John Scalzi@scalzi.com18 Aug 2025Birds are dinosaurs𝐵𝑜𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓋𝒾 🎃 👻@lucavi.bsky.socialgood evening301571.8K
Matt Cotter@mattcotter.devAs a former bird owner, I agree. I miss my cockatiel.19/8/25, 1:37 am·0 reposts·0 likes
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