If I Could Purr I Think That Would Fix Me Entirely

Been feeling more bird lately, so I did a little self-portrait!

I’m sure this isn’t an uncommon sentiment, but I find that, even as a wild, non-domesticated animal, I am (somewhat) glad to have experienced human society.

Don’t get me wrong, I would have loved to be born like my theriform counterparts. I would have loved living as a bird, surviving as one. It pains me that I do not. I long for the anatomy that was never granted to me and the life I feel I was destined for.

But human society has given me knowledge. I might not know how the world looks with shades of UV, but I’m aware of the electromagnetic spectrum. I might not have a hooked beak to tear into my food, but I’ve learnt how muscles work. I would do so much for the chance to fly with my own wings, but at least I know how an airfoil can generate lift. I am able to read books, visit Natural History museums, access the wondrous internet. Human society has satiated my curiosity, stoked it even, and I enjoy knowing what we’ve managed to puzzle out from our world.

It’s also granted me relationships, with both humans and otherwise. One wouldn’t expect a kestrel to wind up with a vulpix, but alas, I love my girlfriend so, so much. My best friend is equally important to me; I don’t think I’d be as happy going to school without her. I also have the internet — those I’ve conversed on here, on Discord. It’s amazing how I’ve managed to meet others with experiences similar to mine! Kestrels are mostly solitary birds, and while I’d have been happy with that life, I do not regret knowing these wonderful people.

As right as it’d feel, living the way a non-human should, there’s a degree of privilege that comes with appearing human-like. It is a misfortune that I, an avian, have found myself in, but it is not the worst fate that could befall me. Not with what it has brought to me.

I can sympathise with the want to separate yourself from it all, and to exist as you were meant to, but there are some things I know I will miss.

Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) pair from resident pod A-5 at rubbing beach, Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada by Flip Nicklin 

would you consider doing wallpaper requests? i saw the ones you made and they're gorgeous!

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thank you!

you know what, yeah, i‘ll do that. I‘ll just need an animal or creature or whatever else and a theme. Wether you want like quotes or sayings and if yes, if you already have some in mind just tell me! oh, and if you want it to be a phone or desktop/tablet wallpaper

(Also, I can’t quite promise when it will be ready depending on my motivation sometimes randomly disappearing..)

Black fins, blue mountains, pink skies (Orcas in Norway) by Koen Hoekemeijer

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Orca. Filmed in Norway. From The Norwegian Fjords: Life in the Twilights (2018).

when ur being mean to me this is who ur being mean to btw

The day I started posting about #wings was the best day of my life.

Off topic, but have some fishes for now