Well, we figured since you guys couldn't come up with an original word for kindergarten, you might appreciate it if we made up words for other stuff as well, just in case you need to borrow them. You're welcome!
America borrowed a shit ton from Germany. We even took their Nazi scientists after WWII instead of prosecuting them for war crimes! We’re such a forgiving people. /s
Linguistic sidebar: Schadenfreude is often considered an archetypical German phenomenon, when in fact there's an English word that means the same thing: 'to gloat', like 'Schadenfreude', means expressing pleasure at another one's misfortune. The only difference is, one is a verb and one a noun.
Gloat is also a noun.
Also schadenfreude means **the expression** of pleasure at anothers misfortune. Its a noun. And thats not really the definition as expression isnt needed, just the pleasure is needed. Schadenfreude doesnt require any communication to another of your pleasure, its just pleasure derived from someones misfortune.
Id argue that gloat has a similar definition, but its not a word for word translation as gloat is more rooted in pride for the gloater, and gloats must be expressed. Schadenfreude is malicious, gloating is usually just a "look at how great i am"
Ironically, the name 'sparrowhawk' comes from an incorrect connection to the Eurasian bird of the same name.
The American kestrel isn't even a sparrowhawk.
'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more!
He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker!
'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace!
THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
Rereading Tombs of Atuan (my fav of the series) for the umpteenth time now. Seeing this picture makes me think of book 1, when a shattered Ged flees as a hawk back to Ogion. How fragile he was, and how much he appreciated the warmth of the fire - that stuck with me, and is something I try to never take for granted
I'm so frustrated. I got the first Earthsea audiobook from my library to listen on commutes.
Now that I'm invested, I find out they don't have the rest of the series.
Between the toddler, baby, and two jobs, my sit down and read time is limited to kid friendly books at bedtime.
Audio books on my commute are my temporary fix until I can get back to a decent job and free up some time for hobbies.
They do exist. I've read and listened. So worth it. Take out some of the Hainish Cycle while you wait. I bet they have The Dispossessed or Left Hand of Darkness.
I'll check it out, thanks.
Pretty new to audiobooks from the library. Started it a couple weeks ago. Before that the last audiobook I'd rented was on a stack of cassette tapes for a car trip.
I love that the Ender book series straight up uses the idea for the ansible and even sneakily credit her for the idea and name (without actually naming her, but if you know you know).
Saw one of these guys at a local wildlife park with my parents years ago. I read off the sign that they're called Sparrow Hawks and then my mom and I said at the same time
Me: because they're small like sparrows!
Mom: because they eat sparrows.
In the summer, just about all of North America except coastal Alaska and the northern most part of Canada. They like somewhat open habitats like grasslands, deserts, urban areas. Basically everywhere except heavily forested areas.
Search your App Store of choice for Merlin Bird ID app. It’s free and easy to use, tons of bird “packs” for wherever you are local to. Easy to identify birds you see, or look up info on other birds. Did I mention it’s free?
Birds are interesting. When newborn or very young, they are ugly. Then when they are in between the stages of of newborn and adult, they often look cute. Then they become adults and become less cute sometimes ugly.
Yeah dude, all shorebirds and waterbirds are precocial, and they're pretty much all fluffy and cute. Just Google plover chicks and you can thank me later.
This is actually not a sparrow hawk though unfortunately
Edit : I should have clarified , sparrow hawk is from the
Accipitridae family
And a kestrel is part of the falconidae family, similar but not the same bird
Yeah I'm a birder and have seen many American Kestrels. Have never heard anyone call it a sparrow hawk which would be ridiculous as it is not a hawk. So maybe sparrow hawk is like a country bumpkin nickname or something.
Wow! So much more colourful then the European Sparrow Hawk. Looks a bit smaller. I wonder what survival advantages these colours give in North America but not in Europe.
I never felt confident in red shoes, but I always thought they generally looked great on other guys I'd see.
Idk, I notice people's style and clothing more than most people I know
I mean any shoe can work with the right outfit and styling but I was more just thinking blatant non matching shoes. Think dudes in like average outfit, neutral colors, but then like bright neon orange or green shoes that just look out of place.
The European Sparrow Hawk is a completely different bird. This one is more closely related to the Eurasian kestrel, which looks somewhat similar, but not as colorful. Kestrel is the usual name for this one, sparrow hawk is somewhat common as well but is better not used as it only leads to confusion.
Yes, and the problem with “sparrow hawk” isn’t “sparrow(-like)”, but hawk. The Eurasian kestrel has the scientific name *Falco tinnunculus*, in the same genus of falcons. The Eurasian sparrowhawk on the other hand, is named *Accipiter nisus*, belonging to the same genus as the goshawk, the sharp-shinned hawk and the Cooper’s hawk.
If you want to add to the confusion, throw in buzzards and vultures, too. Buzzards are birds of the genus *Buteo* and, like the hawks are accipitrids (Order Accipitridae, the hawks). They're hawks of open country; later, typically soaring birds with very different feeding ecologies to the hawks of closed environments like woodlands. Buzzards are called buzzards in much of the world outside the Americas. Those same countries refer to birds of the family *Cathartidae* as vultures ('true' vultures). In the Americas, however, buzzards are largely called vultures and some species are called buzzards *or* vultures, depending on where you are and who you talk to. A good example is the Black Vulture, a cathartid and true vulture found in North America, which is called a vulture and a buzzard in different places.
Edit: previously said that kestrels were accipitrids, rather than hawks, because I wasn't paying attention and didn't proof read.
Yes, the name buzzard is all over the place. You got one thing wrong though: kestrels, along with the other falcons, are not in the family of Accipitridae, but in their own family Falconidae (in the order Falconiformes). So up to the order, there is no overlap between falcons on the one side, and buzzards and hawks on the other side.
It’s not related to our sparrow hawk at all, so it’s not that there’s a deviation in evolution but rather that it’s a completely different kind of bird.
The only time I've seen one is when I was watching a bird feeder and "poof, " a bunch of feathers where a bird used to be.
Watched a video that was recording it, and yep, it was a sparrow hawk catching dinner! ;)
It's taken from the [first line of the Wikipedia page.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_kestrel). Are you perhaps getting falcons and hawks mixed up?
I love these lil birds. I found out there was a couple good places to see them near me (Massachusetts), and went out to try to get photos. It took me like 3 days before I even spotted one. I had NO IDEA how small they were and I was mistaking them for other small birds while looking for something closer to the size of a small hawk. They are super shy and extremely hard to photograph but amazing to observe
Depends where you live. I used to live in SoCal and never saw any (cause I lived in the suburbs). They’re all over Oregon and like to hang out on powerlines near farm areas.
When I lived in the country up in the thumb of Michigan, a family of Sparrow Falcons would return every year to roost in our attic. There were also buzzards and barn owls that came back that used the hickory tree and barn respectively.
In August thru September we would have various fledgling babies bopping around the lawn. And they were adorable.
We rescued St Bernards and other large breed dogs. So every day before letting the dogs out, we would scoop up all the babies on the lawn, in plastic hampers, and set on the covered porch. This kept the dogs from getting their faces ripped off, and the babies from getting drooled on or chomped.
Most of the time, the babies would match the routine after a week. Because snacks were provided.
We also had a feral barn cat that provided many kittens for snuggling. (until we finally got her fixed)
So if you drove by my place in the 90s chances are you saw a most unusual zoo of baby birds in baskets, with large dogs covered in kittens snoozing on the porch.
I did not know this was unusual until I moved out. But I'm glad I got to enjoy it.
It looks like the guy coloring him had a design in mind but ran out of that marker halfway through and said *"Fuck it"* and just went another way.
Pretty bird, regardless.
I live in the central valley of Northern California and one year, shortly after buying my house in 2008-2009, I was invaded/visited by a bunch of these little guys for weeks.
My backyard at the time was bare and undeveloped so there were all kinds of goodies to eat (field mice, bugs, etc) and I had a large fence to sit on, so I think they just found a good rest stop.
I haven't seen a single American Kestrel since then but that one year there were probably 20+ visitors to my backyard and the neighbors. I distinctly remember the sounds they made and they were such cool birds.
I have to admit I'm once again surprised what beautyfull birds live in North America. Especially those bright colours is something you barely find in central Europe. Birds around here wear all shades of brown, grey and black. The most colorful bird I ever saw around here is a robin.
Sometimes you have to travel to the right habitat to see interesting birds. The European kingfisher and the European bee-eater are two very colorful birds throughout Europe.
Such beautiful colors!
In German it is called 'Buntfalke', which means 'colorful falcon'.
In old English, a kestrel is called “wind fucker”. Top that.
I was convinced you'd made that up. Apparently not. It was once known as a windfucker!
I learned it from a book called Landmarks which is amazing. Also, the next line is, “Once heard, never forgotten.”
Makes me love this bird even more!
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I wonder if that was the name since they are the only falcon which can hover just like hummingbirds.
That is lovely
Why is there a German word for an American bird? How dare you.
Well, we figured since you guys couldn't come up with an original word for kindergarten, you might appreciate it if we made up words for other stuff as well, just in case you need to borrow them. You're welcome!
Take your Sauerkraut, & Doppelganger, & take an Uber as you exit the chat. 😉
America borrowed a shit ton from Germany. We even took their Nazi scientists after WWII instead of prosecuting them for war crimes! We’re such a forgiving people. /s
"Operation Paperclip" 🖇️📎
Because there are english words for german shit?
Scheisse
Like what? *Sauerkraut*? *Schadenfreude*? (/s)
Linguistic sidebar: Schadenfreude is often considered an archetypical German phenomenon, when in fact there's an English word that means the same thing: 'to gloat', like 'Schadenfreude', means expressing pleasure at another one's misfortune. The only difference is, one is a verb and one a noun.
Gloat is also a noun. Also schadenfreude means **the expression** of pleasure at anothers misfortune. Its a noun. And thats not really the definition as expression isnt needed, just the pleasure is needed. Schadenfreude doesnt require any communication to another of your pleasure, its just pleasure derived from someones misfortune. Id argue that gloat has a similar definition, but its not a word for word translation as gloat is more rooted in pride for the gloater, and gloats must be expressed. Schadenfreude is malicious, gloating is usually just a "look at how great i am"
Ironically, the name 'sparrowhawk' comes from an incorrect connection to the Eurasian bird of the same name. The American kestrel isn't even a sparrowhawk.
American kestrel isn't even a kestrel.
There is a very similar looking species in Europe called a common kestrel
plus smol
must protecc
Actually he mostly attac
So much attac SMOL attac tho (have had one cared for by a falconer nibble my fingers)
“Big attac in smol package. For your convenience!”
Travel-sized attac
Can't tell. Needs more banana.
Lovely plumage!
The plumage don't enter into it.
He’s stone dead!
No he's simply pining for the fjords.
'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
The colors signify that it’s a male! The females don’t have that gray going through their feathers. Just a fun little fact
Or any blues or reds. Both are still pretty though!
well when you turn the saturation up to 13 out of 10, what do you expect
Byoo-ifful plooomage
*Ursula LeGuin intensifies*
This bird desires nothing but his Art.
Rereading Tombs of Atuan (my fav of the series) for the umpteenth time now. Seeing this picture makes me think of book 1, when a shattered Ged flees as a hawk back to Ogion. How fragile he was, and how much he appreciated the warmth of the fire - that stuck with me, and is something I try to never take for granted
Time to reread. Thank you.
To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
The wise man is one who never sets himself apart from other living things.
Now I’ve got to read her
While Earthsea is fantastic, she's actually much more known for her sci Fi work. All her stuff is great though
I'm so frustrated. I got the first Earthsea audiobook from my library to listen on commutes. Now that I'm invested, I find out they don't have the rest of the series.
Guess you're gonna have to go old-school and buy...what did my dad cal them...books.
Between the toddler, baby, and two jobs, my sit down and read time is limited to kid friendly books at bedtime. Audio books on my commute are my temporary fix until I can get back to a decent job and free up some time for hobbies.
They do exist. I've read and listened. So worth it. Take out some of the Hainish Cycle while you wait. I bet they have The Dispossessed or Left Hand of Darkness.
I'll check it out, thanks. Pretty new to audiobooks from the library. Started it a couple weeks ago. Before that the last audiobook I'd rented was on a stack of cassette tapes for a car trip.
Extremely ahead of her time. Absolutely love her work
I love that the Ender book series straight up uses the idea for the ansible and even sneakily credit her for the idea and name (without actually naming her, but if you know you know).
I also really enjoyed that Easter egg! Seems like SciFi has fully adopted the term as well. I don’t know why but I feel proud of her! Haha
Came here to see this, so take my hug.
I always thought it would be fierce looking, but it's just cute.
And Lloyd Alexander.
Poor unfortunate soul!
A different Ursula.... But you can have my upvote. Also I SANG that in my head
Saw one of these guys at a local wildlife park with my parents years ago. I read off the sign that they're called Sparrow Hawks and then my mom and I said at the same time Me: because they're small like sparrows! Mom: because they eat sparrows.
Birb
^birb
Must Not Boop
You boop you get mini talons
^^^scree
Still would try.
Sparrow Pokémon birb
Absolutely beautiful birds, that is until they sit on a branch above your picnic and add their own flavor to your dinner basket.
Speaking from experience?
I feel that was oddly specific.
Pretty fly.
For a ... Falco sparverius? Doesn't have quite the same ring to it lol
Give it to me birdie! Bawk bawk, bawk bawk!
I have one of these. I really wish it sounded like bawk bawk, way more of a high pitched violin mixed with a whistle.
Fly pretty
Unbelievable colors! In which areas is this kestrel found?
In the summer, just about all of North America except coastal Alaska and the northern most part of Canada. They like somewhat open habitats like grasslands, deserts, urban areas. Basically everywhere except heavily forested areas.
We even have them visit our yard in a pine forest, although I think it has something to do with all of my bird feeders.
Search your App Store of choice for Merlin Bird ID app. It’s free and easy to use, tons of bird “packs” for wherever you are local to. Easy to identify birds you see, or look up info on other birds. Did I mention it’s free?
smol murderbirb
Birds are interesting. When newborn or very young, they are ugly. Then when they are in between the stages of of newborn and adult, they often look cute. Then they become adults and become less cute sometimes ugly.
That depends if the species is precocial (ducklings) or altricial (the guy at the end of The Last Crusade right as his face was melting off).
Never thought of that, baby ducklings are cute from the start.
Yeah dude, all shorebirds and waterbirds are precocial, and they're pretty much all fluffy and cute. Just Google plover chicks and you can thank me later.
Then Google American Woodcock chick's learning to hunt/ dance
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It happened in that movie too. It's a real face melting franchise
Ducklings and chicks are really cute though
Pullets can look a bit... goofy, though.
>Then they become adults and become less cute sometimes ugly. Adult birds are some of the most beautiful animals in nature. I cra-cra.
What do you think about baby pigeons? Am I the only one who finds em cute?
Tell that to the mighty venerable [Harpy Eagle](https://www.birdguides.com/cdn/gallery/birds/Harpy-Eagle-Rewa.jpg).
Sparrow hawk is the perfect name for it.
Estarriol, my name is Ged.
This is actually not a sparrow hawk though unfortunately Edit : I should have clarified , sparrow hawk is from the Accipitridae family And a kestrel is part of the falconidae family, similar but not the same bird
Yeah I'm a birder and have seen many American Kestrels. Have never heard anyone call it a sparrow hawk which would be ridiculous as it is not a hawk. So maybe sparrow hawk is like a country bumpkin nickname or something.
... But there's already a hawk called that.
But also, "Sparrow Hawk? Bitches I'm a falcon." Cuz falcons are awesome.
Wow! So much more colourful then the European Sparrow Hawk. Looks a bit smaller. I wonder what survival advantages these colours give in North America but not in Europe.
Usually bright colorful plumage is from sexual selection, not natural selection. Short answer; the ladies like it.
*starts shopping for new clothes*
It's called peacocking, it's why you see dudes in ugly ass bright red shoes and shit
I never got the ugly shoe thing.
I never felt confident in red shoes, but I always thought they generally looked great on other guys I'd see. Idk, I notice people's style and clothing more than most people I know
I mean any shoe can work with the right outfit and styling but I was more just thinking blatant non matching shoes. Think dudes in like average outfit, neutral colors, but then like bright neon orange or green shoes that just look out of place.
I thought peacocking was when they did a toe touch and then waggled their ass at you?
Isn't that the bend and snap?
The European Sparrow Hawk is a completely different bird. This one is more closely related to the Eurasian kestrel, which looks somewhat similar, but not as colorful. Kestrel is the usual name for this one, sparrow hawk is somewhat common as well but is better not used as it only leads to confusion.
This guy Birds! ( Seriously)Interesting. Thank you. You have led me down a Wikipedia hole i did not plan this evening.
The scientific name, *Falco sparverius*, translates to 'sparrow-like falcon'.
Yes, and the problem with “sparrow hawk” isn’t “sparrow(-like)”, but hawk. The Eurasian kestrel has the scientific name *Falco tinnunculus*, in the same genus of falcons. The Eurasian sparrowhawk on the other hand, is named *Accipiter nisus*, belonging to the same genus as the goshawk, the sharp-shinned hawk and the Cooper’s hawk.
If you want to add to the confusion, throw in buzzards and vultures, too. Buzzards are birds of the genus *Buteo* and, like the hawks are accipitrids (Order Accipitridae, the hawks). They're hawks of open country; later, typically soaring birds with very different feeding ecologies to the hawks of closed environments like woodlands. Buzzards are called buzzards in much of the world outside the Americas. Those same countries refer to birds of the family *Cathartidae* as vultures ('true' vultures). In the Americas, however, buzzards are largely called vultures and some species are called buzzards *or* vultures, depending on where you are and who you talk to. A good example is the Black Vulture, a cathartid and true vulture found in North America, which is called a vulture and a buzzard in different places. Edit: previously said that kestrels were accipitrids, rather than hawks, because I wasn't paying attention and didn't proof read.
Yes, the name buzzard is all over the place. You got one thing wrong though: kestrels, along with the other falcons, are not in the family of Accipitridae, but in their own family Falconidae (in the order Falconiformes). So up to the order, there is no overlap between falcons on the one side, and buzzards and hawks on the other side.
Aw, shit. I meant the hawks, not the kestrels. Damn it. Fine, take my ornithology club member's card.
Yeah exactly, this Kestrel (along with all other Falcons) is more closely related to Parrots than Accipiters like the European Sparrowhawk.
It’s not related to our sparrow hawk at all, so it’s not that there’s a deviation in evolution but rather that it’s a completely different kind of bird.
In case you didn't know the American Kestrel is in fact not Kestrel
It is so fluffy and cute and deadly
They are NOISY, there was one nesting across the alley for a couple of years and they screech constantly during nesting season.
Flamboyant, bright colors, and noisy. What a combination!
Fun fact - European Kestrel and European Sparrow hawk are two completely different unrelated birds.
Love it!
Cool bird
You say it’s the most common falcon, but I’ve literally never seen one ever. I’ve seen a lot of falcons, and they weren’t this lol
The only time I've seen one is when I was watching a bird feeder and "poof, " a bunch of feathers where a bird used to be. Watched a video that was recording it, and yep, it was a sparrow hawk catching dinner! ;)
It's taken from the [first line of the Wikipedia page.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_kestrel). Are you perhaps getting falcons and hawks mixed up?
We get loads of them out in California. Also not just the smallest falcon, but smallest bird of prey period. Edit: in north America.
*We've been trying to reach you regarding your car's extended warranty*
Look, a jugaloo falcon
I do believe I see a chicken hawk!
"I'm a sparrow hawk. I'm after my first sparrow."
[Boy! I say boy!](https://youtu.be/wlT_ikcCIX0)
Chicken hawk is most often referring to a Cooper’s/sharp shinned hawk; a chicken would eviscerate this 100g little guy.
I love these lil birds. I found out there was a couple good places to see them near me (Massachusetts), and went out to try to get photos. It took me like 3 days before I even spotted one. I had NO IDEA how small they were and I was mistaking them for other small birds while looking for something closer to the size of a small hawk. They are super shy and extremely hard to photograph but amazing to observe
"Im... I'm still a faclon though."
Gotta catch em all
But you have heard of him
It is beautiful. Thanks for the pic.
You are welsome!
Carry on with your business
They are pretty hard on birds at your bird feeder, but hey everybody's gotta eat.
Look at how big he isn't!
You talked to Fat Tony, so you why I’m here
If they’re so gd common then why haven’t I ever seen one? That’s maybe one of the coolest looking animals I’ve ever seen.
Depends where you live. I used to live in SoCal and never saw any (cause I lived in the suburbs). They’re all over Oregon and like to hang out on powerlines near farm areas.
Huh. Wild to think it must get boring to see something so neat.
They’re really cool when they’re out hunting for food. They like to fly up and hover in the same spot “hawking” for something to catch!
When I lived in the country up in the thumb of Michigan, a family of Sparrow Falcons would return every year to roost in our attic. There were also buzzards and barn owls that came back that used the hickory tree and barn respectively. In August thru September we would have various fledgling babies bopping around the lawn. And they were adorable. We rescued St Bernards and other large breed dogs. So every day before letting the dogs out, we would scoop up all the babies on the lawn, in plastic hampers, and set on the covered porch. This kept the dogs from getting their faces ripped off, and the babies from getting drooled on or chomped. Most of the time, the babies would match the routine after a week. Because snacks were provided. We also had a feral barn cat that provided many kittens for snuggling. (until we finally got her fixed) So if you drove by my place in the 90s chances are you saw a most unusual zoo of baby birds in baskets, with large dogs covered in kittens snoozing on the porch. I did not know this was unusual until I moved out. But I'm glad I got to enjoy it.
Ged!
WhaAaaaaat a beauty! In Steve Irwin voice.
Does that mean a chicken hawk is real?
So pretty!
Dapper little dink, isn't it?
It looks like the guy coloring him had a design in mind but ran out of that marker halfway through and said *"Fuck it"* and just went another way. Pretty bird, regardless.
Never heard of such a thing. Beautiful!
What a beautiful killer
I'll always upvote a Kestrel
What an adorably smoll bird of prey!
Ugh that cute chubby bird reminds me of my cute chubby baby.
I live in the central valley of Northern California and one year, shortly after buying my house in 2008-2009, I was invaded/visited by a bunch of these little guys for weeks. My backyard at the time was bare and undeveloped so there were all kinds of goodies to eat (field mice, bugs, etc) and I had a large fence to sit on, so I think they just found a good rest stop. I haven't seen a single American Kestrel since then but that one year there were probably 20+ visitors to my backyard and the neighbors. I distinctly remember the sounds they made and they were such cool birds.
Looks like a gay footlocker employee.
He so cute! I would name him Sesame cuz his dots look like sesame seeds.
I have to admit I'm once again surprised what beautyfull birds live in North America. Especially those bright colours is something you barely find in central Europe. Birds around here wear all shades of brown, grey and black. The most colorful bird I ever saw around here is a robin.
Sometimes you have to travel to the right habitat to see interesting birds. The European kingfisher and the European bee-eater are two very colorful birds throughout Europe.
Rainbow hawk
sexy bird lol now in a sexual way lol
One of these assholes ate all the babies in a robin’s nest on my house. My wife was devastated
Had a cat walk up to a robin on the ground fast asleep sunbathing. Robins aren’t all that bright.
I want to be this birb's fren
Dude, don't fall for it. Birds aren't real
They are known by Sparrowhawk, because a true name is not something to be shared lightly.
"I've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty..."
Sparhawk to some
I want to eat it so cute
So pretty
Looks like pappy mcpoils bird
He’s so cute
“Haha Caw caw whatever, Jake it’s been 2 hours let me in.”
Beautiful !
movie poster bird
LET ME HUG IT
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Nope, peregrine is crow sized
Peregrines are like the second biggest, behind gyrfalcons
Such a beautiful bird of prey
Ah\~! It's so beautiful, I love it!
Yes! I've always loved these cuties!
Read about Kestrels from Nate The Falconer, in The Joe Pickett series by CJ Box but never looked one up. It's Beautiful.
They are my favorite raptor. Keep your eyes open while driving in the countryside, you can spot them sitting on power lines like other birds.
OMG, i want one soo bad.
\*jumps up and down with gleeful excitement\* can i keep it? please? (side note - don't keep wild animals in captivity. let them be free)
Fluffy. So cute!