distrustful dinosaurs

amazing

It's nighttime, lots of streetlights are lit, and a pigeon is hunched over drinking from a puddle next to someone standing at a food cart parked on the streets of brooklyn.

a remarkable flock of pigeons foraging on a brisk winter night in nyc

i'm still documenting some of their nighttime activities, hopefully more to come

#birds

#birds

Crows are flying around in the dark through thick smoke as fireworks explode all around.

Crows are flying around in the dark through thick smoke as fireworks explode all around.

Hundreds of crows can be seen flying in to roost around Alexanderplatz on a grey winter night.

A hooded crow stands in a slushy puddle on a cold winter night.

Bonfire night is here! Sending love to those sheltering with animal companions

@wascherclaudia.bsky.social and I have new research out about the impacts fireworks have on urban corvids: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

And as video: youtu.be/dCfHEqJfx2A

#BonfireNight #birds #crows #urbanwildlife

A picture of Berlin at night, fireworks are going off in the background and corvids are flying in the air.

A picture of a hooded crow in a water puddle on the street. Some lights in the background.

Picture of the Berlin skyline at night. Corvids are flying in the air.

As Bonfire Night approaches, new research lnkd.in/epBXK8Tu by @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social and me shows that fireworks significantly disturb urban corvids. OA: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/d...

#BonfireNight #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #Corvids

📸 Photo: @distrustful-dinos.bsky.social

A pigeon pumps their wings in mid-air, preparing to land among dozens of others already on the ground eating food provided by a man looking on in the background.

documenting some of the kind people who feed pigeons around nyc 🌽🕊️🪶

A young crow is maneuvering a half eaten ear of corn out of a plastic trash bag, surrounded by other detritus inside a dumpster.

a young crow of berlin with a tasty treat 🌽🐦🪶

(i'm working on a new series about birds and trash)

Wow, thank you!!!

A pigeon has the neck arched downward and is focused intently on preening the alula feathers of their wing. The muddled green and brown background hints at late summer – molting time.

🪶 🕊️

A crow fills the frame as they fly past, their tail feathers splayed and their legs extended in preparation for a nearby landing.

a crow of volkspark friedrichshain 🪶

if you're in berlin during september come check out this exhibition: verwalterhaus.berlin/veranstaltun...

A barn swallow, their wing feathers lit by early morning light, swoops in front of an old stone wall in deep shadow.

a swallow at sunrise 🪶 🌅

beautiful – right on the water!

Beautiful!

hooded crow – over here in berlin germany

A portrait of a hooded crow, backlit by early morning sun, the sky reflecting off their upward turned eye.

keep an eye on the sky 🪶

A barn swallow has turned their head to look over their wings as they maneuver around old stone walls.

🪶 a swallow maneuvering around old stone walls in lucca, italy

A hooded crow is flying through a mid-summer rain. They're pumping their wings hard and you can see their feathers are frayed and waterlogged – worn out from an intense year of use. Molting will come soon!

🪶🌧️ molting time can't come soon enough for one of my neighbor crows

Ooof, sorry to hear, wishing them all the luck!!!

A pigeon sits inside an old Italian chimney crown, made of bricks and mortar with a nice tile roof. Hundreds of little raindrops appear frozen in the air all around, but the pigeon is puffy and dry.

A wider-angle view of the same scene puts the pigeon's little chimney house in context, nestled among other roofs with some green trees just visible through the rain in the background.

a pigeon enjoying their cozy home on a rainy day (their partner kept bringing the soggiest plant stems you've ever seen the whole time I watched) 🕊️🪶🌧️

Oh thousands lol — taken from my balcony, I spend a lot of time swinging the camera back and forth trying to follow them as they hurtle past

hahaha, yea that's what my partner said also

A swift is hurting through the air directly towards the camera, their mouth agape, a twinkle of murder in their eyes

imagine you're a bug flying around minding your own business and this is the last thing you see 🐝😱🪶

Yes, either that or a sand martin, my bad!

Ah, you’re totally right, thanks!

Beautiful!

A swallow is flying in a gentle loop, their back to the camera, the morning sun turning their feathers a molten brown.

been spending some magical mornings with a colony of swallows 🪶

YouTube video by distrustful dinosaurs Harder! Faster! Louder! – Crows! Fireworks! Berlin! (Krähen in der Silvesternacht)

Powerful piece. I'd be interested to know more detail about the impacts on birds and marine life.

It's a deeply awkward thing to promote, but my own contribution in terms of anti-firework propaganda is up here, about crows in berlin during new years eve: youtu.be/dCfHEqJfx2A

💖💖💖

A hooded crow has their wings spread wide as they glide against a dark green background of trees – thousands of raindrops frozen in the air around them.

a neighbor crow flying back to their chestnut tree nest in the rain 🪶🌧️

A wood pigeon is pumping their wings to redirect their momentum as they swoop upwards towards a perch. Distant green trees fill the background and the morning sun makes all of their feathers glow.

a wood pigeon on a sunny morning in berlin 🪶🕊️