#ThursdayBIRDSday

Twitch screenshot of me in my office, flanked by a gigantic 3D-printed Allosaurus skull, a much smaller (but no less interesting) Erlikosaurus skull, and other fossil miscellanea on the wall behind me

We just went on *various* tangents about Triceratops biology and possible synonymy (?) with Torosaurus, the triumphs and tribulations of scientific peer review, and much more -- and who knows what else we'll get to on this #ThursdayBIRDSday?

Come join us and hang out @ twitch.tv/paleontologizing

"Sometimes I'm a bird. Sometimes I'm a Dragon. Lately, I've been in permanent Dragon mode."

#nightjar #birdsday #thursdaybirdsday #dragon

Twitch screenshot of the "CAT CAM," where black-and-white longhaired domestic cat Sweetie Pie is demanding attention from me during today's stream, and I'm scratching her behind the ear

It's #ThursdayBIRDSday today, but before we discuss our viewer-submitted bird photos, we'll be attempting to catch up on two weeks of paleontology news — that is, if we can find the time in between visits from these ravenous felines.

Tune in and chat with us at twitch.tv/paleontologizing

Twitch screenshot of me in my office, with a giant 3D-printed gharial skull lurking behind me, along with a giant Pleistocene beaver skull, the Berlin Archaeopteryx specimen, some cycads, and more

It's #ThursdayBIRDSday today, but we're talking all about archosauria more broadly (and probably *archelosauria,* if we're being honest, with all the turtle discussion that will likely occur)

and you're invited to join us and chat @ twitch.tv/paleontologizing

Twitch screenshot of me in my office, with 3D-printed croc skull, leatherback turtle, and Archaeopteryx fossil on the wall behind me, alongside other paleo miscellanea

We're discussing more #paleontology news on today's #Twitch stream — from giant, flippered sea crocs to the patterns of extinction vs. survival in coastal marine organisms (and whatever else chat is curious about in Q&A). Plus #ThursdayBIRDSday, too!

Join us @ twitch.tv/paleontologizing

#ThursdayBIRDSday

Twitch screenshot of me in my office. Backdrop features a cast Komodo dragon skull, a Daspletosaurus horneri T-shirt from the Badlands Dinosaur Museum, framed prints of a saurolophine hadrosaur skeleton and the SVP logo, a picture of Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska and a Polish flag (as our interviewee Holly Anderson is currently a postdoc in Poland)

BUSY stream today! We just interviewed Holly Anderson (@palaeophd.bsky.social) about her fieldwork adventures and taphonomy stories, and now we're gonna jump into #ThursdayBIRDSday before watching the 9th Annual Field Report from the Badlands Dinosaur Museum.

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"Hey, Herman, look over there. The humans are leaving bones and skeletons in their yard."
"I checked them out already, Griff. They're plastic. Empty calories and they taste awful."
"A trick, not a treat, eh? What say we leave them a little something in return..."
#thursdaybirdsday #halloween

"I know it's Thursday-birdsday, but shhhhh! This is my mindfulness time. These days, I need every moment of zen I can get."

#thursdaybirdsday #shoebill #mindfulness #momentofzen #zen #birdsday #thursday

“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.” ...Rumi

Happy Thursday-birdsday!

#dance #rumi #thursdaybirdsday #heron

"In these solemn, troubled times, it behooves us to stop and take a good, hard look at ourselves. Wishing all a reflective Thursday-birdsday."

#thursdaybirdsday #eagle #selfreflection

"Make no mistake: Gloves are off. Talons are out!"

#stopmaga #griffinvulture #thursdaybirdsday #goodfight

"Another Thursday-birdsday, and I keep waiting for things to get better. Someone told me it's all how you look at it....
Nope. They're wrong."

#thursdaybirdsday #pelican #topsyturvy

"I hear people are calling us dinosaurs."
"Yeah, well, given the antediluvian direction the country is headed, we should fit right in. Enjoy your Thursday-birdsday, humans."

#thursdaybirdsday #shoebill #dinosaurs #antediluvian

A robin this evening on my fence, attempting to take off but changing its mind at the last minute

Robin Fake Out
#ThursdayBirdsday #EastCoastKin #Canon #photography

"Just so you know: I'm watching."

#thursdaybirdsday

"Children, children. We're going to have to work on your separation anxiety."

#thursdaybirdsday #critters #separationanxiety #quail

"I try to keep my display of schadenfreude tamped down, but yesterday's Federal Trade Court ruling was just too sweet not to merit a chuckle. At least.
Happy Thursday-birdsday!"

#shoebill #thursdaybirdsday #tariffs #schadenfreude

"Uh-hemm. Mr Rodent: No fancy feathers, no seeds."
"Don't you think that's a bit harsh, Beau?"
"It's Thursday-birdsday, Oscar. Formal dining is required. The least he can do is brush up his tail."

#thursdaybirdsday #pheasant #ladyamhearst

"It's Birdsday-Thursday. So bend over and let me see ya shake a tail feather!"

#birdofparadise #thursdaybirdsday #tailfeather

"Hey, Thistle, what's with the turkey?"
"Donkey Day falls on Thursday-birdsday this year, so I figured we should share."

#thursdaybirdsday #turkeys #worlddonkeyday #donkeys

"You know, Duncan said if we sit together like this, we look just like a big caterpillar."
"Damn BIG caterpillar. Food for a damn big predator."
"Yeah... Maybe we should space ourselves. Just to play it safe."
"Good idea. Don't want to take unnecessary risks on Thursday-birdsday."
#thursdaybirdsday

"Psst. I hear the Musk-rat made a killing yesterday. What do you think? Do we trust this tariff 180?"
"Not a bit of it. We're shoebills, not loons, FFS. Enjoy Thursday-birdsday while we can."

#thursdaybirdsday #tariff #con #shoebill

Male mourning dove harassing me with his incessant coo-ah-coo-coo

Mourning Dove Coo-Ah 😊
#ThursdayBirdsday #Canon #photography #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNoise

"We're going through hard times. I know it's Thursday-birdsday, but this is as good as it gets."

#thursdaybirdsday #hardtimes #thursday

"Hekla, what is Gunnar doing?"
"He says it's his MAGA-Clown impression. For Thursday-birdsday. Pay him no mind."
"Ok - It's pretty good, though."
"Sad to say, spot on."

#thursdaybirdsday #puffins #magaclowns

Screenshot of me in my office, with a 3D-printed Berlin Archaeopteryx specimen and an old-school Deinonychus skull in the background amidst other paleo paraphernalia

Almost forgot to post for #ThursdayBIRDSday

We just discussed the new Australian theropods paper (earliest occurence of a megaraptoran!), the Romanian titanosaur publication, and the review paper on dinosaur feathers. Now it's time to take a look at some (avian) theropod photos from the community

"It's Thursday-birdsday, and I am the only King around here!"

#thursdaybirdsday #king #kingvulture

"No words...just...no words."

#thursdaybirdsday #shoebill #stunned

#owls #thursdaybirdsday