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With Legs and Butts

Birds, but
with anatomical surprises.

An AI image editor was shown the reference on the right exactly once and instructed to apply its rough idea of legs and butt to every bird recently observed near Cornell. Drag the yellow divider on each card to reveal more of the original photograph or more of whatever the model came up with.

Species: eBird API · Photos: Wikimedia · Generation: Vercel AI Gateway
The reference image: a goldfinch with cartoon human-like legs and butt
the only reference
Barred Owl (original)Barred Owl (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
originalai

Barred Owl

Strix varia
Carolina Wren (original)Carolina Wren (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus
Eastern Wood-Pewee (original)Eastern Wood-Pewee (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens
Scarlet Tanager (original)Scarlet Tanager (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea
Hermit Thrush (original)Hermit Thrush (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus
Veery (original)Veery (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Veery

Catharus fuscescens
Dark-eyed Junco (original)Dark-eyed Junco (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis
Merlin (original)Merlin (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Merlin

Falco columbarius
Blue Jay (original)Blue Jay (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata
Northern Cardinal (original)Northern Cardinal (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis
Wood Thrush (original)Wood Thrush (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin (original)American Robin (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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American Robin

Turdus migratorius
Swamp Sparrow (original)Swamp Sparrow (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana
Gray Catbird (original)Gray Catbird (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis
Common Grackle (original)Common Grackle (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula
Osprey (original)Osprey (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus
American Crow (original)American Crow (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos
Red-winged Blackbird (original)Red-winged Blackbird (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus
Song Sparrow (original)Song Sparrow (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia
Common Yellowthroat (original)Common Yellowthroat (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas
Black-billed Cuckoo (original)Black-billed Cuckoo (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Black-billed Cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Trumpeter Swan (original)Trumpeter Swan (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator
Mallard (original)Mallard (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos
Barn Swallow (original)Barn Swallow (with legs and butt)
growing legs…
originalai

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica