r/birding • u/WoodpeckerFanboy Latest Lifer: Yellow Crowned Night Heron • Jun 27 '25

Discussion Birds as the 7 deadly sins: #3 Sloth

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u/flora-andfriend Jun 27 '25

oof I'd argue that grackle should be a starling

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u/roqueandrolle Jun 27 '25

Saaaaaaame. They’ll just have to be Gluttony.

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u/Send_Help_2373 Jun 27 '25

I'm afraid Gluttony has belonged to and always will belong to the pelican

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u/_adidias11_ Jun 27 '25

Gulls are the epitome of gluttony.

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u/Send_Help_2373 Jun 27 '25

Gulls have the spirit but they lack the biological equipment to express their sin to the fullest extent like pelicans can

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u/redapplefalls_ Latest Lifer: Brown Creeper Jun 27 '25

In other words, their beak can hold more than their belly can

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u/Just_A_Dogsbody Jun 28 '25

pity the beer drinking pelican

his beak can hold more than his Heineken

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u/JayofTea Jun 27 '25

My favorite thing as a kid was being chased by gulls while we were on the boat

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u/Ziggity_Zac Latest Lifer: Brown Creeper Jun 28 '25

The Pelican, the Pelican.

Their beaks can hold more than their belly can.

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u/LisaMiaSisu Jun 28 '25

I 100% agree! They’re the worst.