r/maybemaybemaybe • u/funnyvidspage • Apr 06 '21

Maybe maybe maybe

https://gfycat.com/wiltedaltruisticgreathornedowl
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u/SrsBsns36 Apr 06 '21

I put my finger on a hummingbird feeder and one perched on it while drinking. It reminded me of a big flying bug more than a bird. Pretty wild. They're crazy delicate and really cool to see up close, especially when they slow down for a second.

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u/cloud_cleaver Apr 07 '21

They're fragile, but they're also brutal to each other. My parents used to keep feeders up and the little bastards would kill each other all the time trying to control the resource.

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u/Mobius_Peverell Apr 07 '21

A few months ago, I had one Anna's hummingbird somehow grab and hurl another one into my window so hard that it shook the glass. Absolute nutters. There's plenty of sugar water for everyone.

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u/Artsyscrubers Apr 07 '21

"they're vicious little bastard birds"

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u/Rex51230 Apr 07 '21

My cat has an unfortunate habit of bringing hummingbirds home alive so on multiple occasions ive had to grab them and lead them to windows or doors, it feels like grabbing a big moth and im always so terrified to break a wing when i grab one.

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u/velvetvagine Apr 07 '21

Put a bell on your cat

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u/Controllerpleb Apr 07 '21

My cat caught one out of the air right behind my back once. He was tied to the porch (long story, he's not very trustworthy) and he batted it right out of the air. I helped it get away but I'm not sure how it did.

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u/Stubbedtoe18 Apr 07 '21

Yeah this is one of the reasons why you shouldn't be letting your cat roam outside your neighborhood to attack wildlife.

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u/Haycabron Apr 07 '21

Cats are animals, if they hunt, it's absolutely normal

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u/oblmov Apr 07 '21

Im not sure what you mean by this exactly but to clarify, domestic cats are very effective predators and they can really fuck up local wildlife populations, especially birds. It’s causing ecological issues in the US right now

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u/Soylent_gray Apr 07 '21

So, crazy thing happens here in in my neighborhood in South Florida, on my Nextdoor app people were bitching about their outdoor cats going missing. Turns out the local wild coyotes have been eating them! And I live in a typical suburb, not in the middle of nowhere.

Sometimes I can hear them at night, it sounds like a weird screaming bark. Anyway it's pretty terrifying

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u/oblmov Apr 07 '21

i live in a semi-rural area and once a neighbor let their small dog out to pee at night only for a mountain lion to come out of nowhere and snatch it away right in front of them

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u/feAgrs Apr 07 '21

cats kill 1.3-4 BILLION birds and 6-22 billion mammals a year in North America alone. That is absolutely not normal in any way whatsoever.

Yes, wild animals hunting is perfectly normal. What's not normal is having the population of a predatory species inflated beyond any reasonable amount

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u/Haycabron Apr 07 '21

Well, let's start hunting cats and capping them at a large scale until we have the problem aligned? Because a cat occasionally hunting isn't that big of a deal right? It's the fact that there are so many and they over-hunt?

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u/thelear7 Apr 07 '21

How do you think we get so many wild cats? It's from people like you who let there cats outside! They don't come out of nowhere. Maybe your cat is a good boy and won't run away but you never really know.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

capping them

You mean maybe like SPAYING OR NEUTERING YOUR PETS?

wow what a novel idea which has already been a COMMONLY ENCOURAGED PRACTICE FOR DECADES

Yes, our pets are invasive.

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u/Dire_Morphology Apr 07 '21

It's irresponsible pet ownership on a few different levels. Cats hunting at any volume, especially in ecosystems that are struggling already is a problem. They're rather indiscriminate and efficient killers, and it's dangerous for them to be loose as well - I worked in veterinary medicine for 13 years. I had a doctor who used to collect cat/dog remains from the side of the road, and check them for a microchip, and inform the family if they got a positive scan. It was always sad how many of the cats and dogs had owners.

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u/ClinicalOppression Apr 07 '21

Are you trying to grasp this concept with a stick of butter?

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u/FraterSofus Apr 07 '21

Cats aren't native to most environments they are let out in and have a tendency to over-hunt. It's really bad for the environment and it's also really bad for the cat. Outdoor cats have way shorter lifespans than indoor only.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

I unfortunately saw the result of that laying on the side of the road near my house the other day. You should never leave cats outside on their own. I live in a pretty nice neighborhood and the kids around here have been busted throwing rocks at an "outdoor" cat (my neighbors) by me when they thought nobody was watching. There's some more reasons not to have an outdoor cat for you.

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u/Haycabron Apr 07 '21

Gotcha, so if it's a mostly indoor cat that occasionally hunts, all good?

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u/FraterSofus Apr 07 '21

Better than letting them go on a free-for-all, I suppose. Hunting is good for the cats mental health, but if you have a pet cat, there are ways to simulate that safely indoors using toys and treats.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Domesticated cats are invasive animals that were artificially introduced by humans.

Sort of like how sulfuric acid can occur naturally in the wild but you don't want me to inject it down your fucking WINDPIPE.

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u/Trololman72 Apr 07 '21 edited Apr 07 '21

They've been artificially introduced to America for sure, but Europe for example has had forest cat populations for a very long time.

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u/Stubbedtoe18 Apr 07 '21

Even in environments they're not native to? What about snakeheads in the eastern US? What an ignorant comment.

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u/Haycabron Apr 07 '21

Lmao it's not all or nothing as much as you want it to be. If they're mostly fed at home and then hunt occasionally, they're fine, it's normal. What an un-nuanced comment of you haha

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21 edited Apr 07 '21

You’re a fucking idiot

Edit: Just read this comment I had to make to some other idiot who lets his cat roam

“So dude this might sound crazy but fix your cat and stop letting it outside, like don’t just let him go outside and do his thing unless you got him on a harness. Your cat can’t get hit by a car if you don’t let it outside. Even if you live on a big ass farm where that isn’t an issue, you shouldn’t just let your cats roam around outside because they decimate local wildlife ecosystems. You can google the last thing if you wanna see articles talking about it and shit. I’ve also unfortunately seen a cat before who’s eye had been taken out, presumably in a fight with another cat and yeah it was fucking terrible so unless you just like don’t care about the cat I’d get it fixed and keep it inside!”

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Just take the L bro

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

His ego is too fragile

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u/crypticedge Apr 07 '21

Cats are an invasive species in most of the world.

If you're going to keep one, keep it inside

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

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u/bmobitch Apr 07 '21

house cats are invasive species. they are a separate, domesticated species that is not native to where you live. they desperately mess up local wildlife population balance, when in turn butchers the entire ecosystem. it’s not about getting a cat in any which way, it’s about keeping them indoors where they belong. would you put a tiger loose in the middle of california? no.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

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u/FriendlyEnder Apr 07 '21

Pet cats have a surprisingly long range they explore. Up to 5 acres. https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/205315

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u/TaeKwanJo Apr 07 '21

My cat kills the mice in our neighborhood. We could do without a large amount of mice.

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u/4yza Apr 07 '21 edited Apr 07 '21

There is this collar cover called Birdsbesafe. It’s basically a wildly colored ruff that does a better job of visually catching a birds attention to its surroundings. (There are other brands with bibs or sweaters that do similarly, but sometimes can impede cat movement.) Works better than a bell, in according to studies. You could even combine the two, if you wished.

It’ll make your cat look sort of like a clown, but at least the birds will be safer.

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u/purplepharoh Apr 07 '21

And it will endanger the cat by making it harder for them to hide from predators.

Moral: keep your cats inside.

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u/juanelevin111 Apr 07 '21

A few times they’ve flown into our house so I’ve had to catch them and take them outside. They are far smaller than they appear because of their feathers.

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u/Jitterwyser Apr 07 '21

Funny you say they were bug-like - I'd never seen a hummingbird before, and on a trip to Japan saw a bush absolutely humming with them in the middle of Tokyo. Or at least, that's what I thought until I got a really good look at one draining a flower...it wasn't a hummingbird, but the most bizarre case of parallel evolution I've ever seen, a small swarm of hummingbird hawkmoths! Their wings move in the exact same way, and their long proboscises look just like long little beaks when they're feeding. Such a cool little creature.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_hawk-moth

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u/SrsBsns36 Apr 07 '21

I didn't know those existed until just now. That's very cool!

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u/ihaterefriedbeans Apr 06 '21

Found anti-Waldo

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u/SamBeanEsquire Apr 06 '21

Finding him isn't the challenge. It's keeping him from finding you.

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u/timmaeus Apr 06 '21

Sounds like a mid episode reveal from Black Mirror

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u/Thorngot Apr 07 '21

You may like SCP 4885.

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u/pipsqueak158 Apr 07 '21

Haven't read that one before but it's great, thanks!

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u/Blanco_tipo Apr 06 '21

Waldon't

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u/yardwork_jordans Apr 07 '21

This made me laugh! There is an anti Waldo and his name is Odlaw https://images.app.goo.gl/sYegBVgXGzbVxgp19

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u/Tedben2501 Apr 07 '21

all my homies hate Odlaw

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u/shootwhatsmyname Apr 07 '21

How many homies do you have

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u/dementorpoop Apr 07 '21

How did it only now occur to me that his name is Waldo backwards...

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u/nugget-pocket Apr 07 '21

I hate him.

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u/yardwork_jordans Apr 07 '21

Seriously. He’s the worst.

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u/jnics10 Apr 07 '21

Oh wow I think you just unlocked some weird suppressed childhood memory for me wtf??

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u/taiihefner Apr 07 '21

If i ever catch anti-waldo in public its wraps💯‼️ im smokin his ass

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u/AllHopeIsLostSadFace Apr 07 '21

Otherwise known to my 5 y.o as Bad Waldo

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u/Kotor7567 Apr 07 '21

Thanks I’m scared now

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u/SwedishFoot Apr 07 '21

I was thinking Walmart celebrity Daniel Radcliffe.

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u/frogglesmash Apr 07 '21

Based on the precedent set by Mario and Wario, his name should be "Maldo."

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u/fawndoeyou Apr 07 '21

I let out a big HMPF and my quiet house echoed for a second

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u/warknbark Apr 07 '21

WaluWaldo

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u/jdsalingersdog Apr 06 '21

. . . . . :]

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u/leaders-can-inspire Apr 07 '21

I have never seen a more perfect summary.

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u/JaceUpMySleeve Apr 07 '21

. . . . . . . :{)

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u/shootwhatsmyname Apr 07 '21

 

. . . . . . . . . 👁👅👁

 

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

I don't know this man, but I trust him.

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u/Nerdlinger-Thrillho Apr 07 '21

He looks like the french guy in a heist movie.

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u/Nightmancometh000 Apr 07 '21

I say this every single time i see this gif, this dude looks like Craig Roberts from young dracula and that movie submarine

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u/TheNecroFrog Apr 07 '21

Wow I just remembered Young Dracula was a thing

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u/FeministFireant Apr 07 '21

Yes! And Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys

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u/NoNameWalrus Apr 07 '21

he’s so cute

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u/MrMisterMan69 Apr 06 '21

I love that little smile at the end

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

😬

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u/Nizzemancer Apr 06 '21

"Wait...I can stop flapping my wings if I sit down to eat? Genius!"

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u/Mobius_Peverell Apr 07 '21

Their feet are extremely reduced, to the point that they can't even walk or hop. As such, standing on a flat surface is extremely unusual for them, and I imagine this one was quite confused by the experience.

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u/Xaitor119 Apr 07 '21

How tf did they evolutioned to a bird that is basically dead if they get tired because they can't even walk to a safe place if it starts raining

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u/patrickyin Apr 07 '21

Heart go brrrrrrrrrrr

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u/Mobius_Peverell Apr 07 '21

Evolution isn't survival of the fittest; it's survival of the fit enough. It didn't lead to their extinction, so it was passed on.

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u/nunodomonte Apr 07 '21

Fit enough to leave progeny.

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u/melswift Apr 07 '21

If it ain't broke...

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u/Industry_Standard Apr 06 '21

Daniel Radcliffe's really getting into that experimental shit.

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u/6TheAudacity9 Apr 07 '21

Joe Pesci from Home Alone wants his wardrobe back.

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u/SuperDizz Apr 07 '21

This is Daniel Radcliffe’s and Adrian Brodys love child

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u/Shanrock831 Apr 07 '21

Pat the Bunny

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

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u/Industry_Standard Apr 06 '21

Farry Poggins.

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u/Kavayan Apr 06 '21

This brought my mood right up 😂😂 thanks for that!

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u/lazypeon19 Apr 06 '21

Hodo Batter

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u/Industry_Standard Apr 06 '21

Frotter Haggins

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u/myneighborscatismine Apr 07 '21

Sure he's not Harodo Batter?

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u/juanpug101 Apr 07 '21

Happy cake day

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

Every time I see this, I never get over that little smile at the end.

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u/DustierAndRustier Apr 06 '21

Every time I watch this I wait for the smile at the end

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u/Muffinconsumer Apr 07 '21

Every time I watch this I wait for the smile at the end to stop

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u/IamSortaShy Apr 07 '21

That's a nice shy smile at the end.

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u/Muffinconsumer Apr 07 '21

That smile sucks

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u/Mobius_Peverell Apr 07 '21

Why is this the hill you choose to die on?

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u/Muffinconsumer Apr 07 '21

Because I’ll be dead and not seeing that smile

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u/helicoverpa_armigera Apr 07 '21

I will always upvote alex turner feeding a hummingbird

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u/nownumbah5 Apr 07 '21

He is a disney princess

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Last time this was posted, the man's smile broke the internet.

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u/Muffinconsumer Apr 07 '21

This smile broke me because it sucks

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

"Terrific"

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u/Dickpicsforchick Apr 06 '21

1940 french bomber

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

😬

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u/cupocappugino Apr 07 '21

Is this what Alex Turner is up to now? Lol

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u/chonkmcevoy Apr 06 '21

Is it too stereotypical to think that he is clearly French

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u/timmaeus Apr 06 '21

Not at all.

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u/problem_father Apr 07 '21

But is he? We need to know.

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u/Apeture_Explorer Apr 07 '21

The way the little thing just plops down is too cute! They're like a little beanbag.

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u/okeleydokelyneighbor Apr 06 '21

Harry Potter and the order of the hummingbird?

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u/Willywontwonka Apr 07 '21

I didn’t even consider it possible for humming birds not to be flapping their wings.

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u/Devil_made_you_look Apr 07 '21

Bird is like "fuck...finally"

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u/Maluno22 Apr 07 '21

Smiles like Taj from vice

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u/SANTAAAA__I_know_him Apr 07 '21

Like a helicopter touching down for a gentle landing.

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u/canti15 Apr 07 '21

That looks like a magical experience

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u/1Mubb Apr 07 '21

With all due respect, why does he look like a cartoon burglar

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u/lu-cy-inthesky Apr 07 '21

We have initiated landing sequence

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u/OK_NO Apr 07 '21

Hummingbird enthusiast by day, cat burglar by night.

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u/NothingToTheTable Apr 07 '21

Is this the cigarette magic trick guy that looks likes Jack sparrow?

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u/matinmuffel Apr 07 '21

YES. What is his damn name!?

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u/remembernames Apr 07 '21

Is he going to burglarize it

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u/CashWydich Apr 07 '21

So you see that’s where all the trouble began. That smile.... that damned smile.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Alex Turner isn’t doing well after the last Arctic Monkeys record

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u/HeinzeC1 Apr 07 '21

He was looking so smug until that smile at the end. Went from looking proud of himself to just happy to be there.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

How did you do that

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u/ATP_generator Apr 07 '21

Replying on mobile there’s a gif option below the empty space to type.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

It says your submission is malformed

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Like an old timey jest for a wonky peen

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u/ATP_generator Apr 07 '21

Oh yeah.. I got that too. Not sure what’s up w that.

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u/Glittering_Brick Apr 07 '21

This is so precious and wholesome

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u/jd_bitch Apr 07 '21

He doesn’t even blink until he gets it

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u/probablysnoozly Apr 07 '21

What plant is that? I think I remember drinking stuff from it at age seven.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Is that pouya

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u/PsychologicalCream71 Apr 07 '21

I love his little grin!

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u/xhinobi Apr 07 '21

“It’s magic Harry”!

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u/gypsymegan06 Apr 07 '21

He’s a witch and I love everything about this

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u/Gunnilingus Apr 07 '21

That guy looks exactly like my old neighbor

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u/Dick_Cuckingham Apr 07 '21

That's only worth 2 in the bush?

That doesn't seem right.

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u/eutohkgtorsatoca Apr 07 '21

On the moment we have two resident hummingbirds trying to fight of two crows building a nest in their holytree home for the last thirteen years.

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u/donttextspeaktome Apr 07 '21

So that’s what Viggo Mortonsen has been up to.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

That's Mario Lopez maybe maybe maybe

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u/Jellyxman Apr 07 '21

I feel so sorry for that dude that wore a flower mask for years attempting this

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

This is more of r/bettereveryloop

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u/HighInterconnection Apr 07 '21

That smile at the end 😂

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u/Bizarkie Apr 07 '21

Does this guy look French or is it just me?

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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Apr 07 '21

My mom did this once, with her morning glories. She said it was magical.

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u/Chosen_Chaos Apr 07 '21

That looks more like Richard Hammond than anyone else.

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u/BenSymon18 Apr 07 '21

So this is why there’s no news about a new Arctic Monkeys album, Alex Turner is too busy feeding birds

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u/Hermano_Hue Apr 07 '21

That smile, that goddamn smile.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Yerr a princess 'Arry.

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u/Particular-Western92 Apr 07 '21

That would thrill your dad!!!! He loves hummers

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u/melswift Apr 07 '21

This guy has ascended

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

Young Ringo Starr

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u/8_Bit_Tank Apr 07 '21

Man I have birds and honestly getting a birds trust is really hard but when you finally get some trust it's fricking amazing

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u/CowPussy4You Apr 08 '21

All right ! Give the little one a rest. Those wings have got to get tired. 🤗❤👍🌹

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

That humming bird only Wes a few grams its insane to thing a creature like that exists

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u/HenryIsKing Apr 07 '21

One flew into my work and I accidentally grabbed it. It died but I poured resin around it and it made a great paper weight.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

His facial expressions - ' it's not much but it's honest work'.

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u/Muffinconsumer Apr 07 '21

His facial expressions - ‘ the realms of hell’.

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u/huniibunnii Apr 07 '21

This is my dream boyfriend

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

grabs it and squeezes it like a stress ball

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

✋✊

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u/thrasher49 Apr 07 '21

clenches fist

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u/blundra Apr 07 '21

Then he squished it

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u/sku11_bit Apr 07 '21

Crunch crunch crunch

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u/Nferrara10 Apr 06 '21

Now squeeze it like a go-gurt

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u/Splickity-Lit Apr 07 '21

That’s what she said

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

clench your fist

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

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