Re: Sun bath?

Lanny Chambers wrote:
In article <ZYednd3ktuuWPjnZnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"LindaC" <calypteLIGHTS@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


It had its head
thrown back sideways to expose its breast, its tail and wings were fanned
and its feathers were fluffed.


I see this behavior frequently in robins, cardinals, doves, and hummingbirds. I think it might encourage parasites to leave.

Nah, according to my vet, it's a sun bath, pure and simple. He explained that birds are like humans, in the sense that their bodies need UV to sythesize vitamin D. The feathers on their back are too dense for sunlight to reach skin. Hence the weird postures that expose the neck and breast.

Jack
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  • Re: Sun bath?
    ... thrown back sideways to expose its breast, its tail and wings were fanned ... and its feathers were fluffed. ...
    (rec.birds)
  • Re: Sun bath?
    ... thrown back sideways to expose its breast, ... Hence the weird postures that expose the neck ... the instant the first rays of direct sun hit him, he would instantly zone out, and go into that odd, almost catatonic, state. ... You just haven't lived unless you've had a bluejay anting with your morning grapefruit. ...
    (rec.birds)
  • Re: Sun bath?
    ... thrown back sideways to expose its breast, ... Nah, according to my vet, it's a sun bath, pure and simple. ... Hence the weird postures that expose the neck ... Birds could certainly do this ...
    (rec.birds)
  • Re: Suckling again
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