+, Discord, Tabletop Simulator required). DM for details...

Freshie the punk merganser on her nest, surrounded by some "horror" stuff: huge collection of decoy ducks (some with creepy paint jobs or little horror slogans), a duck caller, a shirt that says "pluck me like it's feast of Stephen," fishing lure piercings in her webbed feet, and sitting on an egg with a painted Pennywise face on it.

Remember Freshie? She's into stuff.
#bird #punk #watercolor #gouache #furryart #illustration #horror

punk mergansers. One merganser has a PBS Kids shirt.

Punk mergansers! Spread the word! #watercolor #gauche #birds #birdart #art #punk

I just picked up the third edition from 2018 by Frog God Games.

sinister bunny

The bunny I saw earlier today is looking far more sinister now.

Burrows & Bunnies stat block for birdwatchers

It's cute that the The Bunnies & Burrows TTRPG rulebook lists birdwatchers in the bestiary. Wait, why do they have hit points?!?

Goldfinch

common yellowthroat

American goldfinch vs common yellowthroat
#birding

Whaaat? Pff, noooo. That's crazy! Come on, now.
But maybe.

I feel called out.

Geese and deer

The geese and deer have formed an alliance.

Cormorant swimming

Cormorant fishing the Raritan Canal today.
#birding

Honk
#birding

Least terns and royals terns in one shot.
(And both lifers) #birds

boat-tailed grackle, stony beach

Female boat-tailed grackle #birds

Bird watching birds watching birds #birds

egret in the grass

egret stalking fish

wading egret

So many patient egrets #birds

Osprey in flight

Osprey in flight

Osprey caught a snake

Feels like forever since I could go take some pictures.
One osprey caught a snake. #birds

cartoon duck quacking

One of us

Glad you could attend!

Here we go! #gsftw

My favorite of the raptors.