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23-10-2008, 04:41 PM
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has this been done before... interesting bird facts?
here's one I have read... Dunocks enjoy wife-swapping parties! They have one main partner for life but will have many more mates at the same time 
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23-10-2008, 04:58 PM
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The Goldcrest has to eat its own weight in food each day to survive the winter nights 
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23-10-2008, 04:59 PM
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fact no 2 Robins sometimes feed the chicks of other birds as they can't resist a hungrey chick
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23-10-2008, 05:08 PM
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The collective nouns for Finches is A Charm, and Owls A Parlimenrt. Very fitting. |
23-10-2008, 05:10 PM
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Goldfinches sometimes decorate the outside of their nests with aromatic flowers 
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23-10-2008, 05:25 PM
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The commonest bird in the world is probably the Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
Commonly known as the domestic chicken and then called Gallus gallus domesticus. |
23-10-2008, 05:36 PM
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a hungry family of Tits may eat upto 10,000 caterpillars before they fledge each adult flying at least 100km in total to collect them they must be tired
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23-10-2008, 05:41 PM
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The Albatross can live up to fifty years
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23-10-2008, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ollie  The Albatross can live up to fifty years
Roger | wow I'm nearly as old as an albatross AND i know i haven't covered as many miles!
blue for a boy pink for a girl well in the case of a starling that is male base of the bill blue - female base of the bill pink
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23-10-2008, 05:49 PM
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Robins are one of the few birds where the female sings too 
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