#shrike

[emilylorange]

okay its been two hours and tumblr is still refusing to upload the 60 second 720p time lapse so in lieu of that please imagine this bird being painted before your very eyes

this month's BirdWhisperer is a Brown Shrike, a little guy that probably eats his meals in a totally normal way (reference photo by Vinson Tan)

#bird whisperer #shrike #brown shrike #birds #artists on tumblr #borb #squorb #birb #clip studio paint #digital art

[birrdies]

I actually really want to hear about it so I’m here to ask about Grian and shrikes…

(Also fun fact there’s a type of shrike in Australia we call a butcherbird because they’re known for taking their prey and, uh, making use of rose thorns)

rubs hands together ohh boy. I am So glad you asked (:

we actually also call them butcherbirds!! and this is exactly what makes me so insane about it when applying it to grian, ESPECIALLY third life grian. the shrike is a passerine (song-bird), but deceptively so. it’s ferocious, it spikes their prey on thorns. something about it being a songbird and a bird of prey at the same time are what gets me. im gonna bullet point some stuff out bc i can’t find a way to organize this coherently

grian, on the surface, is not necessarily formidable. he’s a bit goofy, plays pranks, doesn’t exactly know what he’s getting into at the start of 3L. he’s the songbird

plus they have a shrill cry which… lets be honest… that’s So grian, he’s very shrill

but we all know how 3L ends. grian kills scar. and while scar let him win, I don’t think grian ever fully forgives either of them for it. his hand was forced, but he also killed the one person in the series he trusted and cares for. the shrike.

HOWEVER. if you consider it in a more metaphorical sense, I like to apply the lyrics of hozier’s song “shrike” to 3L desert duo. ‘remember me, love, when i’m reborn as the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn”. 3L desert duo are the villains from so many perspectives. scar is just as willing to kill and cause mayhem as grian— if not more so. but grian is his lackey. scar is the thorn, grian is the shrike. together they are deadly

shrikes NEED the thorns. shrikes don’t have the talons of a bird of prey, they need a tool to help them kill and hunt. grian NEEDS scar. he doesn’t have the bloodlust at first, but as the series goes on grian is more and more willing to attack, trap, kill, and since he’s green most of the time he NEEDS scar to do it for him.

and maybe that’s why grian always ends up in scar’s orbit, one way or another, in these series.

bonus… thinking about… cactus thorns…

they’re also very territorial which I think fits very nicely with grian. especially in 3L.

tldr: if you haven’t cried thinking about desert duo while listening to ‘shrike’ by hozier I highly highly suggest it

#birdie chirps #whoops #shrike #grian #third life

[todaysbird]

the rosy-patched bushshrike is a passerine bird found in a wide range throughout africa. they prefer subtropical to tropical dry scrubland habitats. their coloration differs throughout their range, though all members of the species display some bright red coloration. they primarily hunt insects for food, but also feed on berries, fruits, and small rodents and reptiles.

#rosy-patched bushshrike #bushshrike #shrike #bird #birblr

[galacticfo-ol]

unknown/nth // shrike

#hozier #lyrics #he has once again ruined my life #and i'm okay with that #unknown / nth #shrike #unreal unearth #wasteland baby

[gen-toon]

#monkey wrench #MW #Shrike #Beebs #kara #lythops #Beebs definitely has to be my favourite

[celaenaeiln]

Something fanon gets wrong

Dick Grayson is genuinely one of the greatest fighters in all of DC.

I know people have trouble believing this for some reason but a man who has defeated every single one of his enemies, other people’s enemies, and has consistently come out on top should have his abilities talked about a bit more because they’re amazing.

Let's start small to big. Firstly Donna talks about Nightwing's abilities.

When I read this I was confused by what she meant. Prowess means skill or expertise and that makes sense but Dick has a lot of power behind him though...

And then I realized she meant metaphysical power.

Dick isn't a magician. He can't run at supersonic speeds, throw buildings, speak to animals, communicate with the dark, fly above the clouds, bounce bullets off his chest (Oh, wait. He can do it off his ass instead never mind), turn into animals, or other amazing abilities. But his skill is so high that he is easily able to keep up with people who can.

M'gann, the white martian with extraordinary capabilities, tells Dick, "You are just a human, with no superpowers, yet you have consistently excelled throughout your career, despite being surrounded by godlike beings."

This is incredible.

We see Dick leading teams of superheroes and metas all the time and we take it for granted but we never acknowledge the immense power and skill he must have for him to be able to do this.

Repeatedly. Time after time. He outsmarts both his human allies and outfights his meta ones.

One of Dick’s greatest OP moments is when he takes down the entire Titans team -Gar, Raven, Donna, and Jason too when he hung around with them- single handedly. And when Jason put a gun to the back of his head in supposed victory, Dick opened his hand to let the golden bullets fall, gleaming in the light with the coldest line, “with these bullets?”

We all know how amazing Bruce is, but Dick is on Bruce's level.

No?

Okay, here's the evidence.

Dick has fought Azael in a sword fight to a standstill when Azael has beaten Bruce separately and Tim and Jason combined.

He has defeated Ra's in a sword fight and Ra's is one of the greatest swordsmen.

Sometimes he doesn't even need a sword to defeat a skilled swordsman.

He's a League of Assassins member and we all know that anyone from the League of Assassins is never just good. They're excellent. The entire fight Dick is looking for Blockbuster and he's so capable and good at fighting the entire scene was like watching Thanos flick Captain America away vibes. He's not even looking at him when he smashes his foot into Shrike's face!

Most importantly, he has defeated Deathstroke

The greatest thing about Dick is he is able to defeat Slade at the peak of Slade's abilities. Slade doesn't need to be weakened for Dick to win.

Here's where people has some hesitance accepting Dick's abilities.

"Bruce has defeated Slade but Dick has never been able to!"

He literally has in Dark Crisis but I'll give you the lead up.

Dick can easily disarm Slade.

He can predict Slade's moves ahead of time and properly counteract them.

He can go toe to toe with him and in one comic, they dance down a hallway, fighting, neither able to get the upper hand. The mercenary meta, considered by the US Government to be 1 of 2 greatest assassins (the other being Katana) isn't able to pin down and defeat a 20 year old despite his enhancements.

I left out the scene where Dick twisting Deathstroke's arm and smashing his face into a bedroom mirror despite being complete weaponless and in his civilian identity. No protection and no support. But it's another example of how Dick's poweress is much greater than people expect of him.

Of course there are panels where Dick has been defeated by Slade but Dick isn't 17/18 anymore. He isn't learning to fight without Batman hovering over his side.

Also there is a panel everyone references to when talking about Nigthwing losing to Deathstroke. This one.

sure. okay. whatever. BUT WHY WON'T YOU SHOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT COWARDS?!?

THEY DANCE-FIGHT LIKE THEY'RE ENEMIES IN A BALLROOM ON OPPOSING SIDES BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO LET ANYONE FIND OUT.

THIS IS SOME HIGH LEVEL JAMES BOND-RED NOTICE-MISSION IMPOSSIBLE- TYPE SHIT.

"Close the hold, you morons! Close the--Guuk!"

That's Slade talking by the way. To his allies. Who do you think made him "GUUK!"?

And here they were evenly matched.

But Slade had to pull out bombs he had been saving for when other people came in order to defeat dICK AND HE STILL LOST BECAUSE DICK BESTED HIM.

Yup. Dick is just that good.

Nightwing defeated Bane

Before you go into saying something like "it was a holographic construction." What the fuck difference does that make? Does a holographic construction alter the strength used by the enemy, change their fighting style, phase through when fighting, act dumber than the real deal? No, right? The fact is Dick broke Bane's back the exact same manner that Bane broke Batman's. All those scenes of Bane punching Nightwing around? Let me remind you that the guy snuck up on Dick. The second time Dick underestimated Bane's powers before getting ready to put in real effort before Batman interfered to take Bane for himself.

All those amazing scenes of him defeating enemies that we've scoffed at recently? They're just a continuation of what already is written. It's not new or unbelievable, it's expected.

Here's my final point. Dick has defeated all of the Justice League's enemies in one go.

This is Batman/Superman comic where Kara gets infected so Dick as Batman sends her to the medbay while he tears down the Watchtower to save her. As in every single defense mechanism the Watchtower has, he demolishes it with his pure skill and abilities. Furthermore, the Watchtower defenses were enhanced by cyborg Superman to be lethal. To kill on sight.

Just. Phenomenal.

He did it! He defeated all of them and made it to the electronic controls he was aiming for.

Another thing I want to point is Dick's strength is greater than what people assume it to be.

He's the world's greatest acrobrat and has a build fitting of that but the strength he packs in his body is equal to that of a meta. Maybe it's because of how he only fights with metas and has teammates that are all metas but he has raised his striking power to equal that.

He shatters cyborg superman in one blow.

He can handle blows from meta humans in a way most others can't which suggests to me that he must've done some kind of training or have maybe increased pain tolerance or have the ability to backseat the pain so it won't affect his fighting. How many can take a hit and rise up the next second?

He's not metahuman. Batman must've done several tests because he also was amazed by robin Dick's poweress lol but really Dick is just extraordinary. Give him any enemy and he will garaunteed defeat them without using cheap tricks or surprise moves which is why he is one of the greatest. The only time people have gotten an upperhand on him is when he has been emotionally weakened. Emotionally. Imagine the absolute monster he would be if he controlled his emotions like Batman.

But I would never want him to though because his emotions are the reason why he's the light of DC.

#dick grayson #nightwing #donna troy #m'gann m'orzz #shrike #dc bane #slade wilson #deathstroke #batman #kara danvers

[herpsandbirds]

What's your opinion on Shrikes?

They are very nasty little people!!!

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach), family Laniidae, order Passeriformes, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Photograph by JM Garg

#shrike #bird #ornithology #lanius #laniidae #passeriformes #asia #india #animals #nature

[somequicknewmusic]

Wasteland, Baby! | March 1, 2019

"There is definitely a kind of wry smile to the work, but it takes place with a great shadow hanging over, I suppose, the end of the world kind of hanging over the album a little bit. But that is enjoyed in the best way possible."

#hozier #wasteland baby! #perfect album is perfect #would that i #shrike #almost (sweet music) #nina cried power #andrew hozier byrne #happy five years to my favorite hoz album

[saintsebastiensbf]

Jane Austen, Emma

Sufjan Stevens, Futile Devices

Virginia Woolf, The Letters of Virginia Woolf

Hozier, Shrike

Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

Sierra DeMulder, Your Love Finds Its Way Back

Nizar Qabbani

“What I feel for you can’t be conveyed in phrasal combinations; It either screams out loud or stays painfully silent but I promise — it beats words. It beats worlds.”

Katherine Mansfield

#quotes #webweave #jane austen #emma #sense and sensibility #sufjan stevens #futile devices #virginia woolf #the letters of virginia woolf #hozier #shrike #sierra demulder #your love finds its way back #nizar qabbani #katherine mansfield #if i loved you less i might be able to talk about it more

[providencehq]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4/Final]

You're not going to believe what file I found. Anyways, conclusion of the side tangent thing for the Shrike AU.

#mine #my art #dp x dc #dpxdc #dp #dc #danny phantom #danny fenton #batman #raven roth #john constantine #earth 1 #Madame Xanadu #Nimue Inwudu #raven #shrike #shrike au #danny phantom crossover #batpham #phantom #king danny phantom

[neatotito]

Gotta save all my doodles for Sunday but...

sumpin' silly in the mean time~

#monkey wrench #zeurel #shrike #shrike sanchez #lackadaisy #tracy butler #rocky rickaby #freckle #calvin freckle mcmurray

[emilylorange]

OH GOOD IT DECIDED TO FINALLY POST THANKS NOW I LOOK RIDICULOUS.

this month's BirdWhisperer is a Brown Shrike, a little guy that probably eats his meals in a totally normal way (reference photo by Vinson Tan) (cw timelapse, flashing, eyestrain)

#Bird Whisperer #brown shrike #shrike #birds #artists on tumblr #art #digital art #birbs #borbs #squorbs #clip studio paint #timelapse #flashing #eyestrain

[cannibalcaprine]

hey y'all know shrikes?

those birds that impale things?

did you know that, while females also impale their prey in order to dismember it more easily, males will just leave impaled corpses around their territory?

did you know that they do this to impress potential mates??

#BIRD #shrike #meat

[ryzies-ralley]

Anyway back to your regularly Scheduled program

#pineart🍍 #monkey wrench #Shrike #shrike sanchez #scratch #Scritch #Beebs #bulldog browns #origin of tailed shrike: before scratch called shrike squid boy & because of the name of the show i thought shrike was a monkey-

[regyman]

My animation for the first episode of Monkey Wrench!

This was one of the most daunting projects I've ever worked on. Being a fan of Zeurel's work for years, it was pretty surreal and challenging getting to animate in his style. It made for an excellent learning experience though that I'm forever thankful for!

Be sure to check this and the other Monkey Wrench episodes out if you haven't already, esp if you're a fan of indie animation!

#monkey wrench #shrike #beebs #animation #2d animation #traditional animation #art #artist #drawing #frame by frame #cartoon #indie animation

[spockvarietyhour]

Star Trek The Next Generation "Contagion" & Star Trek Picard "No Win Scenario" requested by @frontier001

#Star Trek Picard #PIC #No Win Scenario #spoilers #TNG #Contagion #Star Trek The Next Generation #William T. Riker #Beverly Crusher #USS Titan #Titan A #Shrike #Neo Constitution Class #Constitution Class III #startrekedit #tngedit #picardedit #GIF #my gifs #Danny and Renae watch PIC