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Birb is still the Wirb

Two bird updates in one day: while coming home from a walk this evening, my girlfriend and I had a peregrine falcon swoop directly* over our heads chasing some pigeons. I've never been that close to one before, it was really cool.

*Several feet in the air above us, but still.
 
I mean, on the one hand that's adorable, but on the other hand, that's how you get bird poop all over your duvet.
 
Today I learned of the California quail, which has to be one of the borbiest of borbs.

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If you haven't seen video of them running (especially with babies) it's pretty great. They're everywhere here and very goofy.

I was looking for a video of them running and instead found this very cute one of a bunch of babies, watch until about a minute in when the babies hide under mom and extra roundness engages.


And here's one with them running at the end, it's a better effect when you're not at their level but oh well you get the idea

 
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"Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Southern AZ, USA"

Source.
 
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