Great video. Recently a pair of Crows have nested in a tree a few meters directly in front of my window and I've been feeding them bits of meat regularly. I have found it fascinating watching their baby grow in the last few weeks. It's the middle of the torrential monsoon where I am, and I find myself worrying how the nestling keeps warm when it's raining so heavily at night. Thanks for the info!
Isn't it amazing how many challenges animals can overcome? And they do all these different amazing things in the course of their daily lives. I'm glad you found this video helpful. Thank you for watching!
Thank you Shelby! A clarification: the bird media in this video is all licensed from various media libraries. I do spend hours digging up good pictures that illustrate what I'm saying for each video, but I don't usually use my own footage. I just wanted to express gratitude to the multitude of photographers out there who put generous licenses on their work. Anyway, I agree that preening is fascinating to watch. I guess they can't spend very much time on each feather because they have like 10,000 feathers. Thank you for watching!
thank you for the easy to digest information😊😊 I was wondering this question when I saw some crows on the tree branches last night while it's raining heavily.
I’ve always wondered about this, I learned a ton and answered some of my long-held questions, thank you so much for this Steve! Birds really are amazing animals! - Harrison and Evan
Sort of off topic question - but I am dying to know - the question is about the whole concept of eagles and flying into storms and heavy rain 🌧 and include the following: 1. Do eagles having the ability to be able fly through heavy and hard rain with thunderstorm and thick heavy clouds that ascend no more than 10k feet in the sky? 2. Have you heard of or seen an eagle in real time or live be able to perform such an act?
Hi Bonafide! I hadn't heard of this before, but it's an interesting story. I can see how it would be very inspirational to people going through tough changes. So I am also going in skeptical that it is real. The claim is that eagles use the rising air around a thunderstorm (which is real) to fly above the clouds instead of through them. Eagles do soar on convection currents, so I do think this is something someone saw at some point. But whether it's their strategy to fly above the clouds? Not sure. An image search for "eagle rain" will reveal many pictures of wet eagles in the rain. I do not think that eagles would choose to fly through the thunderstorm, and I have never observed this myself. Hope that helps!
Hi Matthias! I'm glad you learned something new in this video. A fact that didn't make this video is that Anhinga, while being water birds, do not have waterproof feathers. They just dive in, get waterlogged, and sink. But their hunting strategy is to swim underwater and spearfish in hidden nooks and crannies. The wet feathers help them sink. Then they have to dry out before effective flight can happen again. Thank you for watching again this week!
Seems like there are a few Australian species of birds that have powdery down (Cockatiels, Cockatoos), and I don’t know if there’s anything about Australia’s climate that makes it so that this adaptation is better suited for the warm, dry, climate
Hi Dorkus! I was just looking up a list of species with powder down, and apparently all parrots have powder down feathers to varying degrees. That was new. But I'm not sure what the unifying factor is, because there are herons and tinamous and bustards, which are in different bird orders. For parrots, Cockatoos and African Greys and Mealy Amazons make tons of powder, and they are all on different continents. Your point that it might be climate could be right. This is one of the bird mysteries that I also want to know the answer. Thank you for watching!
Thank you, My Birding Year! The original plan for this channel was to make about 50 videos about birds then move on to other animal groups. But over 100 videos in the field regularly offers surprising insights that are worth sharing in a video. I'm glad you are finding value in them. Thank you for watching!
@@BioBush For some reason I can see your comment on my Wood Pigeon video in notifications but can't access it on the video page to reply. Anyway, happy for you to use the quote in your video and look forward to hearing your insights. Have a great Sunday!
6 baby birds are in my window sill eating the nutz and it s raining like crazy. I hope their nest didnt blow out the tree but they have been here 4 hours is this normal
Hi Nick! I'm sure they are sheltering from the rain, and will return to their normal activity when the rain slows down (or they need to go eat). It's so nice of you to show concern for them. Thanks for watching!
Tradeoffs for being one of the best hunters in the world for their specific niche. I guess every superhero needs a weakness. They do all right despite their vulnerability to rain. Thanks for your support. Have a great week!
How do baby birds survive rain storms without any feathers? I’m especially curious about birds like Osprey where the babies don’t have any tree cover and the nests are left exposed?
That's a good question, Melissa! I'm going to guess that the parents have a sense for how long they can leave between needing to warm up their chicks. The chicks also have a metabolism that keeps them warm (though it must be unpleasant for them to get wet). And there is some literal survivorship bias, in that rain is a challenge and probably not all osprey chicks survive a rainstorm, but enough do that the species can continue. I appreciate you watching!
You're welcome! They do the same thing - find shelter anywhere it's available and wait for the storm to pass. For a really windy storm birds may have the ability to fly around it - leaving the area before it arrives. They can fly in windy storms, which is dangerous but possible. Birds sometimes get carried by storms to faraway places, like a flock of chimney swifts that was carried all the way to Europe! I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for your video! I was wondering if the birds that come eat are doing ok during these heavy rains.
Thank you, Shaina! Birds have been around for a long time, and they have found ways to succeed in every type of weather. It's amazing how many things there are to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!
Hi Kamalini! There are so many amazing things out there to discover, unexplained mysteries in plain sight. We will never run out of new things to learn. It's an amazing world that way. Thank you for watching!
Great video. Recently a pair of Crows have nested in a tree a few meters directly in front of my window and I've been feeding them bits of meat regularly. I have found it fascinating watching their baby grow in the last few weeks. It's the middle of the torrential monsoon where I am, and I find myself worrying how the nestling keeps warm when it's raining so heavily at night. Thanks for the info!
Isn't it amazing how many challenges animals can overcome? And they do all these different amazing things in the course of their daily lives. I'm glad you found this video helpful. Thank you for watching!
Ahhh you got some incredible footage!
I loved seeing the mallard preening, I just think it’s incredible how fast they do it!
Thank you Shelby! A clarification: the bird media in this video is all licensed from various media libraries. I do spend hours digging up good pictures that illustrate what I'm saying for each video, but I don't usually use my own footage. I just wanted to express gratitude to the multitude of photographers out there who put generous licenses on their work.
Anyway, I agree that preening is fascinating to watch. I guess they can't spend very much time on each feather because they have like 10,000 feathers.
Thank you for watching!
thank you for information
thank you for the easy to digest information😊😊
I was wondering this question when I saw some crows on the tree branches last night while it's raining heavily.
I’ve always wondered about this, I learned a ton and answered some of my long-held questions, thank you so much for this Steve! Birds really are amazing animals!
- Harrison and Evan
Hi Harrison and Evan! I'm glad this could help solve a mystery for you. I appreciate you taking time to learn about birds with me!
Dope footage, great narration and information. Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words, Jay! There is so much out there to learn about birds. Thank you for watching!
Sort of off topic question - but I am dying to know - the question is about the whole concept of eagles and flying into storms and heavy rain 🌧 and include the following:
1. Do eagles having the ability to be able fly through heavy and hard rain with thunderstorm and thick heavy clouds that ascend no more than 10k feet in the sky?
2. Have you heard of or seen an eagle in real time or live be able to perform such an act?
Hi Bonafide! I hadn't heard of this before, but it's an interesting story. I can see how it would be very inspirational to people going through tough changes. So I am also going in skeptical that it is real. The claim is that eagles use the rising air around a thunderstorm (which is real) to fly above the clouds instead of through them. Eagles do soar on convection currents, so I do think this is something someone saw at some point. But whether it's their strategy to fly above the clouds? Not sure. An image search for "eagle rain" will reveal many pictures of wet eagles in the rain. I do not think that eagles would choose to fly through the thunderstorm, and I have never observed this myself. Hope that helps!
Thank you always kinda wonder about this
Hi Matthias! I'm glad you learned something new in this video. A fact that didn't make this video is that Anhinga, while being water birds, do not have waterproof feathers. They just dive in, get waterlogged, and sink. But their hunting strategy is to swim underwater and spearfish in hidden nooks and crannies. The wet feathers help them sink. Then they have to dry out before effective flight can happen again. Thank you for watching again this week!
Seems like there are a few Australian species of birds that have powdery down (Cockatiels, Cockatoos), and I don’t know if there’s anything about Australia’s climate that makes it so that this adaptation is better suited for the warm, dry, climate
Hi Dorkus! I was just looking up a list of species with powder down, and apparently all parrots have powder down feathers to varying degrees. That was new. But I'm not sure what the unifying factor is, because there are herons and tinamous and bustards, which are in different bird orders. For parrots, Cockatoos and African Greys and Mealy Amazons make tons of powder, and they are all on different continents. Your point that it might be climate could be right. This is one of the bird mysteries that I also want to know the answer. Thank you for watching!
Always look forward to watching your videos and learning something new. Thanks for this and have a great weekend!
Thank you, My Birding Year! The original plan for this channel was to make about 50 videos about birds then move on to other animal groups. But over 100 videos in the field regularly offers surprising insights that are worth sharing in a video. I'm glad you are finding value in them. Thank you for watching!
@@BioBush For some reason I can see your comment on my Wood Pigeon video in notifications but can't access it on the video page to reply. Anyway, happy for you to use the quote in your video and look forward to hearing your insights. Have a great Sunday!
6 baby birds are in my window sill eating the nutz and it s raining like crazy. I hope their nest didnt blow out the tree but they have been here 4 hours is this normal
Hi Nick! I'm sure they are sheltering from the rain, and will return to their normal activity when the rain slows down (or they need to go eat). It's so nice of you to show concern for them. Thanks for watching!
I like the narrator
Thank you for the kind words, Naomi! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thank you for watching!
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Thank you Kozi! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!
This was awesome! Thank you so much for answering all of my questions in 3 mins!!😊👍
Hi Michaela! I'm glad you found this helpful. There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thank you for watching!
Great video, those poor poor owls without any way to keep the rain out of their feathers.
Tradeoffs for being one of the best hunters in the world for their specific niche. I guess every superhero needs a weakness. They do all right despite their vulnerability to rain. Thanks for your support. Have a great week!
Thank you so much for your kind explanation of how birds stay dry 🙏
Glad you found it helpful, Una! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!
It’s raining rn in la I see 2 birds
That's great, Kashkam! There is so much to appreciate about birds. Thanks for watching!
Hi Steve❤❤❤
Hi David! Thanks for taking the time to learn about birds. There is so much out there to learn!
How do baby birds survive rain storms without any feathers? I’m especially curious about birds like Osprey where the babies don’t have any tree cover and the nests are left exposed?
That's a good question, Melissa! I'm going to guess that the parents have a sense for how long they can leave between needing to warm up their chicks. The chicks also have a metabolism that keeps them warm (though it must be unpleasant for them to get wet). And there is some literal survivorship bias, in that rain is a challenge and probably not all osprey chicks survive a rainstorm, but enough do that the species can continue. I appreciate you watching!
Hi, thanks for the video. What do birds and other animals do during windy storms like 18 mph+? Thx
You're welcome! They do the same thing - find shelter anywhere it's available and wait for the storm to pass. For a really windy storm birds may have the ability to fly around it - leaving the area before it arrives. They can fly in windy storms, which is dangerous but possible. Birds sometimes get carried by storms to faraway places, like a flock of chimney swifts that was carried all the way to Europe! I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your video! I was wondering if the birds that come eat are doing ok during these heavy rains.
Thank you, Shaina! Birds have been around for a long time, and they have found ways to succeed in every type of weather. It's amazing how many things there are to learn about birds. Thanks for watching!
Oh I see. Gods miracles, but humans must give them a helping hand also.
Hi Kamalini! There are so many amazing things out there to discover, unexplained mysteries in plain sight. We will never run out of new things to learn. It's an amazing world that way. Thank you for watching!
Thank you for sharing this valuable information
Thank you Carmen! I'm glad you found it helpful. There are so many interesting things to learn about birds!
Interesting
Thank you, Anthony! There are so many interesting things to learn about birds. Thank you for watching!