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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 01:53 PM
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Birds are not dumb. Great story of problem solving.
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Bird uses body as dam to stop drainpipe soaking chicks
A bird used her body as a dam to stop overflowing drainpipe water from soaking her chicks.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 01:55 PM
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1. How smart was it for the nest to be in a drain?
not so much.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 02:00 PM
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2. It was probably not her idea. Us guys can be stubborn.
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 03:23 PM
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5. Well, it was dry during nestbuiding
just like all the places near rivers where humans built their houses. :o
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 03:23 PM
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6. Good point
:thumbsup:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 02:13 PM
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3. If they were smart, they'd make their own sandbags...
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 03:09 PM
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4. They don't have opposable thumbs.
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