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Post by Captain Hygiene on Apr 17, 2010 17:47:45 GMT -5
Here's one of my favorite bird pictures:
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Post by afriendlychicken on Apr 17, 2010 18:03:29 GMT -5
^^^^What happened next? Do tell?
"Well, I found myself laying on the ground, and there was feathers everywhere!"
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 17, 2010 22:58:00 GMT -5
and now - BIRD FIGHT!! Wow, actual bird fights are pretty rare, though probably a little more common among House Sparrows like these. It completely blows mah dumb cracker mind to see the other birds follow the fight like they did, though. I'd never have guessed they'd do that. i know! i love how they all run to look over the edge.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Apr 18, 2010 1:19:41 GMT -5
Wow, actual bird fights are pretty rare, though probably a little more common among House Sparrows like these. It completely blows mah dumb cracker mind to see the other birds follow the fight like they did, though. I'd never have guessed they'd do that. i know! i love how they all run to look over the edge. They're wondering who won. Birds don't usually fight? I didn't know that. Then we must have some ill-tempered birds in Hawai'i because they fight all the time. It may be because of the two most populace species we have, the Common or Indian Mynah, and the House or English Sparrow. I have seen literally hundreds of bird fights. And yes, just like humans, the smart ones fly away, while the others gather around and watch and squawk and chirp and raise the roof off the place! What a ruckus!
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Post by callipygias on Apr 18, 2010 10:36:31 GMT -5
Birds don't usually fight? I didn't know that. Then we must have some ill-tempered birds in Hawai'i because they fight all the time. Watch closer, it's almost always "display fighting," they'll very rarely make contact and physically attack one another. They have hollow bones--one slight wing injury and they're goners.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Apr 18, 2010 17:55:45 GMT -5
I think you're right. Mynah birds are pretty aggressive, though. I've seen them attack smaller birds. They fly upwards, then dive straight down at their opponent and knock them over.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 18, 2010 19:51:29 GMT -5
wow! that's gotta hurt.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 18, 2010 21:01:55 GMT -5
CHAWMP!
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 20, 2010 14:16:13 GMT -5
this is the scarlet ibis, a south american bird. when i was little, i had a rubbery kind of bird toy. i'd run around flapping its rubbery wings, knocking things over and probably running into walls. i asked my dad what kind of bird it was, and since he said he didn't know, we consulted our encyclopedia and looked at all the bird pictures until we found the scarlet ibis.
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Post by callipygias on Apr 20, 2010 17:53:10 GMT -5
No matter how flashy the outfit, an anklet is always a good idea.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 20, 2010 22:02:54 GMT -5
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Post by afriendlychicken on Apr 21, 2010 2:07:26 GMT -5
^^^^ Great, we find a bird that's a packers fan, but not solgroupies little cutie. I'm getting close, I can tell. In the meantime, I thought I'd share with you a friend I found while searching. Say cheese! It's a helmeted hornbill, and it's found in Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Myanmar.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 21, 2010 10:12:39 GMT -5
dear god in heaven! what a handsome fella!
you're still looking for that bird, chicken? he's turned into your white whale, hasn't he?
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Post by afriendlychicken on Apr 21, 2010 17:42:01 GMT -5
Yep, and I'm Ahab. I hope that white whale/bluish-greenish colored kind of bird with an orange beak, appears soon, or it's going to turn into "The Hunting of the Snark!"
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Apr 21, 2010 20:44:27 GMT -5
Good thing I wanted another sleepless night.
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