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04FEB2026 – Photo of the Day
Orion's Cold Fire
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
That bird is wild!
In that photo it almost looks fake. I think it’s a cat bird.
The buff butt patch is a sure marker.
That buff butt patch puts him into the catbird seat.
It’s an interesting composition, to be sure. The bird looks like he has a little hairpiece, and his eyes and the shape of his head make him look like he’s bringing Death to the forest, lol; it’s like his eyes are taxidermied.
Before I came across this species I hadn’t known they could indeed imitate a cat’s meow. But they kind of do. The funny thing is it sounds less like a real cat and more like a human being trying to sound like a cat.
Here’s a shot I got of a contented looking gull trolling the beach a few years ago.