The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agoStraight to the pointlemmy.worldimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1752arrow-down110
arrow-up1742arrow-down1imageStraight to the pointlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarePlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·3 days agoThis isn’t everywhere. In German, many birds have pretty unique names: Amsel, Spatz, Kuckuck, Uhu, Eule and so on.
minus-squareZement@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIn Germany we have lots of names that are the descriptions. Stirnlappenbasilisk ist quite descriptive…
minus-squareVeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoThose are blackbird, sparrow, cuckoo, eagle owl, owl. The one in the meme is a Gelbkopf-Schwarzstärling (“yellowhead blackstärling”) So, not that different, I’d say.
minus-squarePlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYou do have a point. Seems like there are quite a few “new” names in each language and then some weirdly descriptive ones for specific birds.
This isn’t everywhere. In German, many birds have pretty unique names: Amsel, Spatz, Kuckuck, Uhu, Eule and so on.
In Germany we have lots of names that are the descriptions. Stirnlappenbasilisk ist quite descriptive…
Those are blackbird, sparrow, cuckoo, eagle owl, owl. The one in the meme is a Gelbkopf-Schwarzstärling (“yellowhead blackstärling”)
So, not that different, I’d say.
You do have a point. Seems like there are quite a few “new” names in each language and then some weirdly descriptive ones for specific birds.