r/Derailedbydetails • u/RoninNikki • Jun 01 '25

Silly detail Bird ID post derailed by avian fail

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u/will_of_a_volcano Jun 01 '25

Maybe I’m overtired, but I’ve been laughing at this for too long now

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u/VonTastrophe Jun 01 '25

Flamingos get their pink color from the shrimp they eat.

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u/Dailyhydration_ Jun 26 '25

who are you david attenborough

2

u/Doberman-Pinscer Jul 19 '25

How many shrimps do they have to eat before they turn pink?

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u/Artyom4333 Aug 04 '25

When they eat too much they get sick

2

u/Doberman-Pinscer Aug 04 '25

But shrimps are pretty rich, right?

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u/pwyo Jun 01 '25

I can’t handle the fact that these birds - who were clearly made to wade in water - were brought down by a tiny wave

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u/ohiobluetipmatches Jun 02 '25

More like fallmingoes

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u/knightress_oxhide Jun 02 '25

flaminstopped

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u/NationalMyth Jun 01 '25

low effort. C'mon man we want DETAILS

8

u/EnkiduTheGreat Jun 01 '25

Like drunk old ladies. Excellent

6

u/SpookyBeck Jun 02 '25

Wait is that a shark at the end?

3

u/apcolleen Jun 02 '25

Maybe a ray of some sort or some sort of sediment.

2

u/KmiVC Jun 27 '25

just rocks, probably

6

u/chaosmanager Jun 02 '25

Well, that’s embarrassing.

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u/Match_Least Jun 01 '25

Best post yet!

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u/w_ink Jun 02 '25

Flamingnogoes

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u/Brilliant-Anxiety835 Jun 02 '25

A local hospital awards the unit with the best fall prevention for the month a flamingo statue wearing grippy socks. Her name is Fallicia.