Avery Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 If you learned a bird fact that blew your mind, or just want to share, post it here! Others may not know it either! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Mine today was the Marbled Murrelets nest IN TREES, sometimes 50 miles inland! 😮 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 20 minutes ago, Avery said: Mine today was the Marbled Murrelets nest IN TREES, sometimes 50 miles inland! 😮 And that fact wasn't even discovered until the mid 1970s 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, Avery said: Mine today was the Marbled Murrelets nest IN TREES, sometimes 50 miles inland! 😮 ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 16 hours ago, neilpa said: And that fact wasn't even discovered until the mid 1970s Yeah, cuz they couldn’t find a nest! Imagine the confusion when they couldn’t find where they nested for decades, then finding one in a forest! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Sociable Weavers nests are pretty cool!  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 minute ago, Kevin said: Sociable Weavers nests are pretty cool!  https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/206125581 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/206165111 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/280001351 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/359330351 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, Kevin said: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/206125581 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/206165111 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/280001351 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/359330351 What the?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 This post was recognized by Kevin! "Really interesting! Thanks for sharing!" Aaron was awarded the badge 'Great Content' and 5 points. In my zoology course we learned quite a bit about birds and how they work. The two most interesting to me (and what I can remember right now) was that 1. In birds it takes two breathes to get the bolus of air through their lungs and out, instead of one like us and they don’t have any mixing of air within the lungs. This allows them to always have fresh air moving across the lungs at all times, which makes them more efficient at extracting oxygen from the air which is why they can have elevated body temperatures (40 degrees +). As high body temperatures need a high metabolic rate, which requires more oxygen. Which is also why they can’t be ovoviviparous as the eggs would not develop properly if retained within the mother as the temperature would be too high. 2. The Turaco (Guinea turaco) is the only true green pigmented bird. All other green birds have blue structural colour overlayed with yellow pigment so they appear green. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 There are varying opinions, but I am going with Wikipedia for now... There are 361 Hummingbird species! I knew there were a lot, but I had no clue there was that many. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hummingbird_species 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, Kevin said: There are varying opinions, but I am going with Wikipedia for now... There are 361 Hummingbird species! I knew there were a lot, but I had no clue there was that many. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hummingbird_species Also, hummingbirds are only in the American continents. It would have had to be a bit of a shock coming from Europe, in past history. "Look at that bug!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I didn't realize cuckoos have zygodactyl feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 (edited) 4 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: I didn't realize cuckoos have zygodactyl feet. Huh! I wonder why? Edited February 11 by Avery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 18 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: zygodactyl Had to look that one up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, neilpa said: Had to look that one up I'm willing to bet that you and I weren't the only ones who had to look that one up. 😉 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 2 hours ago, lonestranger said: I'm willing to bet that you and I weren't the only ones who had to look that one up. 😉 Yep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 19 hours ago, lonestranger said: I'm willing to bet that you and I weren't the only ones who had to look that one up. 😉 I didn't have to look it up, it was posted here! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Anhingas and Cormorants lack nostrils!!! How have I not noticed that? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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