Foreigner
@Foreigner@lemmy.world
- Comment on 'Megalopolis' is a piece of s—t 5 weeks ago:
No idea, but I hate/hate the tree of life. If you do go watch it and you love/hate it, let me know so I know to avoid it lol
- Comment on 'Megalopolis' is a piece of s—t 5 weeks ago:
Is it a beautiful abstract mess in the same vein as The Tree of Life by Terrence Malik, or Under the Skin by Jonathan Glazer? Because if it is, I think I’ll skip it. To each his own!
- Comment on Campaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leave 1 month ago:
I live in a country where parental leave doesn’t discriminate between mothers and fathers (or one parent or another if it’s a same sex couple). Parental leave can be up to two years BUT it’s split into 60% for one parent, 30% for the other. I have yet to meet a man who has taken even a fraction of that 30% (aside from the paternal leave right after the baby is born, which is separate and covers a few weeks). This isn’t to say it’s an issue with men, but more an issue of a society that dissuades men from taking more than the bare minimum of parental leave, where women are still expected to take one the main caregiver role for children, and where men generally earn more than women. Until these issues are fixed and men are highly encouraged to take parental leave, just making that time available (even if a necessary first step) won’t be enough.
- Comment on McDonald's is getting rid of self-serve drinks and some locations may charge for refills 5 months ago:
France banned soda refills a few years ago to combat obesity. Honestly that makes sense to me.
- Comment on Why is head hair different from other hairy parts? 5 months ago:
As someone in the middle of getting laser hair removal, I say go for it if you can and find a good place to have it done. I’m very happy with results even after just a few sessions.
- Comment on A moment can be fleeting 6 months ago:
- Comment on A moment can be fleeting 6 months ago:
Hmmm flying in formation like that sounds more like waterfowl. Could it be cormorants? Are you by the shore or near a large body of water? They can be all black like crows and the begging sound of the double crested cormorant does sound kind of seagull-y?
If they’re fish crows though, that’s cool, they’re rarer than the carrion crows we’re more used to. In any case I’m glad if I could be of help and I hope you continue to enjoy listening to and watching birds!
- Comment on A moment can be fleeting 6 months ago:
Hmm when you say flying in formation do you mean in like a cloud or a specific shape? If so could be starlings as they have a very varied repertoire of songs and can mimic other birds (which might explain why Merlin can’t identify them)
When you say ‘jagged wings’ do you mean you can see the individual feather tips (like fingers)? Could be fish crows? The juvenile sound could be a little seagull-y?
Grackles are usually fully black apart from having lighter eyes. Some species flock together, and like starlings they also minic other birds.
- Comment on A moment can be fleeting 6 months ago:
Where are you based approximately? Europe/Asia/US/etc? Is the bird fully black? Same size as a crow? Any distinguishing information might help!
- Comment on A moment can be fleeting 6 months ago:
If anyone is wondering, that’s a red-backed fairywren. Here’s some other great fairywrens (literally, it’s in their names):
- Comment on EXCLUSIVE: Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility 6 months ago:
Should…should we tell Squizzy?