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I live in north central Kansas and this morning i was out at my parents rural home where I noticed a globe shaped nest hanging form a branch in a tree in there front yard. it is made of grass and is roughly slightly larger then a softball. there is a opening on the north side and a streamer coming off of it just under the opening i would say the opening is a little bigger then a golf ball. I have lived her my whole live and have roamed the creek and river near by for years and I can honestly say that i have never seen a nest like this. I did some looking and it kind of resembles a humming birds nest, but i could not find a size comparison. would a humming birds nest be this big? or is it something else?

There are a number of North American bird species that build hanging nests. However, many of them are not found in Kansas (Bushtit, Becard, etc.)

The most likely bird species in your area is either an Orchard or Baltimore Oriole. Google pictures of their nests.

Im looking to spend around $500. i have some experience with budgies for 5 years (currently i have none:( . ) and i know about the responsibility. this time i want abird that is active and is easy to bond with. like a companion ive been lokking into grey congos but im not exactly sure could you please help?
im talking about species !!
be specific!

Before you buy a bird read this article on bird care.

i think it was on discovery channel, all these people who were close to death were put in some trance , and while out, all drew these similar owl/bird creatures. these people werent trained artist,most had no priot artist ability, but all the drawings had really good shading and structure.any one know what i am talking about?

The movie the fourth kind.

SO I bought my pet bird (Snowy) like 5 years ago. And she has had this band on her foot. What is it for?
I was considering that she was caught or raised in a certain hatchery or something? Is it an identification? is it because shes albino?

(her band number by the way is:
36 BFB05 L)

Lucky! My albino budgie’s leg band paint is wearing off, so I can’t read it. It is the identification of the breeder/pet store, hatch date, and year.

Also,
What type of bird beak would have a fulcrum further away from the load?

Thanks.

Finches have very short beaks - therefore the load would have to be close to the fulcrum (or hinge of the bird’s jaw) so I think they would be a good example for the first question. Here’s some pictures: http://www.birdingmaine.com/images/gold_finch_closeup2.jpg

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/galapagos/graphics/finchbeakssml.jpg

As for the second question, an ibis would be ideal since they have very long beaks.
see pic: http://www.photohome.com/pictures/animal-pictures/birds/white-ibis-1a.jpg

hi, i am trying to figure out which bird this hatched egg belongs to, and i really want t ofigure it out, and i have been searching all over the place to try an find an identification website, without any luck. Do you have any ideas????

Hi i found one site dont think it has pictures but it does help you find out what bird the egg belongs too, if its no good then atleast i tried

the ramifications of the reprocutions of the industrial revolution on the habitat of the great north american yellow-breasted humming bird?

It’s humming was difficult for others to hear, this lead to most bird watchers to think that the yellow-breasted humming bird was, perhaps, no longer a resident of the said habitat, thus industry was allowed to move into the area.

. . . and if you didn’t know . . . now you do!

Its my undestanding that only large birds such as Eagles,Ducks,Geese have penises.If that is so how is procreation done with smaller male birds, i e robins ,cardinals etc.

It’s not about the size of the bird. Whilst the ostrich, the largest of all birds, does have a penis, there are other large birds that don’t, and some small ones, like the buffalo weaver, that do. Eagles actually do not have penises - most birds don’t. They mate simply by pressing their cloacas together (the cloaca is the single opening birds use to excrete, mate and lay eggs) in what is known as a ‘cloacal kiss’. Some duck species have some of the largest penises, relative to body size, in the animal kingdom - longer than their bodies in some cases! See this image:
http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2006/07/avian%2042.5cm.JPG

I am planning to build an aviary but I am not sure what birds would get along. The birds I am interested in having the most are sun conure, quaker and zebra finches. Would these birds get along and what other birds are there that would?
Thanks.

i think that u should stick with just one type of bird…. 1st of all they all eat different foods so they might end up eating the wrong food and get sick. if u just get 1 type of bird then u only need 2 buy one type of food and it might save money and make it easier….

No, if they did that they’d have to do the same with dogs, cats, horses, etc. . . the lists would go on and on.