I have a poast to make

absolutely love this post on the broadway subreddit

and my favourite comment:

Bird Info & Submission Reasons

Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)

"used to be called Blacksmith Plover"

"Very elegant, very shy, stupid little legs and overdramatic call."

A smart-looking gray, black, and white lapwing; white crown and black face and breast. Immatures are mostly brownish. It is a common breeding resident that is strongly tied to wetlands, although it may also disperse into flooded grassland and adjacent dryland habitats to forage. Bold and brave parents, Blacksmith Lapwings have been known to launch defensive attacks on African Elephants and harass aerial threats like rollers or raptors in order to protect their young. A loud ringing “tink-tink-tink” call is uttered in series, like a blacksmith hammering on an anvil. (eBird)

Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus)

"I saw them on holiday visiting relatives and they're my favourite now. The gorgeous patterning, the beautiful songs, the diet of geckos and other small creatures..."

A large, sturdy olive-gray and yellow bushshrike with a distinctive black chest band that arcs up to the bill base, forming a broad necklace. In flight the dark tail has striking yellow tips. The juvenile is dull and lacks the chest band. Pairs are bold in shrubby and open country, where they forage low in bushes or grass clumps, hopping on open ground or running between clumps looking for invertebrates. The species has a varied and complex repertoire of songs and calls, the most characteristic of which is a duetted onomatopoeic “bok-mak-ie-rie,” often delivered from a conspicuous perch. (eBird)

Results from the #paleostream!

Petrustitan (tackling Hatzegopteryx),

Procyon megalokos approaching a Erethizon poyeri,

Eophyseter and