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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 25/09/2026

It reminds me of these boxes made with straw or bone, by prisoners on the Medway prison hulks. Very very pretty, and rich with small histories.

Straw-work box, made by prisoner of war labour. Decorated with images of a harbour, ships and mermaids.

Straw-work box, made by prisoner of war labour, decorated with coloured straw. The front of the box hinges forward to reveal drawers used for holding needlework accessories.

Bone-work box, made from prisoner of war labour. Decorated with thin plates of bone that have been engraved with floral patterns.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 11/08/2026

Honestly at this point fuck HP fans, what the hell is this? aww belovd book and film series, childhood, childhood, then half of them defend JK Moldling and the other half do this shit

Screenshot of a news article by Tom Saunders entitled "Harry Potter elf's grave forces diversion of 430 million pound energy project". Below the title, a photograph of a stone cairn supporting a wooden post. Many of the rocks have "R I P Dobby" painted on them. Some socks are strewn about.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 27/06/2026

youtube.com/shorts/i_urC... This reminds me that the state of South Australia is close to running 100% green already as of November 2025 (share.google/ksFHweFB9Ngj...).

Compound line graph showing the average daily supply of electricity in South Australia for 2024-2025 from fossil fuels never exceeded the supply from wind.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 27/05/2026

Firstly, congratulations on nearly 3.5k followers! I'm not typically one to share refs at the possibility of free art but, having had the long time hope of commissioning you... this seems a good opportunity. On the off-chance one's character is selected, do you have a site (e.g. Ko-Fi) for tips?

Reference sheet of "Rafe", a toucan-jaguar chimera who stands on all-fours. The background is two shades of teal.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 07/05/2026

ohhhhh I love love LOVE what how they've design Falco, he's so birdie and handsome. The eyes could be a bit more birdie (full sclera instead of white sclera) but THEY DID THE LEGS!!! THEY GOT THE LEGS RIGHT!!!!!! fuck nintendo but Falco can get it

Falco Lombardi, a blue bird with a slightly hooked bill from the video game series StarFox, sitting in the cockpit of a fighter ship.

Falco, facing right holding an electronics tool, with a light casting a red tone over the scene. His bird-like legs are visible here.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 18/02/2026

hahahaaaaaaa discord you can go fuck yourself

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 12/01/2026

At work. Quail. Dove eggs. I love these birds so much.

Straw dove ground nest holding two white eggs.

A blue half-barrel nest box filled with straw. And quail. There are many quail in this half-barrel and they are fluffed up and cosy.

A blue half-barrel nest box filled with straw. There is one quail inside, sitting in the middle, snuggled and sleeping.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 27/11/2025

is it just me or does the guy actually just look like a nazi, as if he cosplays in WW2 German memorabilia in his spare time, alone and without context? he has that air in his photos.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 19/07/2025

Those who can read Hanzi, do you have any idea what this says? It's an inscription on my Xiao. I've had it for years but have never been able to find out.

Close-up photo of Hanzi/Chinese writing on a bamboo flute, called a Xiao. The translation is currently unknown.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 02/06/2025

if you know you know (but the alt text explains it too)

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 21/05/2025

Anyone within earshot of Aberystwyth: on Monday there'll be vigil, with a speech by Na'amod (British Jews against the occupation), and all money raised will go to the Talkarum refugee camp and World Food Programme. ~39 groups are predicted to attend. The more the merrier! 🇵🇸 Free Palestine. 🇵🇸

Poster marking a vigil in support of Palestine in Aberystwyth, Wales, on Monday the 26th of May from 14:30 until 15:30. The background shows the town silhouette with bombs overhead. Beneath the town are the logos of many support groups which will be attending.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 21/05/2025

Oes unrhyw un yn Gorllewin Cymru yn rhydd ar gŵyl y banc? Bydd yna araith gan Na'amod, a bydd yr holl arian yn mynd i Talkarum refugee camp a'r World Food Programme. 🇵🇸 Bydd Palesteina Rhydd. 🇵🇸

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 10/05/2025

ooooo I love a good bird pun in my scientific literature thank you Papageorgiou you funny funny lady danaipapageorgiou.bsky.s ocial doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.008

Excerpt from a letter in volume 36 of the journal "Trends in Ecology & Evolution". A highlighted portion of the excerpt reads "Birds have a wide diversity of social systems, with many species living in nested societies."

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 01/02/2025

I trimmed it for character count, not cherrypicking.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 11/01/2025

*There has never been a single reported case of sexual abuse perpetrated by a transgender person in a bathroom.* And yet Republicans - to the nobody's surprise - are found doing it time and again. Absolutely barbaric. www.complex.com/life/a/amand...

"Media Matters, a non-profit organization dedicated to monitoring media for conservative misinformation, found that no actual incidents involving predatory transgender people have occurred. What stories have circulated in the press have all turned out to be false and perpetuated by hate groups." - Amanda Wicks, Complex Original.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 06/11/2024

For what it's worth from across the pond.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 18/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #911,429! Nearly past the 1mil mark, but I'm just glad to be here

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 24/04/2024

Sometimes you make a really great find at a community thrift store.

A lined page with jibberish text written on it using a typewriter, upon which it is laid. Several lines read "Boehm plates with British birds glazed upon them."

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 23/04/2024

Well there's no preview so here

Screenshot of a Cambrian News headline reading "Delight as osprey lays egg". Photo shows an osprey standing and looking over a red-speckled egg with the caption "Elen and Aran are looking after the egg (Glaslyn Ospreys)"

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 23/02/2024

It feels pathetic and petty, but I cannot stand it when a company: - Strips away good features - Hides worse versions of them behind a paywall - Refuses to discuss its issues openly with users - Lays off most of its workforce for AI - The AI has spelling and grammar errors for a LANGUAGE APP

Screenshot of a frozen Duolingo streak of 913 days, featuring a warning that it will reset in 56 minutes.

Screenshot of a Duolingo streak calendar for January showing no progress since the 8th of January.

Screenshot of a Duolingo streak calendar for February.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 10/01/2024

Métis Learning Resources & Dictionary - Fairly straightforward but also somewhat limited, together they may be quite handy. metismuseum.ca/michif_dictionary.php metisnation.org/programs-and-services/education-training/metis-languages-initiatives/metis-languages-learning-resources/

Flag of the Métis people, sky blue with a large white infinity symbol across it.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 10/01/2024

Teaching Manual for Izhorian - Does what it says, but in Russian. I don't know enough Russian to be able to use this yet, but it's on the "External Links" section of the Ingrian Language Wikipedia page. Check out that page first. forumnarodov47.ru/docs/posobie_p…

National flag of the Izhorians, consisting of navy bars on the left and right and a yellow midsection. Over the middle section are intricate markings in red, reminiscent of embroidery on golden silk.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 06/01/2024

So this came up on my feed on The Other Website, so I want to note to those who agree with this: without realising, you're serving as a footstool lifting up a system which you don't like and which doesn't like you. You can do better than that, for the sake of other people.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 11/09/2023

Heddiw, gadewch i ni gofio trasiedi 9/11, lle cafodd Salvador Allende etholwyd yn ddemocrataidd ei lofruddio, a chafodd y llywodraeth Popular Unity ei dymchwel mewn coup a gefnogwyd gan yr US ar ôl blynyddoedd o ddifrod gan y CIA.

Poster o Salvador Allende, y llywydd llofriddiedig Chile, y cafodd ei lywodraeth ei dymchel mewn coup gan y US yn 1973.

A poster of Salvador Allende, assassinated president of Chile, whose government was overthrown in a 1973 US-backed coup d'état.

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Rafe @rafe.bird.gay · 08/09/2023

jîw jîw... dyna ni eto.

Golwg agos ar Rafe, fy nghymeriad twcan, fel Beanie Baby. Gan Corviforms.

A close up crop of Rafe, my toucan character, in the style of a beanie baby. Drawn by Corviforms.

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