Post #135626 · Elektrine

@rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-15 18:25

Reminds me of when my late FIL happily announced he had seen "some great tits in the garden earlier today" I could not contain the giggles and was considered most immature. Everyone else was trying not to laugh as well tho.

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@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-01-15 18:17

Somebody *is* doing something and that something is naming birds awesome names.

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@kora@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-15 21:39

At work, I have built a tool that creates Linux images on demand. Long story short, I decided to give them a human readable alias. Told my colleagues that image aliases are generated from a pool of hand-picked bird names, and did not elaborate further. I am looking forward to see the face of the first person to discover `rough-faced-shag` or `cock-tailed-tyrant` :^) ![](https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/af97b060-9fdf-4383-b217-0c40b103ddea.png)

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@blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-01-15 18:41

Chupacabra is a bird?!

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@Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-01-15 20:40

Meanwhile, bird names in Danish (translated to english): Sun black (black bird) Ice bird (king fisher) Red chest Perl owl Night owl Blue chest Gray fly snapper White chested fly snapper

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@Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-15 20:41

It's on the list of epstein file distractions. It's way down there, but don't worry, it's on the list.

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@aeiou@piefed.social 2026-01-15 22:39

Don't forget the Pendulous Tit

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@finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 2026-01-16 03:03

I done had me a case of the hoary puffleg the other night, dagnabbit.

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@sik0fewl@piefed.ca 2026-01-15 22:15

Ackshully… https://americanornithology.org/american-ornithological-society-will-change-the-english-names-of-bird-species-named-after-people/