I love when pets give reactions to magic tricks. That dog looking at the camera as if to say, "are you seeing this shit?"
There was a video a while back of someone doing tricks to a bunch of different dogs, and my favorite part was that only the smart dogs were freaked out. The dumb ones were pretty much "well of course the human can do magic, right?"
I don't think that looks snugglehug. The dog looks highly uncomfortable.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
I need help, Snugglehug thread! A baby bird fell out of it's nest in our backyard and is now hoping around the front yard while the (presumably) parent birds fly around chirping. Little guy doesn't seem to be able to fly yet, he has some feathers but also still some down. I had managed to get him to hop in a box that I placed in the tree we think he fell from, but then he stopped moving and chirping and the parents didn't seem to realized I had moved him back to the tree - they just keep flying back and forth between the telephone lines chirping.
So, I put the box back out and in the second I set it down and went to tear up some bread to try and get the parents down to the ground, he hopped out and is now doing his thing again, hopping and chirping.
What's the best course of action here?
Here's a pic of when I had placed the box in the tree. Spoiler for large.
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Tynnanseldom correct, never unsureRegistered Userregular
I need help, Snugglehug thread! A baby bird fell out of it's nest in our backyard and is now hoping around the front yard while the (presumably) parent birds fly around chirping. Little guy doesn't seem to be able to fly yet, he has some feathers but also still some down. I had managed to get him to hop in a box that I placed in the tree we think he fell from, but then he stopped moving and chirping and the parents didn't seem to realized I had moved him back to the tree - they just keep flying back and forth between the telephone lines chirping.
So, I put the box back out and in the second I set it down and went to tear up some bread to try and get the parents down to the ground, he hopped out and is now doing his thing again, hopping and chirping.
What's the best course of action here?
Here's a pic of when I had placed the box in the tree. Spoiler for large.
The parents are likely freaking out about your presence than the baby.
This lines up pretty much with what we decided to do, which was just let the little guy do his own thing while keeping an eye on him from the office window as best he could. Last I saw he had hopped under a rose bush and I'm pretty sure I saw one of the bigger ones land right by there, so assuming all is well.
"If complete and utter chaos was lightning, then he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'."
Given how tame mustelids like to go for toes/fingers I would not feel that my toes were safe if an otter was sitting that close.
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Petesalzlvorpal blade in handRegistered Userregular
The parents are likely freaking out about your presence than the baby.
This lines up pretty much with what we decided to do, which was just let the little guy do his own thing while keeping an eye on him from the office window as best he could. Last I saw he had hopped under a rose bush and I'm pretty sure I saw one of the bigger ones land right by there, so assuming all is well.
Good call. Baby birbs have been falling out of trees for far longer than people have been around to think about putting them back up there. Figure things will mostly work themselves out in that situation.
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it's a Techichi dog
ancient mexican breed that chihuahuas are likely descended from
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I ZimbraWorst song, played on ugliest guitarRegistered Userregular
I learned today that the "fattened dog" was a common motif in Colima pottery and that I should not have looked into it because the reasons are not snugglehug at all.
We went for a bike ride on the weekend; at the top we stopped for snacks, and some sort of little ground squirrel came along to see if we had snacks for him. We did not have snacks for him. We did, however, have bikes, so he went to investigate those instead:
But they were not tasty, despite him giving it a try:
MayabirdPecking at the keyboardRegistered Userregular
Yeah, the thing about nests is that you shouldn't think of them as a bird's home, more like a baby crib. Those babies want to get out of the crib as soon as they can. Birds fledge once they are ready to get out of the nest and don't want to go back, but the parents keep an eye on them and feed them for upwards of a month afterward, like any parents caring for the kids while they go through awkward adolescence (though at least human puberty doesn't have a stage of "my poops are now messy liquid instead of the neat packets in membranes like they used to be").
Unless there's some clear and present danger like "a cat is about to pounce on that bird" it's usually best to leave the chicks alone.
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There was a video a while back of someone doing tricks to a bunch of different dogs, and my favorite part was that only the smart dogs were freaked out. The dumb ones were pretty much "well of course the human can do magic, right?"
-Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden
Yeah because someone took a picture of him before he could get his puka shell necklace.
And his Sublime tattoo isn't even in the shot
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
EVERYBODY WANTS TO SIT IN THE BIG CHAIR, MEG!
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So, I put the box back out and in the second I set it down and went to tear up some bread to try and get the parents down to the ground, he hopped out and is now doing his thing again, hopping and chirping.
What's the best course of action here?
Here's a pic of when I had placed the box in the tree. Spoiler for large.
@mayabird any advice here?
The parents are likely freaking out about your presence than the baby.
This lines up pretty much with what we decided to do, which was just let the little guy do his own thing while keeping an eye on him from the office window as best he could. Last I saw he had hopped under a rose bush and I'm pretty sure I saw one of the bigger ones land right by there, so assuming all is well.
Catdoku:
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Good call. Baby birbs have been falling out of trees for far longer than people have been around to think about putting them back up there. Figure things will mostly work themselves out in that situation.
And his stubby little legs!
ancient mexican breed that chihuahuas are likely descended from
But they were not tasty, despite him giving it a try:
Unless there's some clear and present danger like "a cat is about to pounce on that bird" it's usually best to leave the chicks alone.
The boss said, "NO CALLS!"
Also, what kind of cat is the larger one? Is that the same as the cat that ran around in the rain in that one video that made the rounds recently?
EVERYBODY WANTS TO SIT IN THE BIG CHAIR, MEG!
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Maru Tries To Balance on a thing:
Sad Kitty Underwater Meows:
I mean, look at the pixels on that doggo.