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Rosemary Mosco@rosemarymosco.com |
Things I've spontaneously said to animals.
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Scruff Cheetah
@scruff.bsky.social
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jumpingspiders bestspiders <3
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Cappers
@lionfishvintage.bsky.social
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I always say "im sorry I scared you to animals" when i walk by and didn't see them. Though i was a bit strange but glad I'm not the only one!
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Chase 🏳️⚧️
@chasehyaena.bsky.social
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I've asked Canada Geese if it was okay to pass them, then tell them they take good care of their family.
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Kade Peregrine
@kadeperegrine.bsky.social
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Most recently "I'm sorry but you have too many legs and therefore belong outdoors" And "I know those flowers are irresistible but you need to be outside"
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Andrea Cesari
@oldbluedoor.bsky.social
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I mean, you just have to say good morning to a face like this
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Pixel 🏳️⚧️
@pixel39.bsky.social
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We apologize for scaring the birds when we're out canoeing. Or for getting too close to the nest (mostly swallows and blackbirds) "yes, yes, we see you, we're going."
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Cri 🕊🐝🐜⚽😷
@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
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❤️
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Electric Maenad
@electricmaenad.bsky.social
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To the local magpies every summer: “Oh for fuckssake, stop yelling at me - I’m not going to eat your kids; I just want to get into the house.”
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Talenshi🐦Birds at Arms & Magical Books📚
@talenshi.bsky.social
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I relate so hard! My favorite thing to say is "who's a good (insert animal here)?
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Adrian A.
@mawfko.bsky.social
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I asked a pale swallowtail butterfly permission before I took their photo and then apologized for good measure.
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Peter Jeffe
@pjeffe.bsky.social
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Wonderful. Among many other spontaneous utterances, I've whispered a grateful "thank you" to a butterfly that landed on my leg during a blissful reverie by a creek, and to a turkey buzzard that glided noiselessly just above my head at the peak of a hill.
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Angie
@aes14.bsky.social
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I’m glad I’m not the only one! ☺️
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clover
@clovercomics.bsky.social
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I love this 💛
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Jennifer W. Hanson
@jenniferwhanson.bsky.social
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I’m always talking to the yard critters.
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Kory Bing🐾ANTHROCON N02
@korybing.bsky.social
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I have also said many of these things to animals.
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jon "RNC security perimeter enjoyer” schuster
@jschuster.bsky.social
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I've asked animals if they mind me taking their pictures...
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Gissel Escudero
@gisselescudero.bsky.social
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I use to say "Hello, gorgeous" to every Harris hawk I see in my city.
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Shenorai
@shenorai.bsky.social
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We have rabbits who like to wander into our lawn to eat the Clovers. They also tend to linger at the edge of the road. There are many occasions where I wind up cheering on fleeing bunnies with, "Go bunny, go!"
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Catblossom
@catblossom.bsky.social
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You just *have* to compliment the porch alligators (western fence lizards) on their little push ups! They are trying so hard to impress! 💚
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Sarah
@sosomanysarahs.bsky.social
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Once said, "Hello there, handsome," to a magpie. And I've apologized to many creatures for scaring them.
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Dr Like Dr Pepper is a Doctor Graeth
@thebronzedragon.bsky.social
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This past weekend I tried to hold a conversation with a pair of ravens picking over my mulch for food. ...they were not chatty.
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Stiney
@stiney.bsky.social
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Nothing but truth
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Nebadger
@nebadger.sexual.pizza
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Whenever I see a particularly noisy bird I say "Somebody's got some opinions!"
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Elisabeth Van Every
@e-van-every.bsky.social
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At a wildlife refuge last week we spotted FOUR basking garter snakes in a small area and I scream-whispered "HELLO BEAUTIFUL BABIES!" I also apologized to them when us standing there too long unnerved a couple of them. I often ask alarm-calling birds what's bothering them.
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Rebecca Gelernter
@nearbirdstudios.bsky.social
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I thank bugs at my light and amphibians when I finish taking pictures of them 😁
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LFV SciRhet
@lfv-rhetrx.bsky.social
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And I love that you included an audax! I always wave pinkie and forefinger at them to mimic their displays, since I know if I can see them, they can certainly see me!
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LFV SciRhet
@lfv-rhetrx.bsky.social
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Almost everything in the natural world gets a greeting from me at one point or other. Acknowledging the creatures, complimenting the plants; it’s perfectly normal to say hi to the neighbors and wish them well (in some cases, from a respectful distance!)
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Chloe
@dj-jvnipvrr.xxx
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Oh good thank you for making me feel less crazy for doing that
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Nessa Carson
@supersciencegrl.co.uk
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Oh, at least it's not just me. A super tame fox came close to us a few days ago and I talked to it the way normal people talk to actual babies.
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Artologica
@artologica.net
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I'm always saying "where are your squirrel skills?!" 😂
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Dan from thepuddingblog.blog
@thepuddingblog.bsky.social
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whenever I capture a spider and release it outside, I assure it that it will like it better out there.
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Baito
@beyondbaito.bsky.social
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Saw a stray kitten stomping about and said "dude go home" and it started following me instead. My home is stinky so I called animal rescue.
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Meek 🔜 Carolina Geekfest 🩷
@themeekwarrior.bsky.social
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You should hear me talk to my pets. :')
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Sylver W. Poulsen 🏳️⚧️
@poulsens.bsky.social
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I go running by a lake that has quite a few ducks, and I go "it's just me, I won't hurt you", almost every time. Not that they care, because they are so used to humans that even one running at them gives them no pause.
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Ammy
@salamandersocks.bsky.social
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Omgg is the snake a California red sided garter? They ARE beautiful 🥺❤️
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Mike Blackwell 🏖️🍉🌻
@mikeb815.bsky.social
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If I'm walking around and any of the varied urban wildlife gets near me it's usually a, "Hey little guy, watcha doing?" So I'm glad to learn I'm not the only one who does this. 😄
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David Gans
@dgans.bsky.social
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Because my name is German for "Goose,", I greet those guys by saying, "hello cousin!"
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Robin Marwick
@electricland.bsky.social
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Me to a mama mallard: “listen, you KNOW we have mink here, you gotta keep the babies closer together!”
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Chalur
@chalur.com
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I regularly make fun of the squirrels in my back yard when they fail to get food out of the bird feeder or eat the spicy suet
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@wombatarama.bsky.social
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Aw you're nice ❤️Just last night I said to a firefly "oh honey don't go in the house, that's a bad idea!" but mostly I'm more like waking up at 4 am and yelling at a bird "why are you up so early and why are you so loud about it?!"
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Ensign Obvious
@noyou.bsky.social
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My voice hits a Julie Child pitch every time I see a squirrel or chipmunk, it's going to be in my genetic code at this rate.
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💀🕸️Ash the Ninth [Bloodless🩸]🖤🎃
@tractorgoth.bsky.social
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I always make sure to say ‘excuse me’ (to bugs and things I might startle or need to move) but sometimes also ‘SLOW DOWN’ (hummingbirds flying into my head) or ‘go home you’re drunk’ (June beetles flying into my head)
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Panic Restaurant
@panicrestaurant.bsky.social
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I do this constantly lmao. I like, reflexively greet animals and I’ve let a mockingbird know how impressed I am with its repertoire. Anytime I see a Monarch butterfly I tell it Godspeed.
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Christinn
@mackanick.bsky.social
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"get the hell out of here" To a mole making piles on my lawn To the ground hog feasting on my garden flowers To the mice under the hood, chewing through cable To the ants under tunneling my patio stones To the neighbor's dog pooping on my lawn To the stray cat spraying at my door
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Swinby
@swinby.bsky.social
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My partner has a habit of rescuing worms from hot sidewalks in summer, moving them to grass and muttering words of encouragement. They also like to dress in suit, tie and sunglasses. So to bystanders it looks like there’s an FBI agent who is tasked with looking after the welfare of worms
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Plognark
@plognark.bsky.social
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As a wildlife rehabber I have cussed out* so many baby animals that I’ve lost count. *”For the love of god, please eat the fucking formula or you’ll die you obstinate little bastard” muttered quietly, under my breath, at 11:30 PM.
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Wen Z
@wenz.bsky.social
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Greetings, sorry-I-scared-yous, compliments, and probably some occasional varied chit-chat here. 🤚🏻
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Obsidian
@obsidianthedragon.bsky.social
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Huh.. Me too
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Two Cats in a Trenchcoat
@anned13.bsky.social
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This is so me.
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Orla McCool
@orlamccool.bsky.social
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Not just me 🥹.
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Rain Dog
@brushwolf.bsky.social
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I’ve apologized to animals for scaring them too! Snakes mostly.
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kchew
@kchew.bsky.social
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I talk to animals constantly. The most frequent thing I say, though, is “Oh, dude, *no*,” usually to squirrels being brainless but also to small raccoons and the occasional spider failing to respect personal space. They sometimes also get a “Seriously?!”
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ˢᵉˡᵉᶰᵉᵖʰʸ |🌑Art Raffle!🌕
@selenephy.bsky.social
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I always do #5 and now I feel less alone with it
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Ordo Templi Ultra
@occulttradeunion.bsky.social
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I’ve moved so quietly I’ve startled squirrels and said “Oh shit bro sorry!”
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Drijfsijssie
@drijfsijs.bsky.social
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I talk more to animals than I do to humans. Today alone I have complimented several common wood pigeons for their pleasing plumpness, an adoslescent magpie for being a very good gal, and told a Canadian goose to chill. It happens.
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One Dog’s Opinion 🐾
@onedogsopinion.bsky.social
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this is beautiful 💚🩷🩵🧡 I find myself having conversations with lizards outside (and occasionally inside) my New Orleans home, always wishing them well 🦎🦎🦎
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råsa🩷
@healingsparkles.bsky.social
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Ok but yes?? Also to like.. roboty thingies, dishwashers and everything if i think ive scared it I apologize, if it's done a good job I thank it etc🥹🩷
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Sredni Vashtar
@srednivashtar.bsky.social
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I always say hello to people’s pets before I say hello to them. Some people don’t get it, but thankfully, many do. I also talk to deer and foxes and birds when I don’t expect it to scare them.
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wet beast
@ribbon.dog
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“oh shit i didn’t see you there, please go about your day” to the deer in my backyard when i startle them and they just stare me down
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GALENA JANE HAYES 🥰❤️💋
@janeamber.bsky.social
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Funny
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Tslil Hamgniva
@tslilhamagniva.bsky.social
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I'm not proud of it but I always say "dog" when I see an animal, not just dogs but also cats and pigeons.
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Dr Michelle LaRue
@drmichellelarue.bsky.social
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I definitely have told penguin chicks, "I'm so proud of you!"
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Scarlet Rose
@scarlet-rose.bsky.social
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Word for word I said something similar to the same animals ❤️
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