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[telophase]

HALP HOW DO I TURN THESE OFF

GIF of a fledgeling hummingbird still getting the hang of its wings.

From the OP:

From the thread where I found it babies are fattened up before fledging (being sent off into the wild.) This way while they are still figuring out the world they have fat reserves which are otherwise very rare for hummingbirbs.
It makes them have trouble doing things like gain lift.

edit: cannot get it down to LJ/DW icon size, but here's an edited-down version with an almost perfect loop:

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[movingfinger]

Instant GIF.

[telophase]

I gotta see if I cam make an LJ/DW icon out of part of that.

[staranise]

OH MY GOD THAT IS THE BEST THING EVER.

[telophase]

I KNOW, RIGHT? XD

I found it last night on r/birbs but didn't post it until the OP explained it wasn't suffering from some terrible neurological condition or other illness. I've been burned by cute animal gifs before!

[staranise]

I would like to share it more widely--can you link me to the OP's explanation so I can share that too?

[telophase]

It's just what I pasted in the post. I found it here on r/birbs:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Birbs/comments/3ktu11/fledgling_birbingbird/

The OP doesn't say where they got it.

Edit: Might be on r/birdpics or r/ornithology, though.

[yhlee]

Aww, baby!

[telophase]

XD

[movingfinger]

Snerk ha haha hahahaha! Poor butt-burned baby bird.

[telophase]

I can hear the "bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" sound effect in my head.

[movingfinger]

"MOM! MOM! MOM? MOM???"

[umadoshi]

Oh, baby bird--! *helpless laughter*

[telophase]

XD

[rurounitriv.livejournal.com]

*giggle* Too cute! And funny.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

That look on its face like WHAT IS HAPPENING HOW DO I STOP XD

SUCH BIRB!

[solarbird]

OH MY GODS THIS IS THE BEST GIF EVER

RE: SUCH BIRB!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY