the neck is long
G I R T H
neck......
Very pointy boys
>>4603409That's fucking gross
Surprised this hasn't made its way here.
>>4604271that middle bone launches the neck
>>4603262Egrets are easily my favorite of the crane-mimic birds.
>>4606034>doesn't try to catch the golden boysCoward
>>4618349
>>4606023i know how u feel bird
>>4603409gaaah all the tubes in the neck get inverted at the launch bone...or else theyre just flopping around willy nilly
Have any of these creatures ever pecked a man to death?
>>4619477I'd bet not. Herons are not particularly territorial, they are usually in spots not easily accessible (like out in tide flats, marshes, etc.), and mostly just go about their business without any interest in people.
>>4620126Seems a waste to have all that beak and not peck a man to death at least once
>>4620142You don't need a lot of beak to do some damage. Look up Magpies in Australia especially.
Not long enough
>>4621856Make the bird neck longMake the bird neck LONGEEERRR
Found this guy today.
>>4626303cool
Anhinga
>is just a speargun with legs
test
What's the biological limit to their length? How weird do you think these guys could get, given enough time to keep evolving?
>>4604859>you get SPRUNG
i am a heron. i haev a long neck and i pick fish out of the water w/ my beak. if you dont repost this comment on 10 other pages i will fly into your kitchen tonight and make a mess of your pots and pans
>>4603406The lack of shit it gives is hilarious.
>>4603262
Big gulp slurpee straw neck ass
>>4649194>>4649202Could be done.Injection molded plastic head & body, large bore flex-straw for neck.Press front of body onto flex-end, head to other end.Immerse head and neck into Slurpee or other beverage and drink from the tail.Straws can be replaced when they become unserviceable.
>>4603409What is that scale-like texture on the xrayFeathers should be xray transparent no?
ancestor?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKipA4cUDlc
>>4618349>>4618525Let me escort you out.
>>4672078no but I assume the same pneumatic vertebrae are what allows both of their necks to get so long with less muscle to weigh them down
Never too long
>>4687099longer
>>4680483>Barbara and I celebrating our 40th anniversary
anyone have the webm of the golden eagle in the cage BTFOing the heron?
>>4680483you just know
Woah, hey guys, welcome to EB games
>>4603262>the neck is longthe dong is long
>>4603262Your point?>>4712924damn that thing is veiny…
Where I live we have:>Brown Pelicans, great egrets, cattle egrets, snowy egrets, great blue herons, green herons, yellow crowned night herons, grey herons, black capped night herons, anhingas, cormorants, american white ibises, spoonbills and stilts.Photos anyone?What bird is this?
>>4618349male pattern baldness
>>4603262Seven miles
>>4603336>having to carry this stupid chest sac around just to impress some dumb slut
Quack!
>>4606128Thats pretty neat. Mechanically it reminds me a bit of how the atl-atl works. An atl-atl being a primitive dart/arrow launcher.
>>4623723fun fact garloids are actually larval emus.
>>4603262>the stork is swift, the egret is strong>the waterfowl no more shall suffer wrong
>>4603406what’s happening here?
>>4620224they don't do any damage, they're just really annoying
>>4746071A Heron swallowed a live Eel, which then pierced its crop.It is *possible* it could heal, but we are most likely looking at what will be a fatal injury, unless it can be caught and treated in time.
>>4747770Reminds me of the centipede eating its way out of a snake years ago. This shit seems quite common among animals
>>4615516''anon help me''
The bill is long.
>>4620142>>4618349whys this stork have a smooth transition from skin to beak but the pelican has an edge
Howdy pard'ners
>>4607237what the fuck is it's problem
>>4606427>6’1” vs 5’11”
>>4754451This photo is my favorite
Idk if this is the right thread to ask but:I was by the river and saw a heron. As I was watching it though, this furry little guy came out of the bushes. Is that a weasel? And is he in danger from the heron?
>>4771617marten I thinkso maybe but probably not
>>4771637Actually, since it's by the river, I think it's probably a mink. Hard to tell in that photo
>>4771659Ok, THAT was smooth. Wish they always looked that cool
>>4771767long neck, but not stretched in this one
>>4771772Oops, wrong one. That's a medium neck
>long>neck
>>4771776Why are White Women always grinding themselves against animals?
sorry for the horrible camera handling
>drive past a pond>heron isn't in the pond any more>look to the side>weighing down the top of a pine tree for some reason, looks like an upside down Jfunniest shit ive ever seen. just never occurred to me that they'd go on trees just like any other bird, I've only ever seen them walking around, flying or in water
>>4603262soooooo trueee
>>4774136We have smaller herons resting on power lines over here. It looks strange.
>>4603262my intrusive thoughts tell me to crack that shit like a glowstick
Saw two young herons while I was out running today. Not as huge as the adults, but still pretty big. Didn't have my phone on me so no pictures... but I drew this picture from memory
