Eurasian Magpie (PICA PICA) Illustrated Bythe Von Wright Brothers. Digitally Enhanced From 1929 Folio

Eurasian magpie (PICA PICA) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Great tit/talgoxe. Värmland, Sweden (June 13, 2024).

One thing that pisses me off is people seeing fish in aquariums (the establishments, not home aquariums) and being like “It’s so sad because the ocean is so big and the tank is so small and they’ll never know freedom blah blah blah-“ I’m not talking about sharks and marine mammals here but the majority of fish are not at all bothered by being in an aquarium instead of the open ocean. Like, I personally would love to be a little clown fish in one of those big reef tanks. Fed regularly. Whole team of people monitoring my health and well-being. No predators. Medicated if I show signs of illness. Aquarium fish have cushy gigs in comparison to their wild companions.

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There has been activity in the box that the Chickadees fledged from. They only have one brood per season so I'm ok with the Wrens taking over here now. They started a couple of days ago. I hope they stay busy and leave the Bluebirds alone (who have not started another nest yet).