Show us ya birds !

[Pete W]

If anyone's feeling really bored here's a vid of a Grey Wagtail with its beak full of wasps and other bugs.

 

[nepia]

I wasn't bored before or after!  Delightful; thanks for that.

[Pete W]

Here's another one, on holiday in the Northeast and it's Puffin time.

 

[ABtrees]

54 minutes ago, Pete W said:

Here's another one, on holiday in the Northeast and it's Puffin time.

 

Morning Pete

That has just made my day.  Never seen them up close and on land - something I do need to do.  Does anyone know how they manage to get a beak so full of sand eels?   I mean think about it - you're swimming along underwater and catch a sand eel in your beak - fine - then you open your beak to catch another one (X 12) !!!!

[Pete W]

7 minutes ago, ABtrees said:

Does anyone know how they manage to get a beak so full of sand eels? 

Hi AB. This is not from my font of knowledge ('cause I ain't got one). But according to those in the know.

"Puffins have two specializations that allow it to hold onto so many fish: the upper palate of their beaks, and the tip of their tongues. Their upper palates contain many small spines which hold onto the fish. The end of its tongue is rough and coarse, which it uses grab onto slippery fish, and once caught, to push its prey onto the spines above."

Everyday's a learning day!

Pete

[westphalian]

[westphalian]

Eating from the toaster

[westphalian]

If only he had spoken to me about his problems

[Bob_z_l]

Currently hatching out some of his legacy....

 

[aspenarb]

Meet Quackers, thinks its human. Follows us around like a dog.