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Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:32 am
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:32 am
How in the hell do birds like snow geese and egrets stay so freaking white? They wallow around in mud all day and look like they got dipped in bleach. I wear a white shirt around the house and By the end if the day it looks 12 years old. Wth?
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Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:34 am to GonePecan
Scotchgard
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:35 am to GonePecan
They preen themselves constantly
You dont
You dont
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:36 am to GonePecan
Oils on their feathers.
Ever have a bird hit your windshield?
It took me months to get the oil and film off after I hit a bird one time. Nasty, sticky, greasy shite!
Ever have a bird hit your windshield?
It took me months to get the oil and film off after I hit a bird one time. Nasty, sticky, greasy shite!
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:36 am to GonePecan
you realize they are in and out of water daily?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:38 am to GonePecan
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:39 am to faxis
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:42 am to GonePecan
Do you lick yourself clean when you get dirty? They do.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:05 am to cdaniel76
That sounds like fun.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:13 am to aVatiger
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you realize they are in and out of water daily?
That water is not real clean itself.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:44 am to GonePecan
Ever heard the saying" Water off a ducks back" ? Those bastards are watereproof!
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:45 am to GonePecan
Erl
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:37 am to GonePecan
Birds are clean, you are not 
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:38 am to braindeadboxer
i once got oil on my shirt and that shite was dirty too.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:48 am to GonePecan
Birds have a uropygial gland, your shirt does not.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:13 am to ZacAttack
[quote]Birds have a uropygial gland, your shirt does not.
I understand that. Well no, I don't know what uropygial means, but it's not that they are just clean, they are freaking sonic white. Even places they can't clean, like on the top of their heads.
I understand that. Well no, I don't know what uropygial means, but it's not that they are just clean, they are freaking sonic white. Even places they can't clean, like on the top of their heads.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:48 am to GonePecan
The uropygial gland is located at the base of the birds tail. It secretes the oil that the bird uses to preen its feathers with. Ever noticed that a duck will rub its bill at the base of it's tail before preening its feathers? The oil gets on the bill/beak and the bird then transfers this oil to all its feathers. The oil acts as a barrier against water, dirt etc. A lot of this has to do with chemical bonding as well. You know, water and oil don't mix and so forth. Feathers also have hooks and barbs that hold the vanes tightly together, mostly for flying, but I'm sure it also helps repel dirt and water.
Well that's about all I remember from avian anatomy.
Well that's about all I remember from avian anatomy.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 12:11 pm to ZacAttack
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The uropygial gland is located at the base of the birds tail. It secretes the oil that the bird uses to preen its feathers with. Ever noticed that a duck will rub its bill at the base of it's tail before preening its feathers? The oil gets on the bill/beak and the bird then transfers this oil to all its feathers. The oil acts as a barrier against water, dirt etc. A lot of this has to do with chemical bonding as well. You know, water and oil don't mix and so forth. Feathers also have hooks and barbs that hold the vanes tightly together, mostly for flying, but I'm sure it also helps repel dirt and water.
Nature is amazing.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 12:27 pm to ZacAttack
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uropygial gland is located at the base of the birds tail. It secretes the oil
Sometimes when I havent bathed in a couple of days I think I grow a uropygial gland.
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