Animals

F@feelinggrimm.bsky.social8 Oct 03:13 UTC

I got a quilted blanket from my mom's friend as a wedding gift and my tuxedo cat LOVES it like the highlight of her day is when I lay on the couch under this quilt and she will literally come running from across the room and then just lay on me and purr for hours. These were all taken weeks apart.

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K@kim_harding@mastodon.scot7 Oct 10:06 UTC

Torpor-assisted migration: Regular use of shallow torpor reduces rest-phase energy expenditure for songbirds during migration besjournals.onlinelibrary.wile… Shallow torpor has wide-ranging implications for the energetics of migration with broader impacts on survival and reproduction and provides an opportunity to compare heterothermic strategies between birds and mammals.

V@vivkeene.bsky.social8 Oct 08:56 UTC

Out in Cornwall for a couple of days. The Choughs have been gr8! Also a few Wheatears, lots of Mipits, linnets & a few Ripits. Numbers of Ravens and other corvids &, unfortunately, I also found the victims of a dog attack. Two dead, two wounded sheep. Lots of Fox Moth caterpillars. #UKBirding

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C@c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io7 Oct 12:50 UTC

The other day, my wife was doing something unrelated to the cat. Obviously, this offended the cat greatly as adult humans are required to give the cat treats when they are present in the kitchen. So he sit-stands behind her and yells. Then, receiving no response, apparently decides that being outside of her field of vision might be the issue, he comes around to sit-stand beside her and yells again. It was about then that I picked him up, snuggled him, and paid him his snacks—on top of some uneaten snacks already in his food dish. #CatsOfMastodon

X@xenomatt.bsky.social7 Oct 23:25 UTC

I love box crabs, probably because of the way their claws fit so neatly in with the carapace (and also, just look at it!). This is Calappa calappa, disturbed on a night dive in Lembeh and rapidly scuttling away from the bright lights. #MarineLife #Invertebrates #Wildlife 🌿🦀

M@mtechman@mastodon.ie7 Oct 16:34 UTC

Three good things: 1. I spotted an avocado under the car seat and it is perfectly ripe and part of lunch. 2. Beautiful display at the library for migratory birds. 3. Cats sleeping or playing quietly. #3goodthings

P@pete23.com8 Oct 05:48 UTC

this scrappy kitten Lucy Fur leaves us tomorrow afternoon. it’s been 15 years of skittery moulinex work, i guess she deserves her Big Rest. she’s the cat the kids have had effectively all their lives (Jerry was more my cat) so lots of emotions. 💔

D@DanielPatrick@social.vivaldi.net7 Oct 22:35 UTC

May Introduce Eliá. Eliá is a Greek shepherd. She just turned 8. We wanted to name whatever dog we adopted, if a female, Olive. But when we found out she was coming from Greece I looked up Olive in Greek. ελιά anglicized to Eliá. #greekshepherd #DogsOfMastodon

F@figureoutthesea.ca8 Oct 06:43 UTC

Song Sparrows doing what they do best (hint: it's in the name). A Golden-crowned Sparrow eating its greens, and a Black-capped Chickadee with a multi-legged snack #BirdOfTheDay #crooners #eating #photography #birds

J@jzb@hachyderm.io7 Oct 12:06 UTC

It’s not quite 50° outside yet, but Sam insists on being in his chair on the Catio to survey his domain. Note the tight loaf to conserve heat. #CatsOfMastodon

N@nogoodwyfe.bsky.social8 Oct 03:25 UTC

one of the only things that has made me feel slightly better about the existence of menstruation in like 20 years or so is I just now found out both of these little creatures are also subject to it

C@cafechatnoir@mastodon.social8 Oct 03:51 UTC

When Sean first came home, he wasn't sure he wanted to leave my bedroom, much less come downstairs. I thought, "Well, little guy got dumped in a cardboard box in the rain and maybe he thinks people suck and only wants 3 hots & a cot - and I will give him the best 3 hots & a cot I can." I'm so glad he decided we were OK, and loves to snooze next to me - but even if he didn't, he'd still have the best food, roof, & bed I could give him, and I'd still love him to bits.

A@anhill.bsky.social8 Oct 00:03 UTC

This is Chaucer and this pic is my phone’s Home Screen. He looks so quiet and contemplative but in reality he was a constant bundle of happy manic energy. It was zoomies in our house every day. Also zero dignity. None whatsoever. Except for that day when the sunlight caught him just so ❤️❤️❤️

P@pan_psax@mstdn.science7 Oct 21:12 UTC

Spider threads are fluttering in the sun in our yard. The pilots are getting ready for takeoff. So I followed one of the threads and took a closer look at one of them. Cute Jumping spider, Carrhotus Xanthogramma. #homeentomology #spider #iNaturalist

E@elusivejay.bsky.social8 Oct 02:30 UTC

I've been rescuing praying mantises all week from my two mischievous cats. The cats touch them w/their paws and back off when the mantises' boxing stances scare them. Here's one I gently placed on my tall citronella plant just now, with curious culprits in the background. #PrayingMantis #Cats

J@JasonLee@mastodon.ie8 Oct 07:01 UTC

Got a rare treat watching two Jays hopping along through the garden yesterday. Picking and pecking. Jays walking. #Jays #Corvidae

B@bbs-birds.bsky.social8 Oct 07:02 UTC

(1/) The chattering Reed Warbler is frequently found along reed fringed waterways. It declined by 5% in this habitat 1999–2024. However, the BBS trend shows that this species is on the increase across the UK. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

Tiny tiger. From a glass plate negative in my collection, no date/info.

H@hardlikearmour.bsky.social8 Oct 06:01 UTC

An Olive-sided Flycatcher singing it's "quick 3 beers" song from a month ago. Odds are it has migrated quite a bit further south by now. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Crooners #ECK

A@amyfou@lingo.lol8 Oct 01:49 UTC

Great news, everyone! The tawny owl was rescued from the stove pipe by the heroic chimney sweep, and he's doing just fine. bbc.com/news/articles/cme8r9r0… #tawnyOwl #owls #ChimneySweeps #heroes #stovePipes #news #birds #animals

S@straycatsofathens.bsky.social7 Oct 20:34 UTC

I have started taking care of strays when I moved to Greece 11 years ago. I began with adopting Boubou and only a handful of strays right in front of my door. Now I cover a meal a day for a dozen food spots in my neighborhood with water bowls and little shelters and my home is always filled with

N@nirose@mastodon.social7 Oct 15:21 UTC

An eastern barn owl perched on a tree in our backyard. It looked like it was resting. #owls #backyard #birds #Nepal

H@hawaiianimages.bsky.social8 Oct 07:06 UTC

Of course, of all birds (with the possible exception of a few sea birds that literally just lay eggs on tree limbs, bare--looking at you, fairy terns) pigeons have the most rudimentary nest construction imaginable. Like, six pieces of grass = 'nest'

F@frogglin@theblower.au8 Oct 04:53 UTC

Yesterday, Beans dug herself a very nice bath and today Millie has stolen it. Beans is delivering justice by sitting on Millie, which has not put Millie off her bath at all.

L@laknight89.bsky.social8 Oct 05:33 UTC

The stereotype that cats are low maintenance comes from the idea that they're not domesticated pets in the same way a dog is, so they "don't need" training, love, or playtime attention in a similar way. They're "noble loners" who "don't really need humans" which is false.

T@trmarchand@sfba.social8 Oct 02:28 UTC

A couple of cute cormorants, Heron’s Head Park, SF.

S@shadow.hedgie.social8 Oct 08:21 UTC

that's right, sod the consultation results, we're putting puffins on banknotes

R@rk@mastodon.well.com7 Oct 20:17 UTC

Cleaning out a closet, we found one of the kids’ karate belts from when they were younger. In an effort to make things more exciting for Biscuit T. Dog, my wife tied the belt around his oblately spherical chicken simulacrum so we could like drag it and such for chasing. Biscuit is…confused. He always has his chicken in his mouth, takes it outside with him when he goes pee, etc. Anyway now he very gingerly nudges his chicken until he can pick it up without having any of the belt in his mouth.

D@debmaluk.bsky.social8 Oct 01:39 UTC

there are still some young Robins and Cedar Waxwings hanging around...snacking on Mountain Ash berries and getting ready for their big adventure☺️ #birds

O@owlsintowels@mas.to7 Oct 08:58 UTC

7th of Owltober! A glimpse BTS at South Island Wildlife Hospital in Chch, NZ. "Although bursting with beautiful birds and passionate people, [SIWH] runs on donations and the smell of an oily rag" Want to donate? wildlifehospital.co.nz/help-us/ Source: 1news.co.nz/2023/10/26/south-i… #owlsintowels 💛🦉

M@mattfossen.com8 Oct 01:40 UTC

Have a couple of tiny floofs for your Wednesday evening: a microcaddisfly and a microlepidoptera. Bonus points if you know which is which. #entomology

N@nafnlj@linuxrocks.online6 Oct 23:40 UTC

How and Why I Rescued a Housefly I ordinarily terminate houseflies with homemade fly spray. But on October 5, 2026, I saw one unexpectedly trying to leave my home. This is the story of win-win heroism. thenewleafjournal.com/how-and-… #Bugs #Insects #Houseflies #Flies #AnimalRescue

A@andy_the_frazzled@lgbtqia.space7 Oct 05:25 UTC

I took the trash to the road, then stood frowning at the front of my house and wishing I'd turned on the under-deck lighting as I was certain there was a package there. That's when a movement caught my eye. I turned towards it, prompting another movement. Was the light making me see things or was there something in the dark? "Meow!" Meow? Crap. That didn't sound like Talvi, but had he slipped out when I did? I rushed back to the house to find the door securely shut. But only Novi met me when I came in. With Talvi not coming when called, I turned on the front lights and went back out, meowing. "Meow!" came the response.

Everywhere I go, stray cats sit on me #Cats

M@mybirdcards@mastodon.world7 Oct 06:15 UTC

What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue and photo credit) 🌍 #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds 🦉🐧🦆🦩🦅🪿🦚

R@ronsboy67@mas.to8 Oct 08:58 UTC

Everybody knows the Interweb Tubes were covertly created by cats to give them a channel to have their human staff post endless pix and vids pledging fealty to felines. But since CATS ARE KILLERS , especially here in #Aotearoa, have a clip of a seal sunning themselves and enjoying a good back scratch in the grass instead.