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Lasombria t1_iycyp85 wrote

Wow. Never thought about that kind of hangout meeting. I love it.

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Tractie t1_iydw8az wrote

Thats the most insane shit I've seen all week

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Navyguy73 t1_iyepp81 wrote

It's fascinating to watch their tail feathers move around to make small adjustments. We usually only get to see birds flying from far beneath them.

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TooGoood t1_iyduyv1 wrote

in before the world discovered he smears peanut butter on the bottom of his shoes.

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Hiker_Trash t1_iyf6mos wrote

In before the world discovers that’s not the only place

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disney4evr t1_iyczfmw wrote

Wow, such a unique bond

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yoshisgreen t1_iydijdi wrote

This might be the coolest shit ever. Other then maybe the dude in Brazil who has a penguin that swims thousands of miles to visit him every once in a while.

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Miorky t1_iyf6msa wrote

As is mentioned, this is more of a "pet" than a reunion in nature...

That said, birds will "fly in formation" with paraglider canopies in flight. I had an Osprey take a position off my wing tip on the Oregon Coast once, pretty frickin' awesome.

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Fthewigg t1_iydktc7 wrote

That is insane. It’s one thing to fly near him, but the trust demonstrated by landing on him is off the charts.

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pembquist t1_iydjh0h wrote

I don't remember if I read it or heard it on the radio but there was this description of a man going hunting for honey and he would whistle or call and this bird would show up and lead him to a tree where a hive was. The bird didn't have to deal with the bees and got some honey.

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Bean_Juice_Brew t1_iydt7fl wrote

It's called the honeyguide; some African tribes have learned to follow these birds to honey; once the hive is cracked open, the bird gets some of the beeswax. You may have read it in "A Long Walk to Water," a novel that takes place in Africa.

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PorkSword47 t1_iyef5uv wrote

Was also featured on a few different episodes of Planet Earth with David Attenborough

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pembquist t1_iyf3vp6 wrote

No it wasn't a novel. I'm trying to remember, it was someone, maybe an anthropologist? Anyway their takeaway was that they felt that the man, who they spend time with, had so much cultural knowledge that he was more able to live/survive/thrive in the world than someone in an "advanced" culture. (This isn't quite right but you get the idea.)

I think it was part of some kind of research into human adaptation or something. I think he had studied multiple people.

Wish I could remember.

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Bean_Juice_Brew t1_iyf5f1s wrote

This sounds super fascinating; if you think of it, let me know!

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millsthrills t1_iydeaty wrote

Damn that is a bad ass hood ornament

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fastIamnot t1_iye27xx wrote

I kept getting scared that it would fall lol.

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LOUDCO-HD t1_iye4mng wrote

Nom, nom, nom (Bird pecks at shoe)

”Not dead yet……I’ll come back later”

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Deadbear4Lyf t1_iyd4tgd wrote

The position of his feet has me very anxious

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NatrelChocoMilk t1_iydd7hy wrote

Brb gotta go take the bird out for a walk.

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BWander t1_iydgyly wrote

The little Meep! Meep!

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JSA790 t1_iydofbg wrote

Most badass thing ever

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Kozzinator t1_iyd2g95 wrote

I would very much so like it if when the birdy poops, the human poops as well.

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