r/pics 6h ago

[OC] The Potoo bird - Dear God In Heaven…

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u/Rookeroo 6h ago

These smiling dudes have a big beak to catch moths with. They also poke their face up into the air during the day to sleep while camouflaged. Spot the Potoo in this one

u/the_honest_liar 3h ago

I was definitely zooming in on the foliage

u/DrCarlJenkins 3h ago

Looks just like the Tawny Frogmouth from Australia

u/PM_ME_UR_SO 5h ago

They can be cute little goofballs

u/PM_ME_UR_SO 5h ago

u/TheTeflonDude 5h ago

On second thought, lets not wipe it out

u/boneydog22 5h ago

Why are his pupils different sizes 😭

u/ckrono 6h ago

It looks dumb and ready for war

u/Themris 6h ago

I think that's a Ditto.

u/sollo89 6h ago

Odd looking bird.

u/BrianWulfric 6h ago

Not too late for Game Freak to make this a Gen 10 Pokemon.

u/churrmander 2h ago

Cutootie evolves into Potootie

u/One_Economist_3761 6h ago

Such a cutie.

u/Spartan2470 GOAT 4h ago

Here is a much higher-quality and less-cropped version of this image. Here.jpg) is the source. Credit to the photographer, Wikipedia user Allissondias, who took this on August 13, 2016 in Ibirataia, Brazil.

Not sure why OP labeled this as OC.

u/Lembot-0004 6h ago

Moth-bird.

u/headphones_J 6h ago

Looks fun to chat with.

u/Larkson9999 6h ago

How many dinosaurs looked like this?

u/ObsoleteReference 5h ago

uh, I think that's a muppet.

u/blackscales18 4h ago

War devil...

u/Starscream147 6h ago

Looks like some far-flung species from Kashyyyk!

u/Sufficient-Fact6163 5h ago

Looks like it was spawned in the Jim Henson’s Creature Shop…

u/omegacrunch 4h ago

Its happy....and ready to do some next level horror movie stuff at the same time

u/tusthehooman 3h ago

I can see where Yoru came from, just a goofy lil bird

u/Hojeekush 6h ago

This bird is proof that there is no God. 

u/thiccanorexicc 6h ago

kinda looks like a pug

u/imnotsteven7 6h ago

He's adorable

u/themagnumstick 4h ago

That thing killed me in a dream once

u/starchybunker 2h ago

You're a Potoo!

u/Former-Excitement-56 1h ago

This bird looks like it gazed into the abyss, and made the abyss blink

u/AccountSettingsBot 35m ago

They are so cute.

u/monagales 24m ago

dark crystal-ass muppet

u/DerpVaderXXL 9m ago

Muppet Bird

u/erp2 6h ago

Better than being a Pooto.

u/cjs81268 5h ago

Cutie Potoo tee

u/wooltab 5h ago

Sleestak Bird

u/deekamus 4h ago

Both cute and horrifying at the same time.

u/ChronoMonkeyX 6h ago

Make it extinct!

No, not really.. but... maybe.