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by iammjm7 hours ago |
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upvoteby bluGill6 hours ago|
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Most of those animals don't have a significant part of my genetic heritage. There are lots of ways to an end, how humans got here is different from others. The comment boxes here don't allow for the space needed to write a book so it is expected to leave out a lot of details.
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upvoteby LargoLasskhyfv6 hours ago|
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They can speed up and jump out of the water, making big splashes when diving back in again. Obviously for fun. They won't just float under water, and their mechanisms of movement have evolved in their environment, just like ours did for us.

I don't see your point? Not seeing the forest because of all the trees?

Octopussies have fun moving in weird ways, too. Also exploring, and making fun of captors!

Birds...did you know that their five feathers on the ends of their wings are the equivalent of our fingers, neurologically/network-wise? They sense the currents of the air with them.

Whatever. I think, no matter which species you are belonging to, it can be good to have these systems in more or less autonomous action, moving by themselves, while having a somewhat detached mind, soaring along, thinking about other stuff than the usual chores.

Edit: Maybe something like micro-dosing a little bit of 'Runner's high' by walking aimlessly?

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upvoteby BigTTYGothGF6 hours ago|
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> their five feathers on the ends of their wings are the equivalent of our fingers, neurologically/network-wise?

When was the last time you saw a feather? (Or a bird).

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upvoteby saalweachter4 hours ago|
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The primary feathers of a bird's wing are anchored to the bird's "hand bones". In modern birds these bones are kind of grown together into a big lump, but the outermost five primaries are attached to the five fingers, or what used to be digits in the bird's ancestors.
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upvoteby LargoLasskhyfv6 hours ago|
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Almost daily? Having Hummingbirds atm. Sometimes collecting them in a basket after sudden coldsnaps, warming them up slowly from hibernation, and feeding them :-)

Edit: Have you ever had a big white swan spread his wings, and touch his five feathers against the spread fingers of your hand? 'Gimme five' so to speak. I did.

As I did with Seagulls, Crows/Ravens, Starlings, Blue tits, Robins, city and forest Pigeons, and really long ago a common Swift, which I successfully raised.

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upvoteby gowld45 minutes ago|
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Do you have a photoblog?
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upvoteby LargoLasskhyfv28 minutes ago|
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Nope. I have no public personal presence on any webs. (intentionally)

Thinking about the possible reason you're asking:

I've stopped trying getting good pictures anyways, long ago.

I came to the conclusion that any camera, be it digital compact, action, smartphone irritates the animals. They may be curious initially, but as soon as the electronics try to 'rangefind/sharpen/focus' the picture they are gone. Or getting angry. Not even thinking of flash.

Edit: It destroys the moment. Be it by sounds, or even visible laserfingers fanning out. Or maybe distracting me from holding my internal projection of intent and movement upright. Which I'm thinking of having some impact on the goodwill of the involved animals, too.

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