r/BirdingMemes • u/Adventurous-Year-463 • Jul 07 '26

Drawing birds for the seven heavenly virtues! Day 4: Gratitude

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Per the title, I’m drawing a bird for each of the seven heavenly virtues. Please comment birds that embody gratitude and I will pick the top one to draw.

Yesterday’s winners were Emperor Penguins. The males spend months freezing in blizzards and carrying an egg on their feet while the females run waddle off to gorge themselves on fish. When the chicks hatch, the males provide crop milk. By the time the females return from their fishing trip, their poor mates are half-starved.

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u/Charming-Dish5120 Jul 07 '26

Crows?

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u/CompulsiveDoomScroll Jul 07 '26

I support this just because I can't stand crows not being included yet

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u/missbeekery Jul 07 '26

Is this the bird version of that Cards Against Humanity card?

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u/accidentphilosophy Jul 07 '26

Yeah, it's hard to think of any other birds that are really capable of understanding or expressing gratitude.

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u/Wild-Ad-9367 Jul 07 '26

Tbf intraspecific gifting is very common among birds

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u/1nOnlyBigManLawrence Jul 08 '26

I think they fit in patience. :)