Someone has matched photos of birds with vintage trainers and it’s perfect
In an inspired moment Twitter user Dario Taroborelli decided to match pics of birds with pics of vintage trainers. And we can all agree that the results are nothing short of marvellous…
Think I’m gonna start a tumblr called “sneakers & birds”.
1) Nike Dunk High “Wu Tang” (1999) vs Townsend’s Warbler. pic.twitter.com/iDhshpDXjs
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
2) Nike Air Safari (1987) vs Chestnut-backed Chickadee pic.twitter.com/BiVSC61XP1
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
3) ALIFE x Rebook Court Victory Pump “Ball Out” (2006) vs Hutton’s Vireo pic.twitter.com/hwkOFLywO2
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
4) Air Jordan I (1985) vs Hairy Woodpecker pic.twitter.com/70qb8YY0Mx
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
5) Nike Air Max LeBron (2010) vs Green Honeycreeper pic.twitter.com/Kt3kPvU9yx
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
6) Converse Pro Leather “Carolina Blue” (1981) vs California Scrub-Jay pic.twitter.com/ovGMP6O87R
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
7) Fila Vulc 13 “Black/White-Blue” (2009) vs White-Shouldered Tanager pic.twitter.com/YL7yOOw7zr
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
8) Nike Roshe Run (2012) vs Black Phoebe pic.twitter.com/fvTVqyVyzY
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
9) Etnies PAS Gratitude Rap Hi (2006) vs Blue Seedeater pic.twitter.com/yqF8Bx6XP5
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
This one’s hard pic.twitter.com/d7vJc2uQRR
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 7, 2019
10) Reebok Question Mid White/Red (1996) vs White Redpoll pic.twitter.com/WcLcAFlISG
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 8, 2019
11) Air Jordan XX8 Ray Allen PE (2013) vs Northern Cardinal pic.twitter.com/7Eih9dFddi
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 8, 2019
Eleven was not a great number to close the list so here comes:
12) Nike Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Shattered Backboard” (2015) vs Bullock’s Oriole pic.twitter.com/nYWsDtgWhq
— Dario Taraborelli (@ReaderMeter) April 9, 2019
And the nature of Twitter means that other users will often take up the ball and run with it…
— Cessa Perry (@CessaPerry) April 9, 2019
SPX Street Gangstar and Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) pic.twitter.com/OZVeMWarZv
— Martin Abrams (@Martin_Abrams) April 9, 2019
Last spring my daughter asked me to get her sneakers that would “make my feet look like orcas.” How’d I do? pic.twitter.com/bPOroHQGPi
— Molly Kleinman, Ph.D. (@mollyali) April 8, 2019