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Birdology by Sy Montgomery (Delanceyplace.com)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Bertold Brautigan May 25. 1 Reply 1 Like

This morning's vignette from Delanceyplace struck me as being worthy of mention here ... so here I am, mentioning it! Enjoy. ===================== Birds are the only wild animals most people see every day. No matter where we live, birds live with…Continue

Tags: dinosaurs, birds

Climate Change favors ornament decrease

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Idaho Spud Jan 25. 1 Reply 2 Likes

Those delightful extravagant male ornaments such as bright color and showy plumes are likely to disappear due to selective pressure from the changing climate.…Continue

Tags: birds lose beauty, fancy male plumage

Climate Change plus Open Pit Mine kills several thousand snow geese

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Dec 7, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Thousands of snow geese die in Montana after landing on contaminated waterSeveral thousand snow…Continue

Tags: mass snow geese fatality, Berkeley Pit open mine

Wind Farms less lethal to birds than fossil fuels

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Nov 8, 2016. 0 Replies 1 Like

Contextualizing avian mortality: A preliminary appraisal of bird and bat fatalities from wind, fossil-fuel, and nuclear electricitySo much for the claim…Continue

Tags: wind energy bird lethality, avian mortality

Crows carry objects with sticks

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jul 29, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Crows are first animals spotted using tools to carry objectsNew Caledonian crows ... have been filmed inserting…Continue

Tags: use stick to carry object, tool use, New Caldonian crows

Hawks in trouble from heat

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jun 13, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Heat prompts thousands of young hawks to leave nest earlyTucson's Wildlife Center is…Continue

Tags: Climate Change, Coopers Hawks

423 North American Bird Species Risk Extinction

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 22, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Third of North American Birds Said to Face Extinction Due to Climate Change, Other Man-Made FactorsA new…Continue

Tags: BIrd Extinction

Wonders of the World, Birds

Started by Joan Denoo May 10, 2016. 0 Replies 1 Like

Another gift from Angelica. It just takes my breath away to realize the great diversity that comes about by natural selection. No need for the god hypothesis. Continue

Bird Window Strikes

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo Apr 3, 2016. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Urge nearby cities to dim high-rise lights during bird migration season....the average high-rise is responsible for 700 to 1,000 bird deaths a…Continue

Tags: high-rises kill birds, lights out programs, bird window collisions

Restoring Europe's Vultures

Started by Joan Denoo Mar 29, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Restoring Europe's Vultures…Continue

Tags: France, Vulture, Black

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Comment by Dominic Florio on May 3, 2013 at 1:43pm: Well Joan, as the old joke tells it:

A very religious woman had a parrot. He had a very dirty mouth and he said all kinds of sexual things, which embarrassed the woman.

Her minister happened to have a parrot and she knew that she could trust him for advice.

The minister told her that his parrot was very devout, and all she did was to pray all day long. The minister suggested that they arrange to place the cages side by side for awhile, and that his religious parrot would be a good influence on her parrot with the dirty mouth.

So they arranged a time and date and brought the parrots together by placing the cages side by side. The parrot with the dirty mouth took one look at the minister's parrot and said, "Hey baby, how would you like to get laid?"

The minister's parrot looked at him, her pupils narrowed, and she said, "Great, just what I've been praying for!"

Comment by Joan Denoo on May 3, 2013 at 11:36am: I agree Melinda. A great way to start the morning.

Dominic, I imagine the colorful parrot has colorful language ... I guess it depends on his environment.

Steph, The beautiful colors on the male Northern Shoveler must be very attractive to the female. I have not heard of Shovelers before.

I really like the Caffeinated Owls.