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So raptors are only somewhat sexually dimorphic.  There’s no feather color difference (on most species) so we guess if our birds are male or female from their size.  Males being on average smaller than females.

Also egg laying is actually pretty rough on captive raptors bodies.  It requires specialized nutrition and care and a minimum of stress, such as direct contact with humans.  In a formerly wild, non-imprinted bird it means the bird in question is in peak physical condition and is 100% comfortable with its environment and handlers.  Known egg layers go off handling for weeks before hand and are only cared for by the most experienced staff members at the center, constantly checked up on and monitored, and it’s a Big Deal that we have any egg laying birds at all.

Our smallest Swainson’s Hawk, the one we were almost positive is male, laid an egg out of nowhere yesterday.

This entire morning has been a fog of confusion and surrealism.

saniika:

shipping-isnt-morality:

Good morning! I’m salty.

I think we, as a general community, need to start taking this little moment more seriously.

This, right here? This is asking for consent. It’s a legal necessity, yes, but it is also you, the reader, actively consenting to see adult content; and in doing so, saying that you are of an age to see it, and that you’re emotionally capable of handling it.

You find the content you find behind this warning disgusting, horrifying, upsetting, triggering? You consented. You said you could handle it, and you were able to back out at any time. You take responsibility for yourself when you click through this, and so long as the creator used warnings and tags correctly, you bear full responsibility for its impact on you.

“Children are going to lie about their age” is probably true, but that’s the problem of them and the people who are responsible for them, not the people that they lie to.

If you’re not prepared to see adult content, created by and for adults, don’t fucking click through this. And if you do, for all that’s holy, don’t blame anyone else for it.

Simple as that.

snorlaxatives:

people who can just plop their sweet lil heads down on their pillow and quickly fall asleep don’t know how lucky they are… i gotta construct a whole ass cinematic universe in my head with dramatic plot twists and in-depth characters to help me fall asleep

pouchrat:

this mothers’ day can we please stop putting pressure on mothers to be “fit” and “skinny,” thanks.

bio moms are gonna put on weight after giving birth.

anyone who takes care of a kid is probably gonna be too damn stressed over taking care of the kid to care about personal fitness.

and beyond all that, it’s not your business how a woman looks, whether she’s fat or skinny. leave her alone.