It irks me that with photos of birds and other wildlife that people post on Twitter, there is often a caption about the animal posing. I've always thought of posing as a deliberate and conscious act so I find this use of the verb irritating. I really don't think a reed bunting lands on a reed so that twitchers can take a photograph of it. It lands on a reed because that's what it does, because that is part of its normal behaviour, its jizz, in finding food, nest-building, etc.
Similarly, bluetits don't 'pose' on people's bird feeders. Even the famous Rory that one hears about in Soop's Kitchen isn't 'posing' when Soop takes a picture; he's just being a cat.
Heated Brush recommendation,please.
