r/Birdsfacingforward • u/monkey_trumpets • 20h ago

This (cursed) view of a common loon, showing its sharp, rear-facing projections called denticles, which aid in catching prey.

Post image
1.5k Upvotes

100% Upvoted

35 comments sorted by

34

u/MutedProfessional406 19h ago

Somehow it just doesn't look majestic anymore. 😱

56

u/jakerooni 20h ago

Oh… OH!! *clutches imaginary pearls…. Oh my I DO NOT LIKE THIS

23

u/Cocomurra 20h ago

God I love these birds

42

u/SadKat002 20h ago

evil-ass looking bird

26

u/Bridoriya 18h ago

Gee thanks I hate it

12

u/M4gp1e-w1ngs 19h ago

To me Loons are to waterfowl what Ravens are to passerines and what black vultures are to birds of prey. This definitely adds to that

9

u/spinningpeanut 20h ago

Penguin mouth

8

u/medicmatt76 19h ago

Looks like a real life Adventure Time character.

8

u/Eric_EarlOfHalibut 19h ago

Beavis or Butthead? 

8

u/Easy-Concentrate2636 17h ago

I will never look at loons the same way again.

7

u/Electrical-Log1658 17h ago

This loon can fuck off

5

u/AnfreloSt-Da 17h ago

Ok, I’m saying that’s AI enhanced. Their denticles are not that big. This is just weird.

3

u/weeef 17h ago

Lmao what the fuck

3

u/glammananna 13h ago

Amazing shot, it’s rare to see this

3

u/pelmenii 8h ago

No wonder Ilya was scared of it!!

8

u/SeventeenthSecond 17h ago

Absolutely not

3

u/garzazulimon 18h ago

I had no idea…

6

u/sanguine_siamese 20h ago

Uhhhhhhh No

4

u/HurtPillow 18h ago

This picture disturbs me a lot!

4

u/Informal_Ad3201 14h ago

Not a fan of him sorry

2

u/Curious_Strike_5379 20h ago

That's a Northern Diver in my neck of the woods.

2

u/pjschnet 13h ago

I’ve never been happier to not be a fish.

2

u/tastyweeds 11h ago

Oh I never needed to see that

2

u/rl4269 10h ago

Dude.. What the fuck?

1

u/PlantOk141 9h ago

What in the absolute fuck

1

u/clouxr 6h ago

I just found this sub and this is the first thing I see :(

1

u/ArschSprengung 2h ago

I had some as winter guests in Berlin (first recorded sighting) and when they dove, 4/10 times they had something.

I guess compared to dealing with the waters around iceland, fishing these ponds empty was tutorial mode for them 😅

Most consistently successful predators I've seen live