March 3rd, 2019 : Finches Maws

xoxoxoBruce · 03-02-2019, 10:31 PM

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.

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

03-02-2019, 10:31 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. Maybe the can tell which is which, they certainly can tell if somebody slipped a cowbird in there. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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