Comments for Birds.com: Online Birds Guide with Facts, Articles, Videos, and Photos http://www.birds.com The definitive Birds Blog Community Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Injured Birds by Shellru http://www.birds.com/bird-care/injured/comment-page-1/#comment-13001 Shellru Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/bird-care/injured/index.html#comment-13001 We play golf in St George, UT and we have lots of water fowl in our ponds. Primarily migrating Geese, Ducks, Coots, but also have a flock of permanent white Swans. The fowl are always in danger of being struck by golf balls. Very sad and scary, but they stubbornly will not move. We currently have a Swan with a broken leg. He is eating fine and can limp on the broken leg, but I was wondering why someone does not capture the Swan and take it to a Vet. I have been told the injury wil heal on its own. Is this true? I think the injury is at least one month old or more. We play golf in St George, UT and we have lots of water fowl in our ponds. Primarily migrating Geese, Ducks, Coots, but also have a flock of permanent white Swans.

The fowl are always in danger of being struck by golf balls. Very sad and scary, but they stubbornly will not move. We currently have a Swan with a broken leg. He is eating fine and can limp on the broken leg, but I was wondering why someone does not capture the Swan and take it to a Vet. I have been told the injury wil heal on its own.

Is this true? I think the injury is at least one month old or more.

]]> Comment on Birds of Prey by Alex http://www.birds.com/species/classifications/birds-prey/comment-page-1/#comment-12967 Alex Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:23:44 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/species/birds-prey/index.html#comment-12967 Contrary to a popular belief Harpy eagle is NOT the most powerful birds of prey. Philippine eagle is the most powerful eagle! It takes/carries larger and heavier prey than Harpy eagle and more ferocious prey too like large snakes and monitor lizards the largest of which was a 30 lb Cervus deer. It feeds on macaques, flying lemurs, civets, giant cloud rat, large birds, large snakes, monitor lizards, small dogs and pigs. It even attack on a large python. a feat you can never find to Harpy eagles. Contrary to a popular belief Harpy eagle is NOT the most powerful birds of prey.
Philippine eagle is the most powerful eagle! It takes/carries larger and heavier prey than Harpy eagle and more ferocious prey too like large snakes and monitor lizards the largest of which was a 30 lb Cervus deer. It feeds on macaques, flying lemurs, civets, giant cloud rat, large birds, large snakes, monitor lizards, small dogs and pigs. It even attack on a large python. a feat you can never find to Harpy eagles.

]]> Comment on Extinct & Rare Birds by Kaela http://www.birds.com/education/extinct-rare/comment-page-1/#comment-11285 Kaela Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:52:08 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/education/extinct-rare/index.html#comment-11285 I am 14 years old and proud to say I have these birds on mind. I even made up a song to keep these birds an Polar Bears in mind. I am 14 years old and proud to say I have these birds on mind. I even made up a song to keep these birds an Polar Bears in mind.

]]> Comment on Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) by frank garguilo http://www.birds.com/species/a-b/andean-condor/comment-page-1/#comment-11229 frank garguilo Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/species/andean-condor/index.html#comment-11229 I would like to know what kind of bird I saw in my yard. It was a tiny bit smaller than a robin. It had a blue back and wings, It had an ovel white stomach and lower breast and an orange breast from just under it's neck to it's white stumach, down both sides under it's wengs. First time it was sean in my yard. Pix would be helpfull if you can tell me where to look? I would like to know what kind of bird I saw in my yard. It was a tiny bit smaller than a robin. It had a blue back and wings, It had an ovel white stomach and lower breast and an orange breast from just under it’s neck to it’s white stumach, down both sides under it’s wengs. First time it was sean in my yard. Pix would be helpfull if you can tell me where to look?

]]> Comment on Bird Calls and Sounds by Doug Dorn http://www.birds.com/activities/callings-sounds/comment-page-1/#comment-10457 Doug Dorn Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:48:46 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/activities/callings-sounds/index.html#comment-10457 Need information on a freqency gaget that will keep the piegions away. My boss has a Plaza with offices that have outside doors leading into the offices. Well the bird droppings cause a Health issue and we do not want to kill the birds, but keep them away from the building. Need information on a freqency gaget that will keep the piegions away. My boss has a Plaza with offices that have outside doors leading into the offices. Well the bird droppings cause a Health issue and we do not want to kill the birds, but keep them away from the building.

]]> Comment on Injured Birds by sarah http://www.birds.com/bird-care/injured/comment-page-1/#comment-10055 sarah Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:45:57 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/bird-care/injured/index.html#comment-10055 I forgot to mention the other symtom he has is fluffed fethers but he is near a window and I do plan on moving them but it is not ver cold near the window at least to me I don't know! I forgot to mention the other symtom he has is fluffed fethers but he is near a window and I do plan on moving them but it is not ver cold near the window at least to me I don’t know!

]]> Comment on Injured Birds by sarah http://www.birds.com/bird-care/injured/comment-page-1/#comment-10054 sarah Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:42:09 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/bird-care/injured/index.html#comment-10054 I bought two parakeets yesterday and ones a girl and ones a boy butI think my boy parakeet has a disease called chlamydiosis which the store told me when I bought him was a comon disease and I didn't know he had it untill I got home, put him in his cage and wached them for awhile I don't know what to do he has green stool I searched it on the web no use please help me I know I haven't had them vary long but there butiful and they were the most unique parakeets I've ever seen I bought two parakeets yesterday and ones a girl and ones a boy butI think my boy parakeet has a disease called chlamydiosis which the store told me when I bought him was a comon disease and I didn’t know he had it untill I got home, put him in his cage and wached them for awhile I don’t know what to do he has green stool I searched it on the web no use please help me I know I haven’t had them vary long but there butiful and they were the most unique parakeets I’ve ever seen

]]> Comment on Bird Behavior by Patricia McCron http://www.birds.com/bird-care/behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-9925 Patricia McCron Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:27:23 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/bird-care/behavior/index.html#comment-9925 i had closed the door to my budgie's cage and went out. when i came home, he was out of his cage and on the floor. i opened the door and he went back in. is it possible for a budgie to fit through the cage to get out? i had closed the door to my budgie’s cage and went out. when i came home, he was out of his cage and on the floor. i opened the door and he went back in. is it possible for a budgie to fit through the cage to get out?

]]> Comment on Bird Behavior by asha sameenaden http://www.birds.com/bird-care/behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-8449 asha sameenaden Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/bird-care/behavior/index.html#comment-8449 I have a Cateau vert (Parakeet) which is only about two months old. But he is refusing to eat though he is hungry. He keeps bobbing his head and getting excited at feeding time but he refused anything given to him. I have to force him with a syringe. I have a Cateau vert (Parakeet) which is only about two months old. But he is refusing to eat though he is hungry. He keeps bobbing his head and getting excited at feeding time but he refused anything given to him. I have to force him with a syringe.

]]> Comment on Steller’s Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) by Ren David http://www.birds.com/species/p-t/stellers-sea-eagle/comment-page-1/#comment-6507 Ren David Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:00:26 +0000 http://wordpress.birds.com/species/stellers-sea-eagle/index.html#comment-6507 The Steller's sea eagle a soaring eagle is the Heaviest eagle in the world averaging 6.8-9 kg. But the 107-114 cm length is probably incorrect, unrealistic because It has a very short tail as compared to other large eagles like Forest eagles such as Harpy and Philippine eagles which has an average length of 102 cm or 3.3 ft. Forest eagles has a short wingspan for their body size with rounded edge wings and squared off long tail adaptation for great maneuverability in navigating thick forest. The Steller’s sea eagle a soaring eagle is the Heaviest eagle in the world averaging 6.8-9 kg. But the 107-114 cm length is probably incorrect, unrealistic because It has a very short tail as compared to other large eagles like Forest eagles such as Harpy and Philippine eagles which has an average length of 102 cm or 3.3 ft. Forest eagles has a short wingspan for their body size with rounded edge wings and squared off long tail adaptation for great maneuverability in navigating thick forest.

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