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Bird Poop Thread 1: About Bird Poop !

Bird Thread 1: About Birds !

birdman said:
I would imagine pooping on a person would require pretty good eye site and a decent understanding of projectile physics, e.g., friction, wind displacement, target movement, etc. Either that, or, pigeons in the city eat a lot of crappy food (processed bread, french fries) and therefore poop a lot, getting occasionally lucky enough to hit a person. I.e., they are volume shooters but probably have low accuracy.
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RJKarl said:
We see them walking to and from the ocean. Maybe the wet suits are a factor. You have to wear wet suits in this cold water.
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Hmm, this is very interesting indeed. What are the birds doing in the ocean? Why must they walk to and from on the hot sand instead of flying?

I googled "birds walking to and from the ocean" and so here is a bird walking to and from the ocean:

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Lots of gulls...your picture looks like a waitress at Crabby Kenny's. The crabs there sometimes come home with you.
 
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wakephan09 said:
Hmm, this is very interesting indeed. What are the birds doing in the ocean? Why must they walk to and from on the hot sand instead of flying?

I googled "birds walking to and from the ocean" and so here is a bird walking to and from the ocean:

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Great picture. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula). They use their yellow feet to startle and distract little fish then deftly stab them with this sharp beak.

 
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Place in Mendoza, Argentina I'll be going to in just over a month. The owner took the pic and sent it along.
 
wfudkn said:
Place in Mendoza, Argentina I'll be going to in just over a month. The owner took the pic and sent it along.
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Ahh, I don’t really know Argentinian hawks, or birds in general. Sweet photo though.
 
My google leads me to believe that it is a female cinereous harrier

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wfudkn said:
My google leads me to believe that it is a female cinereous harrier

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Beautiful bird, but the streaks on the chest are oriented differently and rusty rather then dark plus the eye color is wrong. Sorry.
 
Sounds like something a fake birdman that didn’t even try identification would say.
 
They are apparently easy to train and very sociable. Maybe this dude/gal will let me pet him/her when I'm down there! Or maybe he/she would rather gouge out my eyes.
 
I got to handle a wild Puerto Rican kestrel once. It’s about 30% the size of one of these guys...’twas vicious and strong. What I am trying to say is, consider gloves and goggles.
 
In my defense, Harris Hawks look very different in North America so the entry in my North American field guide was misleading.

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