What does a Bird Think When it Looks at You?

[woodsorrel]

Hi Everyone!

I wrote an article online recently about what a bird thinks when it looks at you. I am convinced it sees a scary dinosaur!

Here is an abbreviated version of my reasoning from the article. Below is a picture of a Blue whale skeleton that I photographed while birding.

Blue Whales are the largest animals currently living on Earth, and "Ms. Blue" is 26.5 meters long. This is 15 times larger than me. Yet I am 23 times larger than a Bushtit! (a songbird I also saw on my outing)

If a Tyrannosaurus Rex is about 13 meters long (only 7.8 times larger than a human). What must be going through a birds mind when it sees you hiking down the trail?

What do you think? (about this theory, not about my mental stability)


- Woodsorrel

 

[Andy BB]

In my case, it quite clearly thinks what an astoundingly good looking hunk of manflesh...........

 

[wicca]

Oh! Oh! Here comes one of those strange giants again..Knew it was, could feel the ground shaking because they hop along in a funny way. I'll sit up here on this branch I think..they can't fly you know..Too heavy I 'spose, only got feathers on their heads anyway...
Might be lucky, sometimes they throw food around and then click that gadget when I fly down to eat it. Hope it gets the grub out before it takes it's home off it's back and gets inside for the night. 'Ello what's it up to now? Ah! it's ok it's only setting fire to it's food..they often do that before they eat it, strange lot they are ... Can't sing a note you know...if there's two of them they just grunt at each other..How they attract a mate I don't know. Ah! here we go...must make sure it sees me, a little posing then it's click click....and yeah! crumbs..

 

[woodsorrel]

In my case, it quite clearly thinks what an astoundingly good looking hunk of manflesh...........

Then in my case it thinks of food: "What a seedy looking individual."

- Woodsorrel

 

[woodsorrel]

Oh! Oh! Here comes one of those strange giants again..Knew it was, could feel the ground shaking because they hop along in a funny way. I'll sit up here on this branch I think..they can't fly you know..Too heavy I 'spose, only got feathers on their heads anyway...
Might be lucky, sometimes they throw food around and then click that gadget when I fly down to eat it. Hope it gets the grub out before it takes it's home off it's back and gets inside for the night. 'Ello what's it up to now? Ah! it's ok it's only setting fire to it's food..they often do that before they eat it, strange lot they are ... Can't sing a note you know...if there's two of them they just grunt at each other..How they attract a mate I don't know. Ah! here we go...must make sure it sees me, a little posing then it's click click....and yeah! crumbs..

Too funny!!!

- Woodsorrel

 

[Ruud]

"let's see what these creatures are holding and gazing at whole day when they set foot in my territory..."

 

[woodsorrel]

"let's see what these creatures are holding and gazing at whole day when they set foot in my territory..."

Ruud, is that the chest lever grip?

- Woodsorrel

 

[Toddy]

I think birds are just feathery dinosaurs, so I suspect they're really thinking that we'd be tasty if we were just a bit more manageable sized

M

 

[santaman2000]

I think birds are just feathery dinosaurs, so I suspect they're really thinking that we'd be tasty if we were just a bit more manageable sized

M

Like this?

 

[santaman2000]

Or this?

 

[British Red]

I believe you are anthropomorphising birds. They are not humans and their brains do not work as ours do.

 

[Barn Owl]

In my case, it quite clearly thinks what an astoundingly good looking hunk of manflesh...........

having worked with wild birds , i find that intimation quite true in my case too...

 

[JAG009]

having worked with wild birds , i find that intimation quite true in my case too...

Really Tam !!! you on the Guinness again

 

[Barn Owl]

Really Tam !!! you on the Guinness again

auld hoolet is recovering from the lurgy and is indeed feeding his body some guid nutrients

 

[Barn Owl]

auld hoolet got a tatt o' his bird too...

 

[JAG009]

auld hoolet got a tatt o' his bird too...

Nice one Tam ,looks good

 

[Barn Owl]

Nice one Tam ,looks good

That's me started again after 30 years, more tatts' will be comin'

 

[Barn Owl]

sorry for the thread hijack woodsorrel but i am a birder too

 

[rik_uk3]

What do birds think? "another bloody green anorak in my woods"

 

[woodsorrel]

sorry for the thread hijack woodsorrel but i am a birder too

No worries, Barn Owl! I quite enjoy everyone's creative responses.

- Woodsorrel