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#179929 - 08/21/09 08:24 AM For the birds?
dweste Offline
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Has anyone collected the survival benefits of learning about certain birds and their habits? Like following doves to water, certain birds to bee hives, etcetera?

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#179936 - 08/21/09 12:23 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: dweste]
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Originally Posted By: dweste
Has anyone collected the survival benefits of learning about certain birds and their habits? Like following doves to water, certain birds to bee hives, etcetera?

Only what I learned in China: EVERY bird is edible!

Makes sense to learn the habits of local birds from this point of view...
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#179954 - 08/21/09 03:21 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: ]
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If you follow a seagull it will lead you to a fish and chips stand, but if you follow the pigeons they will lead you to a park bench.
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#179958 - 08/21/09 03:45 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: scafool]
Susan Offline
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Esp in the desert, but many/most other places, too, birds will head to water early in the morning, and around dusk. That might lead one to think that if they hear birds congregating, there might be water in a small seep or hidden natural tank. If you have water, it could also be a place to catch birds.

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#179973 - 08/21/09 05:40 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: Susan]
dweste Offline
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Originally Posted By: Susan
If you have water, it could also be a place to catch birds.


And other critters that might be taking a drink or trying to catch birds.


Edited by dweste (08/21/09 05:41 PM)

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#179985 - 08/21/09 07:11 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: dweste]
dweste Offline
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Don't birds do certain behaviors when you or other predators get near their nests / eggs that tend to give them away?

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#179998 - 08/21/09 08:32 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: Blast]
nursemike Offline
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Originally Posted By: Blast
Originally Posted By: dweste
Has anyone collected the survival benefits of learning about certain birds and their habits? Like following doves to water, certain birds to bee hives, etcetera?

Only what I learned in China: EVERY bird is edible!


-Blast


Note to new players: Blast is a scientist, poet, naturalist, explorer, and exemplary dad-in all ways admirable, the renaissance man of survival blogging. He has indicated, in prior posts, that his taste buds were blown off in the war, suggesting that his determination of edibility may be a little more...well... generous than most. No criticism intended, as eclectic taste is clearly a survival trait. I'm just sayin'...
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#180000 - 08/21/09 08:50 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: nursemike]
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Quote:
suggesting that his determination of edibility may be a little more...well... generous than most.


I keep telling you June bugs are really yummy! Just try them once, roasted with maybe a touch of salt. And grasshoppers really do taste like steak. I would have guessed they'd taste like shrimp but they are definitely the beef of the insect world.

Really, only once have I encountered stuff I wouldn't eat again, though that was mainly due to where they were caught.

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#180003 - 08/21/09 09:00 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: Blast]
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Loc: DFW, Texas
Originally Posted By: Blast
Quote:
suggesting that his determination of edibility may be a little more...well... generous than most.


I keep telling you June bugs are really yummy! Just try them once, roasted with maybe a touch of salt. And grasshoppers really do taste like steak. I would have guessed they'd taste like shrimp but they are definitely the beef of the insect world.

Really, only once have I encountered stuff I wouldn't eat again, though that was mainly due to where they were caught.

-Blast


June bugs cause gas, at least in my Siberian Husky.
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#180005 - 08/21/09 09:34 PM Re: For the birds? [Re: dweste]
scafool Offline
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Originally Posted By: dweste
Don't birds do certain behaviors when you or other predators get near their nests / eggs that tend to give them away?

Killdeer do the crippled flop around on the ground to lure you away from the nest.
A Killdeer nest is just a shallow scoop out in the gravel and the eggs are coloured to blend in with the stones.
The Killdeer flops like it has a broken wing but when you try to pick it up manages to stay just out of reach leading you away from the nest.

Most tree nesters just try to be quiet and hide out.
Crow, raven and eagle will attack you if you get too close.
Even Redwing Blackbirds try to dive bomb around your head if you get too close to their nest, but they nest in the reeds fairly low to the ground.
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Kingbirds like to sit on the top of bushes they have a nest in and sing. They nest fairly low in small bushes. When you see them singing they are likely right above their nest. They will either try ducking into the shrub and sit on the nest or attempt to divert you by flying to another bush and singing louder.
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