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Baldur Bjarnason
@baldur@toot.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

This raven is picking the meat off a sheep's jaw. I'm guessing somebody threw their "svið" leftovers out for the ravens to enjoy. #birds #iceland #raven

The raven, on the tree branch, looks like it's having fun picking at the jaw.
The raven, on the tree branch, looks like it's having fun picking at the jaw.
The raven, on the tree branch, looks like it's having fun picking at the jaw.
And now some more repositioning of the jawbone
And now some more repositioning of the jawbone
And now some more repositioning of the jawbone
The raven now has the jaw in its beak, trying to reposition it.
The raven now has the jaw in its beak, trying to reposition it.
The raven now has the jaw in its beak, trying to reposition it.
A raven with a sheep's jaw in its claws, as seen in black and white through some branches.
A raven with a sheep's jaw in its claws, as seen in black and white through some branches.
A raven with a sheep's jaw in its claws, as seen in black and white through some branches.
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Baldur Bjarnason
@baldur@toot.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Whoops dropped it.

If you aren't familiar with the horror that is the Icelandic cuisine known as "svið" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svi%C3%B0

Svið - Wikipedia

A raven inspecting the surroundings to see if it's safe to swoop down and pick up the jawbone it just dropped
A raven inspecting the surroundings to see if it's safe to swoop down and pick up the jawbone it just dropped
A raven inspecting the surroundings to see if it's safe to swoop down and pick up the jawbone it just dropped
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Coryndon Luxmoore
@luxmoore@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@baldur South Africa has a similar tradition https://www.tasteatlas.com/smiley

Smiley | Traditional Offal Dish From South Africa | TasteAtlas

Smiley is a traditional dish featuring sheep's head as the key ingredient. The sheep heads are actually butcher's leftovers which are broiled (usually in large drums), and the fur is then singed with metal rods, while the animal's lips pull back to reveal a grotesque smile, hence the name smiley
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Baldur Bjarnason
@baldur@toot.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@luxmoore I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a staple in most sheep rearing countries 🙂

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