More “Andrea holding birds while wearing a purple hat!”
Look at this giant trumpeter swan baby!
BABY????
I feel like people who haven’t been up close to swans don’t really understand how fuckoff big they are.
Your big-end male Canada geese max out at around 14lbs. Your big-end male swans weigh in at over 30. Trumpeter swan adults have completely black bills, black feet, and are a bit more white than this. They’re also one of the bigger species.
Anyway there’s a reason swans have killed people and geese haven’t. They’re really fucking big.
Found this handsome boy today at a plant nursery and I’m really proud of how this photo came out! I can’t say I know bugs as well as other animals, but I know I’ve seen this kind before. Thoughts? Found in Northeast Florida BTW.
Oh, I have thoughts. My thoughts are that I love this caterpillar. In addition to that, it’s a gulf fritillary. They look scary but the spines are actually soft to the touch. But the caterpillars themselves are poisonous so if you are a bird, do not eat one.
