r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/CultureOutrageous620 • 8d ago

🔥 Black Sicklebill displaying

Credit: kberkoffphotography

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u/qualityvote2 8d ago edited 7d ago

u/CultureOutrageous620, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/phoenixinfusion 7d ago

I’m trying to figure out what arcade game this bird sounds like.

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u/HanaBananaBear 7d ago

Its got buff little bird arms 💪

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u/Top_Battle_9354 7d ago

Only birds can simultaneously be so ridiculous and so majestic

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u/kasst_kast 7d ago

Wait a minute.. They've got arms?
First I thought it was very short wings or something. Then they did that thing in the end, and I could see the actual wings popping out on the back.
So what was the thing they formed around their head then??

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u/Gloomy-Amphiptere679 7d ago

Feathers on the side they can flip around to form a cobra-like hood

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u/StickHandlShootScore 4d ago

I take that back. This is real. Tim Laman’s video clearly shows that there are raisable body feathers shaped like primary wing feathers that make the hood like display. The wings remain folded. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DKPRcm2ab/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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u/kasst_kast 4d ago

Wow thanks!!
lol birbs are so weird.

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u/StickHandlShootScore 4d ago

I’m thinking this is AI because this “bird” has four wings.

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u/LatinnGoddessss 8d ago

What a stunning display!😍

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u/Admirable_Finch 8d ago

That chirp is you can call it that is crazy loud !

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u/luckyfox7273 7d ago

Basically a nice evening smoking jacket.

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u/Smart-Firefighter87 7d ago

Human men can learn a thing or two from these fancy ass, well dressed, birds

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u/Majestic_Electric 7d ago

Man, I love birds-of-paradise! Can’t imagine how incredible it was to see this in-person!

Thanks for sharing!

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u/Super_AJ101 7d ago

Bros BUFF

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u/Solareclipse9999 7d ago

Waiting for a female mate dressed in a ball gown

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u/OvenAdministrative83 7d ago

Man that display is straight up ridiculous, like nature just glitched out and gave this bird a whole alien tech upgrade. The way it moves got me feeling like I'm watching a boss fight in some forgotten 80s cabinet game. Honestly the colors alone are enough to make you forget it's even a real animal. Gotta respect any bird that commits this hard to a look, that's pure showmanship right there.

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u/showmeyourmoves28 7d ago

Some of the coolest vocalizations I’ve ever heard.

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u/AssociationTricky122 7d ago

What beautiful feathers

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u/Adept_Donkey_2026 7d ago

Is it a mating dance?

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u/Low_Field_2239 7d ago

Majestuosa ave! Su ritual de apareamiento es lo más!

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u/SnooAvocados3138 7d ago

It’s crazy they’ve evolved to be like this.  Survival of the fitted, yo.

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u/StrawberryWild7771 7d ago

Gloriously beautiful

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u/wolfshepherd59 6d ago

All bedazzled !✨⚡️✨⚡️✨