mitch bird nicknames for each ja guy under the cut with a little explanation of each :-) grins so big and wide
johnny: the main big one is mockingbird for a couple of reasons. first of all, the name. second, its the state bird of tennessee. so like, thats a big factor. usually mitch keeps it the same, but occasionally he'll call johnny some other thing like woodpecker (mostly for the camera, yes its a gay joke).
bam: warbler because he cries a lot. bam has the most bird nicknames because mitch does it to piss him off, but warbler is the solid one. he gets called dove sometimes as an ironic thing, including when mitch called him a "bleeding heart", which of course bam thought was sick as hell until he learnt it was the name of a dove, in which case he got pissed. hes gotten called catbird before too, which bam argued isnt even a bird, you just merged two animals together. and mitch smugly told him, it literally is, read a fuckin' book. or like, look it up dude. and it was.
steve-o: hummingbird. oh, hummingbird is a big one. hes sort of jumpy, always moving in a way that reminds mitch of those things that hover around his bird feeder. not many variations.
chris: weirdly enough he calls chris motmot, although also calls him sunbeam. mostly cause of the fact that chris reminds him Of the sun. chris appreciates his bird names probably he seems like the type.
ryan: at first mitch had no clue and just started throwing bird names. lorikeet, lovebird, pigeon (dude dont fucking call me that, which almost made mitch continue to call him that). but he started calling ryan plover at one point and it stuck, strangely. when asked, mitch shrugs and says, he reminds me of a little piping plover.
dave: canary, mostly because hes blonde. sometimes bluejay for his blue eyes. he doesnt have a super deep explanation, although he jokes about coal mines a Lot and dave is like ???? ok??? and mitch refuses to elaborate because its, like, for the better if he doesnt.
wee man: at one point called him nutcracker for obvious reasons, but it got old fast, so now mitch calls him swan (yknow, cause of that one bit) mostly. sometimes will call him goose, too, because theyre related.
ehren: gets called seagull/gull because hes Fucking Annoying. its kind of endearing tho, so its not said with Too much disdain. sometimes calls him thrasher when hes getting tormented because hes thrashing around.
preston: mitch calls him partridge or grouse, as theyre landfowl. partridge mostly, because of the alliterative nature. hes like no youre 'fraid of heights, so like, youre a ground bird. and preston is like uh. thank you?
jeff: shrike. oh, its gotta be shrike, mostly for the implications. jeff is like dude why would you compare me to those birds thats so weird and mitch thinks of every time they film and is like yeah but you are basically one.
