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May 17, 2014 9:11 am

While I was writing one post yesterday I had a moment of lucid mind… just for a second 🙂 !, I was trying to figure out the increase of feed consumption and also why certain birds are so eager to fill their *crop with such desperation.

* (Bag that holds their food temporarily), the function of this bag is:

• – For safety:  A bird’s digestion is very slow because the weak acidic process in their digestive system, Nature provided the bird with a sack at the end of its esophagus to hold the food just ingested, once there will be held temporarily, until the bird considers it’s safe to wait for the slow process of digestion, away from predators.
• – When the bird fills its crop and then later regurgitate the content  for the purpose of feeding their hatchlings or fledglings.

Note: There are some birds that do not have the crop, their PH level is much higher, others eat vertebrates, forage in large prey.

My conclusion was that most birds do not pig-out entirely for themselves with abandonment, these noble birds feed their chicks also, I also believe that soon after, these will be waned at due time to get the food on their own.

Northern Cardinal (M) juvenile

Red-winged-Blackbird (M) Juvenile

Red-winged-Blackbird (M) Juvenile

Red-winged-Blackbird (F) Juvenile

House Finch -Male &female one fledgling

Male feeding fledgling

Female and fledgling on bottom, male feeding fledgling

Fledgling demands more food

Female getting ready to feed the other fledgling

Text and photographs © HJ Ruiz – Avian101

Posted by H.J. for avian101

Categories: Birds Photography, Interesting Information

Tags: birds, House Finch, Interesting information, nature, Northern Cardinal, photography, photos of birds, Red-Winged Blackbird

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17 Responses to “Hungry Birds!”

1. I’ve always maintained that anyone who uses the phrase “eats like a bird” doesn’t know birds. ha. 🙂 Great photos HJ.

   By Jet Eliot on May 17, 2014 at 9:59 am

   1. Thanks Jet! I agree with you. 🙂

      By avian101 on May 17, 2014 at 10:20 am

2. Beautiful post and Very informative too,
   Thanks for sharing, best wishes, Aquileana 🙂

   By Aquileana on May 17, 2014 at 10:44 am

   1. Thank you Aquiliana I appreciate it! 🙂

      By avian101 on May 17, 2014 at 11:13 am

3. My first broods of bluebird and downy babies are now coming to the feeders on their own and basically camping out there. I can’t fill the feeders fast enough!

   By kathydoremus on May 17, 2014 at 11:52 am

   1. Congratulations Kathy! Isn’t it amazing how the family grows? 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

      By avian101 on May 17, 2014 at 11:58 am

4. I’m getting better at i.d.ing ’em. 🙂

   By M-R on May 17, 2014 at 4:49 pm

   1. What the birds or the lucid moments? 🙂

      By avian101 on May 17, 2014 at 5:39 pm

      1. Very funny, HJ ! – sometimes I don’t believe I have too many of the latter. :-\

         By M-R on May 17, 2014 at 8:48 pm

      2. 🙂

         By avian101 on May 17, 2014 at 10:25 pm

5. Lovely pictures.

   By tootlepedal on May 17, 2014 at 6:07 pm

   1. Thank you Tom! 🙂

      By avian101 on May 17, 2014 at 6:26 pm

6. What a lot of baby birds you have in your garden

   By clarepooley33 on May 17, 2014 at 10:13 pm

   1. They just come and go, they know they’ll find food there! 🙂

      By avian101 on May 17, 2014 at 10:29 pm

7. how do you add multiple pictures in one post? Is it just part of your theme or is there a certain way to do it? Awesome pictures btw!

   By belleskittencorner on May 19, 2014 at 1:32 pm

   1. I’ve email you some instructions about it. Thanks! 🙂

      By avian101 on May 19, 2014 at 3:45 pm

      1. ok! 😉

         By belleskittencorner on May 19, 2014 at 4:48 pm

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