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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

In the wild: Animals edition

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    mclaincausey
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    No ornithologist, but I think this is a house sparrow nest in our front porch light fixture. Welcome to your new home little ones!

    IMG_7917.jpeg

    Think it, be it.

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      seawolf
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      What's that down there? (this is my nephew Honu)

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      Sea lions!

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      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

      @zeebeeleather

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        Giles
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        @mclaincausey
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        @mclaincausey said in In the wild: Animals edition:

        this is a house sparrow nest

        If it is, it's a teenager.....

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          seawolf
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          Speaking of bird's nests, we've had a little hummingbird right outside of our front door, and a few weeks ago her eggs hatched and we got to watch her babies grow up and fledge the nest. This is the day they learned how to fly, and they never came back. We think mom (we named her Josie) is back to lay another round of eggs because she started spending a lot of time in the nest again last week.

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          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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            mclaincausey
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            Josie keeps a very tidy home!

            Think it, be it.

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              seawolf
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              @mclaincausey
              Joined: 28 Oct 2011

              @mclaincausey I think hummingbird nests are bound with spider webs, so it's indeed very tidy!

              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

              @zeebeeleather

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                motojobobo
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                Great post @seawolf !

                The journey is the objective.

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                  Oaktavia
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                  @seawolf that's so cool!!! I saw my first of the year hummingbird the other day while I was switching out the feeders in our backyard!

                  IG: electricindigowizard

                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                  WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                    seawolf
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                    Here's Josie in flight, teaching her baby how it's done. If you look closely you can see the baby sitting on a branch on the left.

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                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                    @zeebeeleather

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                      seawolf
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                      @Oaktavia
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                      @Oaktavia We love the hummingbirds around here. Josie gets territorial sometimes (her nest is safely inside of a bush, but right next to our front door) and she'll protect her nest with a move that we've dubbed "buzzing the tower" where she flies really close to us and we hear the insanely fast flapping (buzzing) of her wings.

                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                      @zeebeeleather

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                        Oaktavia
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                        @seawolf
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                        @seawolf that's so awesome man. I love those little birds.

                        IG: electricindigowizard

                        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                        WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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                          seawolf
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                          @Oaktavia
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                          @Oaktavia They're the best!

                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                          @zeebeeleather

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                            mclaincausey
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                            @Giles
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                            @Giles house finch my mistake. I just got a visual on one of em. Pretty bad photo because I had to use zoom from an awkward position not to scare her off!

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                            Think it, be it.

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                              seawolf
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                              @mclaincausey
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                              @mclaincausey Awesome!

                              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                              @zeebeeleather

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                                twin
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                                Found this little guy a sleep.
                                IMG_5276.JPG

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                                  SKT
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                                  @twin
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                                  @twin that’s an amazing pic really

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                                    sabergirl
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                                    Wow, @twin, so cool.

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                                      motojobobo
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                                      @twin excellent job spotting it! Did it wake up/stir when you got so close up for the pic?

                                      The journey is the objective.

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                                        twin
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                                        @motojobobo
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                                        @motojobobo No it did not wake up.

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                                          twin
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                                          @sabergirl
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                                          @sabergirl And cute also.

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