WenA bad hair day
A soggy male splendid fairywren (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendid_fairywren) at Banyowla Regional Park near Perth, Australia
Photograph Vikrant Deshpande
I know how he feels, but without the plumage.
bupigIt’s beautiful, but photos like this always make me a little sad. There was a time when we could "trust" what we saw; now, with LLMs, I can’t help but wonder whether an image like this is 100% real or not.
Katzentratschen@booboo @Wen For starters, it would help, if we actually l i n k e d to the content we find worth sharing.
Vikrant Deshpande| Bird & Wildlife photographer on Instagram: "That post-shower look when you realize there’s no towel nearby 😄 Splendid fairywren………still looking splendid! 📷 @sonyalpha.anz A1 ii and 600mm f/4 gm #splendidfairywren #wrensday #australianbirds #birdphotography #abcmyphoto"
21K likes, 363 comments - vik.d_wildlife on May 5, 2026: "That post-shower look when you realize there’s no towel nearby 😄 Splendid fairywren………still looking splendid! 📷 @sonyalpha.anz A1 ii and 600mm f/4 gm #splendidfairywren #wrensday #australianbirds #birdphotography #abcmyphoto".
@katzentratschen @booboo That was not the source of the photo when I saw it. I simply like it, and credited the photographer.
@katzentratschen @booboo It is credited in The Times to the photographer and the agency. I would be very surprised if they did not pay to use if from the agency
@katzentratschen @booboo It was a casual observation. Lighten up and get off your high horse
@katzentratschen @booboo It actually came from a daily newspaper. So crediting the photographer (as the Times does) was in my opinion adequate. I don’t have time to fossick around beyond that.