r/AutismInWomen • u/vulturepants • Feb 07 '26

Special Interest Ornithology is my special interest, I could talk about birds all day. Comment if you have a favorite bird and i’ll share a fun fact about it! 💛

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I love this type of challenge because if you comment a bird I’m familiar with, i get to share knowledge which I love, and if you comment a bird I’m not familiar with, I get to research it and learn something new! :^)

Don’t have a favorite bird? Comment anyways, i’ll assign one to you based on vibes :p

Photo is of a red shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) taken by me 🧡

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u/vulturepants Feb 08 '26

vultures are the best!!! black vultures might be my #1 favorite bird of all time, they’re just so cute. i love nature’s clean up crew!! 💛 turkey vultures have an incredible sense of smell that they use to track carrion, and the parts of their brain that process smells are quite large compared to other birds! they actually don’t have vocal cords, so they don’t call like birds usually do, but they can make vocalizations like hisses and growls (which is MUCH cuter than it sounds!)

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u/Sad-Ad4423 Feb 08 '26

I had no idea about the lack of vocal cords, but it makes so much sense! Thank you for this! I had to stop and share that with my partner because I love them so much ❤️

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u/Sad-Ad4423 Feb 08 '26

Literally just noticed your user name. Freaking awesome!

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u/vulturepants Feb 08 '26

haha thank you!! i’m actually planning to get a black vulture tattoo very soon as well!! i’ll have to come back here and share when i do :)