Cute and Wholesome Picture Thread

[Jubal]

Oh, that reminds me, I found you a bun in the Hungarian national museum on a piece of Roman silverware



(It's probably actually a hare given how far east it is, but still)

[The Seamstress]

Bun!! <3 Thank you! (Hm, could be a hare, but they're welcome, too Bun's cousin, so part of the family.)

[Jubal]

Yis, I did think of you when I saw it AIUI in or at least until the Roman period buns were much more confined to theirnative range in Iberia & SW France, and that a lot of their expansion across the rest of Europe was Roman or later? I think even today their range kinda peters out through eastern Europe a bit.

[The Seamstress]

Thanks, that's very kind I actually don't really know much about bunny/hare origins, but that would be an interesting topic to research. *makes mental note*

[Jubal]

Tis a fun sort of topic! I think my only other Fun Fact on it is that Roman Hispania had little buns on its coins because they were so much seen as an Iberian thing back then (https://www.iberianature.com/spainblog/2019/12/rabbit-roman-coin-of-hispania/)

[The Seamstress]

Aww! Bunny coin How cute is that. I had no idea, all the more reason to learn a little about rabbit history.

[Jubal]

Time for one last cute wildlife dump for 2024!

September: a grey-headed woodpecker! New species for me.	Autumn crocuses in the Lainzer Tiergarten, Vienna.
October: A hamster cleaning its paws (of course there are hamsters)	A hamster looking out for threats, apparently not really noticing that I'm standing close by.
November in Hungary: a Very Fluffy Bun especially for The Seamstress	A flight of cranes through the mist of the Hungarian plain.
Hungary has very serious cows indeed.	Also buffalo, in places.
A very small bird - a firecrest in Vienna, joint smallest European species.	And a big one - back in the UK, a majestic red kite overhead.
Some roe deer, in Suffolk.	And their chaotic little non-native cousin, the muntjac.
A wintering redwing, a very mobile thrush species.	And finally - traditionally for Christmas - a little robin.

[The Seamstress]

Ooh these are nice (My favourite is the Very Fluffy Bun, of course! <3)