Birds Aren't Real

[Shady]

Tuppence a bag?

 

[Mythopoeika]

Tuppence a bag?

It's a huge industrial juggernaut, started by Mary Poppins.

 

[Fluttermoth]

As someone who's currently wiping bird poop off my shoulder thanks to this little monster;


Even people who believe this conspiracy surely can't believe it applies to ALL birds, surely!?

 

[ramonmercado]

It's a huge industrial juggernaut, started by Mary Poppins.

The film was set in 1910, tuppence was a lot of money in those days, you could get a pint of beer for that. Crafty cockneys!

 

[Erinaceus]

As an aside, Glynis Johns (who played the children's mother in Mary Poppins) was 100 a few days ago!
https://www.disneydining.com/actres...poppins-glynis-johns-turns-100-years-old-bb1/

 

[catseye]

As someone who's currently wiping bird poop off my shoulder thanks to this little monster;
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Even people who believe this conspiracy surely can't believe it applies to ALL birds, surely!?

I suppose there would have to be some real ones, just to convince us. Like the principle of having a few real plants among fake ones, just to keep you on edge.

 

[Mythopoeika]

The film was set in 1910, tuppence was a lot of money in those days, you could get a pint of beer for that. Crafty cockneys!

The Poppins Global Corporation did well out of it, yes.

 

[Tunn11]

I suppose there would have to be some real ones, just to convince us. Like the principle of having a few real plants among fake ones, just to keep you on edge.

And some "cybirds"* that are a bit of each.

* I just made that up.

 

[kesavaross]

You can easily tell which birds aren't real because they act and look exactly like birds that are real.

 

[Frideswide]

cybirds

very nice, very nice indeed!

 

[Tunn11]

As opposed to Psibirds* which can read your mind.

* I'm on a roll here.

 

[RaM]

Judging by my car this morning we have a flock of
3 inch sparrows about with 4 inch arse holes.

 

[Tunn11]

Or Sighbirds which are depressed sparrows.

I'll stop now.

 

[ChasFink]

* I'm on a roll here.

That's why there's butter on your trousers. Be careful or the fake seagulls will grab the roll and your trousers, too!

 

[Kondoru]

Well, by the amount of money Dad spends on his birds, (Woodpigeons, starlings, jackdaws....Why cant he attract some bustards and Leaches Fork Tailed Petrels like I like??) They are onto a good thing.

The Bird food industry in this country is massive.

(might be interesting to compare to other countries).

 

[catseye]

Well, by the amount of money Dad spends on his birds, (Woodpigeons, starlings, jackdaws....Why cant he attract some bustards and Leaches Fork Tailed Petrels like I like??) They are onto a good thing.

The Bird food industry in this country is massive.

(might be interesting to compare to other countries).

I spend more feeding the birds than I do feeding the dog. Birdseed is REALLY pricey and the prices have recently gone up massively. I've cut the feathery little buggers down to a refill once every couple of days until the weather gets cold.

 

[Tunn11]

I spend more feeding the birds than I do feeding the dog. Birdseed is REALLY pricey and the prices have recently gone up massively. I've cut the feathery little buggers down to a refill once every couple of days until the weather gets cold.

The robot birds are flying it back to the bird food manufacturers who package it up and sell it to you again.

 

[gordonrutter]

I spend more feeding the birds than I do feeding the dog. Birdseed is REALLY pricey and the prices have recently gone up massively. I've cut the feathery little buggers down to a refill once every couple of days until the weather gets cold.

I buy this from Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GSTUU20/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Currently it works out cheaper per kg to buy 12.75kg bags rather than 20kg. One big advantage I don't have to worry about carrying a huge bag home as I get free Amazon delivery. When it arrives I store it in old plastic sweet tubs. Currently have two seed feeders and one fat ball feeder on the go.

If birds are not real and I have been wasting my money all this time I will be furious. Furious I tell you!

 

[maximus otter]

I buy this from Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GSTUU20/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Currently it works out cheaper per kg to buy 12.75kg bags rather than 20kg. One big advantage I don't have to worry about carrying a huge bag home as I get free Amazon delivery. When it arrives I store it in old plastic sweet tubs. Currently have two seed feeders and one fat ball feeder on the go.

If birds are not real and I have been wasting my money all this time I will be furious. Furious I tell you!

We use sunflower hearts from C J Wild Bird Food.

£49.99 for 20kg/44 lbs delivered.

maximus otter

 

[catseye]

We use sunflower hearts from C J Wild Bird Food.

£49.99 for 20kg/44 lbs delivered.

maximus otter

I pay a bit less for 25kg of mixed seed from the local agricultural merchant. I like to have a mixture of feed (they also have peanuts and fat balls) because it's the best way of attracting different species.

I've had a spotted woodpecker on my fat balls before now... (stop it, @Floyd1 ...)

 

[Floyd]

I buy this from Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GSTUU20/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Currently it works out cheaper per kg to buy 12.75kg bags rather than 20kg. One big advantage I don't have to worry about carrying a huge bag home as I get free Amazon delivery. When it arrives I store it in old plastic sweet tubs. Currently have two seed feeders and one fat ball feeder on the go.

If birds are not real and I have been wasting my money all this time I will be furious. Furious I tell you!

Trouble is, it's not just the birds that end up eating it;

 

[catseye]

Trouble is, it's not just the birds that end up eating it;
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My garden was getting so messed up with spilled seed that I bought a big pot thing - like a shallow planter, which I put under the hanging feeder. That way, I can empty out the seed and dispose of it before it starts sprouting, or rotting.

 

[maximus otter]

It may look like an eagle, but it's actually a stealthy bird drone for covert missions


Imagine you are walking down the street, and looking up only to see a majestic eagle soaring in the sky. You admire its beauty and grace, although what if you are actually looking at a spy in disguise? That's right, the eagle you see may not actually be a real bird after all, but a stealthy bird drone that can perform covert missions for the military.

This is the Evolution Eagle, a cutting-edge drone technology that mimics the appearance and behavior of an eagle but has advanced features such as a high-resolution camera, a GPS tracker, and a silent propulsion system.

The Evolution Eagle is produced in the Netherlands. It has a takeoff weight of 5.84 pounds, a wingspan of 6.56 feet, and a length of 2.95 feet. It can fly at a cruise speed of 37.28 mph and has a comms range of 6.21 miles for digital and 12.43 miles for analog. It can fly for 60-plus minutes, and longer with thermal winds. It can carry different payload options, such as C-UAS and ISR cameras.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/may-look...BpYWBFOAsPXxA_oKh33Ju1uIZmULCztJBW9iyn4Sq6169

maximus otter

 

[Shady]

Have eagles started growing propellers? Its a cool drone.
And if they aint real wft am i feeding, ive even got a rat and a chicken coming over now

 

[catseye]

I live in North Yorkshire. If I look up and see a 'majestic eagle' soaring overhead, then damn right I'm going to think it's a drone! Either that or the buzzards have upped their impersonation game.

 

[Tunn11]

We use sunflower hearts from C J Wild Bird Food.

£49.99 for 20kg/44 lbs delivered.

maximus otter

Has vision of strange Aztec ceremony where the hearts are cut from living sunflowers and the discarded stalks rolled down the steps cut into the pyramid.

 

[catseye]

Has vision of strange Aztec ceremony where the hearts are cut from living sunflowers and the discarded stalks rolled down the steps cut into the pyramid.

For the vegetarian Aztecs out there...

 

[Min Bannister]

I live in North Yorkshire. If I look up and see a 'majestic eagle' soaring overhead, then damn right I'm going to think it's a drone! Either that or the buzzards have upped their impersonation game.

Likewise, I don't have much knowledge of bird life in the Netherlands but it does seem unlikely that such a famously flat country would have much of an eagle population.

 

[Kondoru]

It may look like an eagle, but it's actually a stealthy bird drone for covert missions


Imagine you are walking down the street, and looking up only to see a majestic eagle soaring in the sky. You admire its beauty and grace, although what if you are actually looking at a spy in disguise? That's right, the eagle you see may not actually be a real bird after all, but a stealthy bird drone that can perform covert missions for the military.

This is the Evolution Eagle, a cutting-edge drone technology that mimics the appearance and behavior of an eagle but has advanced features such as a high-resolution camera, a GPS tracker, and a silent propulsion system.

The Evolution Eagle is produced in the Netherlands. It has a takeoff weight of 5.84 pounds, a wingspan of 6.56 feet, and a length of 2.95 feet. It can fly at a cruise speed of 37.28 mph and has a comms range of 6.21 miles for digital and 12.43 miles for analog. It can fly for 60-plus minutes, and longer with thermal winds. It can carry different payload options, such as C-UAS and ISR cameras.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/may-look...BpYWBFOAsPXxA_oKh33Ju1uIZmULCztJBW9iyn4Sq6169

maximus otter

We need some of those in Scotland to keep the tourists amused.

(They have sea eagles in Holland, I think.)

 

[catseye]

Likewise, I don't have much knowledge of bird life in the Netherlands but it does seem unlikely that such a famously flat country would have much of an eagle population.

They have storks, I know. Perhaps they could disguise the drone as a stork? Although I don't know how much there is to spy on in the Netherlands.