i just saw the funniest thing just now

as some may know, my favourite bird is the eurasian blackbird, and they have them here in #madeira - but they are a bit different to the ones in europe and the UK, they don't do that whole sit at the top of the tree warbling in the evening and early morning thing quite the same way, song is different, they aren't as loud

but it's very similar

anyway, i just saw a male blackbird scooting across the ground and then up on top of a pile of logs, and it sneezed

yes, it sneezed

the sunlight was very bright behind it, kinda late afternoon, and it shuddered and there was a clear visible spray of fluids

lmao

sneezing birds, i never saw a bird sneeze before!