March 3rd, 2019 : Finches Maws
 

Finch - small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae.
Some people keep them as pets

Maw – INFORMAL - the mouth or gullet of a greedy person.
I’m sure you’ve seen pictures/video of baby birds begging to be fed when a parent shows up with chow.

I’ve often wondered how the parent bird chooses which baby to feed. Finch babies are really tiny, as a grown finch averages only 4 inches.
So first how to they choose? “No Larry you had the last grub, give Vern a chance”. Nah, can’t be they all look alike. But Finches cheat.

http://cellar.org/img/sayahhhh1.jpg

Maybe the can tell which is which, they certainly can tell if somebody slipped a cowbird in there.

http://cellar.org/img/sayahhhh2.jpg

That is pretty wild.

We've read about their maws...

Now tell us about their Pas.

:D

They don't have paws. :headshake

Somebody shoot 'em, reckon?