For reference, here's a picture of Tony the Tawny Frogmouth getting a mist bath. He is not, in fact an owl. He is from Australia and is a type of nightjar, a family shared by whippoorwills. I adore tawny frogmouths. They look like Muppets. When they're not doing anything and want you to mind your own business, that act like a vertical log. And are very good at it. #bird#birds#nightjar#TawnyFrogmouth#zoo#animal#animals
Everyone please wish #BakedBeansOwl a happy first birthday!!! The keepers have made this lovely hat for bird birthdays. Beans didn't seem to mind the hat, but he was was a bit grumpy about having to go out in public and meet people.
@jerry I am an aerospace engineer and literally have a PhD in this stuff. I can confirm that space is essentially the worst place imaginable you could locate a datacenter. Nvidia is 100% cashing in on this trend/bubble just because people are willing to entertain the idea, and by the time it all crashes, Nvidia doesn't care because they already sold their units.
There are 2 baby penguins who are staying in a pen in the hall. They're also going to be ambassador birds, so all the keepers are encouraged to pick them up and cuddle them multiple times a day to get them used to people.
So have y'all heard about the whole Colbert Show Talarico thing? Where CBS self-censored his interview because the FCC is going after him because he's a -very- christian democrat who is criticizing christian nationalism?
Well now it's been posted on youtube, it's gotten 7.5 million views in 2 days.
Anyway, if you'd like to see what all the fuss is about, here's the link to his interview! It would be a real shame if even more people saw it.
Baby owls, not always cute. Sometimes, they look like death warmed over, right after waking up but before the coffee is ready. My sister calls this his "mouldy strawberry" phase.
Anyway, here's another picture of Beans taken the same day as the previous post. I don't think he's quite awake yet #BakedBeansOwl#owl#owls#zoo
My friends, as it is Superb Owl day, I would like to show a more recent picture of Baked Beans, taken back in January. He now has his adult plumage and is quite majestic, particularly since he's all sticky-uppy. He was being taken past the gorilla play room and did not like the gorillas. #superb_owl#SuperBowl#BakedBeansOwl#owl#owls#screechowl#screechowls#superbowl2026
Hey y'all, wanna know what a disgruntled baby owl looks like? Well, someone opened the refrigerator near Beans. This is his disgruntled face. Ruffled is a good word here.
For more Beans the Owl content, follow #BakedBeansOwl. I'll post more pics on this thread as I get them (though we'll probably see a lot in the next week or so. I've got a few months backlog) Also keep an eye out for other fun bird posts. The zoo also has a wonderful Tawny Frogmouth that I adore, and a baby flamingo that goes on walks around the zoo. Plus I have a bunch of pictures of a baby barn owl they raised this spring. I'll try to attach them here or at least let you know the hashtag