15 Magnificently Absurd Pictures Of Birds With Arms To Make Your Day

Of all the running jokes on the internet, birds with arms never fails to make us laugh.

In case you’ve never come across these silly images, the concept is pretty simple. Either a photo is edited to make a bird look like it has human arms, or a drawing is made of a bird who, again, has human arms. There’s a whole group dedicated to it on Reddit with 930K members, and it’s full of the best examples of the phenomenon – take a look for yourself below!

1. And the ruling is… it’s a touchdown!

a colorful bird standing on a tree branch edited to have colorful human-like arms — Reddit

2. We have nothing but admiration for this distinguished gentleman.

a small bird edited to have human-like arms, a hat, and a mustache and goatee — Reddit

3. Do you think his arms ever get tired?

a duck swimming in water edited to have human arms that are using oars — Reddit

4. Being a business birb isn’t easy, but it’s his calling.

a bird standing in a field that's been edited to have human arms adjusting their sleeve — Reddit

5. “Made this to cheer myself up after a bad day. Very effective, would recommend.”

two birds edited to have human arms that are sword fighting — Reddit

6. She may look intimidating, but her friends say she’s quite a hoot.

an owl edited to have human arms that have tattoos and is wearing a watch — Reddit

7. You might think she’d play the blues, but she’s actually really into pop music.

a drawing of a bluebird with human arms who is playing a guitar — Reddit

8. “I’m fly fishing, okay!”

a bluebird edited to have human arms that are holding a fishing rod — Reddit

9. “Long live Rockingbird.”

a black and yellow bird with its mouth open who has been edited to have human arms that are playing a red electric guitar — Reddit

10. Looks like someone’s in serious trouble…

a large bird edited to have human arms, one with a hand on its "hip" and the other pointing in the distance — Reddit

11. The early bird catches the worm, but the British bird goes for a spot of tea.

a drawing of a bird with human arms who is holding a cup and sitting on a branch — Reddit

12. And it was in that moment that they realized the meeting could have been an email.

collage of four different birds who have been edited to have human arms that are holding a cell phone as if they're on a phone call — Reddit

13. “Nice day for fishin’ ain’t it.”

a seagull edited to have human arms that are using a fishing rod, sunglasses, and a hat — Reddit

14. “I believe I can fllllllyyyyy.”

a round, white and grey bird who is flying and is edited to have human arms — Reddit

15. Don’t let him being a hawk fool you – he’s the best sheriff this town has ever seen!

an owl that's been edited to have human arms that are reaching for the guns in his holsters and a hat — Reddit

The birds with arms phenomenon is both absurd and hilarious in the best ways possible. Looking at these photos probably won’t solve all of your problems when you’re having a bad day, but it sure is a great way to help turn your frown upside down!

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