this is a blog where i post the strangest of baby birds! some are cute, some are ugly, and some are right inbetween.
sometimes i take requests. if requests are closed im probably focusing on the requests i already have in my inbox
expect posting to be sporadic and not at all consistent, i still have things to do in life outside of baby bird posting. apologies in advance
What the fuck
What are thoooooseee????
tropicbirds!! these little stinkers grow up to be very fancy
Because sometimes what you need most is a real-life muppet in the form of a fluffy Tawny Frogmouth chick. This little cotton ball with a beak and two legs hatched on August 31st at Vogelpark Olching, a bird park located outside of Munich, Germany. The chick is the very first Tawny Frogmouth to hatch at the park and has been aptly named… wait for it… Fluffy.
“Tawny Frogmouths are native to Australia and are named for their wide, frog-like mouths. They feed at night on moths, spiders, worms, beetles, scorpions, frogs, and reptiles. Their coloration and ability to sit motionless provide excellent camouflage, making the birds nearly impossible to detect as they perch in trees. To increase the effect, they often sit with the head tilted upward to mimic a broken tree branch. These birds are often mistaken for owls, but they are not closely related.”
Head over to ZooBorns to learn more these awesome birbs.
[via ZooBorns]
Sound on if you guys wanna know what a little King Vulture sounds like 👀
creachur… 🥺
i've decided to change this blog's URL because i realized what is considered an ugly baby bird is subjective and a lot of times i realize when i want to share a baby bird with you all, i wonder if it really is ugly or is it just a weird little thing? turns out it's more the latter than the former! so i changed the blog url to fit
somehow this blog as been, so far, absolutely immune to the ongoing pornbot crisis. This is the power of ugly birds.
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)
