Our Planet, your .gifs pt.2

Welcome back .gif fans, we're coming to you today with, by popular demand, more! bird! .gifs! This is another batch from smash nature doc success, Our Planet. A few days ago it was Sir David Attenborough's 93rd birthday, so this one's for him. A international treasure, is what that man is. You know the deal, I'll show you some cool bird .gifs, and then make some suggestions for when you might use them. For example, the above .gif of Socotran Cormorants could be used whenever the sky is filled with birds, or when you're starting a bird blog.

Use this .gif of Gentoo Penguins when: You're feeling very free, i.e. you've just gotten out of work and are cruising into the weekend.

Use this .gif of Lesser Flamingo chicks when: You are overwhelmed by large groups of children (Mall Santa day, Disneyland). Alternative use: Standing out from a crowd of people all doing one unusual thing (Santa Con, Anime Convention).

Use this .gif of an Osprey when: dinner is ready/your table is called to be seated at a restaurant. Especially if you are hungry.

Use this .gif of a Wandering Albatross when: you "Nailed it". Very relatable, use for any clumsy embarrassment or social faux pas.

Use this .gif of King Penguins: When a very desirable sale begins. Also useful for dealing with a traffic jam.

Use this .gif of a Kingfisher when: You know you've made an extremely stylish and big entrance. Also usable for when you want to leave with a dramatic flourish

Use this .gif of a baby King Penguin when: your kids are whining for some stupid new toy you have to buy them i.e. a beyblade. Alternative use: when you're kind of freaking out.

Use this .gif of an adolescent Philippine Eagle when: you want to say "I don't know, what do you want to do?" Alternatively, any kind of "maaaaaybe..."

Whew, I'm exhausted from all these .gifs- make sure to check out last month's blog for more, though, if you're not. You probably are though, they take a lot out of you.

Our Planet, your .gifs pt.1

Oh Hi Bird Fans! I didn't see you come in. I was just sitting here, making some beautiful .gifs from Our Planet, the Netflix nature doc taking the world by storm. I was inspired by all the amazing bird action, and of course, by the friendly presence of one D. Attenborough, who we are... acquainted with. It's a great series, I highly recommend it. Alright, see you later! Oh.. wait, you're right, it WOULD make sense for me to share these great .gifs I made with you, along with some suggestions about when you might want to use them. Today we'll be focusing on the colorful manakins and birds of paradise from the first episode and the Jungles episode respectively, because, folks, there's a lot there.

Use this .gif (above) or a Red-capped Manakin: When you want to indicate that a humorous, sudden entrance has been made. Maybe replace your Kramer-from-Seinfeld sliding into the room .gif because Seinfeld hasn't been on TV for a million years, and Kramer is super cancelled.

Use this .gif of a Black Sicklebill: to indicate a stretch or yoga pose (ex. I'm going to yoga after work [insert .gif here])

Alternate .gif use: "Weird flex, but ok"

Use this .gif of a Golden-collared Manakin: For athletic triumph, or when talking about parkour

Use this .gif of a Western Parotia for: #relationshipgoals 

Use this .gif: When you've gotta flip it on them aka. go flip-mode

Use this .gif: When you're backing out of a situation. Perhaps a twitter thread or slack chat has taken a conversational turn that you are uncomfortable with, or, more literally, you are leaving a social gathering quickly and awkwardly.

Use this .gif: When you're really impressed by your look, you want to show off.

Use this .gif of Blue Manakins: when someone asks you how online dating is going
Alternate usage: when being mansplained-to on Twitter

For more great bird .gifs, click here, and for more Attenborough action (Actionborough?) try this. And watch the series on Netflix! We'll be back in a bit with more great .gifs