Jer Thorp

@jerthorp.bsky.social

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Artist, writer, educator, birder & nudibranch enthusiast. Author of Living in Data (MCDxFSG).

The character "the defect" from Slay the Spire 2, with a pet bird and 10 orbs
🇨🇦 CANADABlack-cappedChickadeeI dare you to describe this bird without using the word “cute”. You can’t. This bird is cute. This inquisitive little guy loves bird feeders and is pretty much the epitome of the backyard bird.COOL FACT: Chickadees hide food for the winter and can remember the locations of thousands of seeds.
ALGERIAAfrican Blue TitA small, compact sharp-billed tit that prefers temperate forests. Has a deep glossy blue crown and a yellow body. Song is a minimalist repetition of one or two notes.COOL FACT: Tits are highly observant, able to learn from other species how to avoid posionous or bad-tasting foods.
MEXICOGreat-tailed GrackleThis highly social blackbird has bright yellow eyes and irridescent black feathers with a purple sheen. Historical evidence shows that these birds were introduced to the Mexican Gulf coast by the Aztecs.COOL FACT: They can fold their keel-shaped tails in half!
WORLD CUP OF BIRDSCANADABlack-capped ChickadeeI dare you to describe this bird without using the word "cute". You can't. This bird is cute. This inquisitive little guy loves bird feeders and is pretty much the epitome of the backyard bird.COOL FACT: Chickadees hide food for the winter and can remember the locations of thousands of seeds.
WORLD CUPOF BIRDSALGERIAAfrican Blue TitA small, compact sharp-billed tit that prefers temperate forests. Has a deep glossy blue crown and a yellow body. Song is a minimalist repetition of one or two notes.COOL FACT: Tits are highly observant, able to learn from other species how to avoid posionous or bad-tasting foods.
WORLD CUPOF BIRDS🇺🇸 U.S.A.Blue JayA handsome corvid found across much ofthe eastern United States. Prefers seedsand nuts but will eat insects and evensmall vertebratesCOOL FACT: Blue Jays will raid other birdsnests and have even been known todecapitate other birds.
WORLD CUPOF BIRDSARGENTINAChimango CaracaraA falcon that is more likely to see on the ground than in the air. A social bird, gathering in groups of tens or even hundreds.COOL FACT: Chimango Caracara can often be seen on the backs of cattle, where they pick ticks from the animals' backs.
Chaulafan at Okey Ecuadorian in the DeKalb Market
Great-tailed Grackle This highly social blackbird has bright yellow eyes and irridescent black feathers with a purple sheen. Historical evidence shows that these birds were introduced to the Mexican Gulf coast by the Aztecs.COOL FACT: They can fold their keel-shaped tails in half!
WORLD CUPOF BIRDSBRAZILGreat KiskadeeA sharply-dressed flycatcher. Unlike manyother flycatchers, this bird is omnivorous,eating seeds and fruit as well as fish andtadpoles.COOL FACT: Kiskadees are world classmobbers, never passing up the chance toharrass raptors and other larger birds.
WORLD CUPOF BIRDSSENEGALWestern Red-billedHornbillSmall hornbill with curved beaks. Has adark eye with a ring of bare black skin.Forages on the ground in savannas and dryforests for insects and seeds.COOL FACT: These birds will huntcooperatively with mongooses. Thehornbills watch for predators while themongooses flush insects.
WORLD CUPOF BIRDSNETHERLANDSCarrion CrowA stockier, larger crow than their North American cousins. Largely solitary and noisy, you'll find these crows on tall trees and buildings, bobbing their heads with each caw.COOL FACT: Famously, carrion crows will drop hard-shelled nuts or walnuts onto roads and wait for passing cars to crack them open.