It’s cold and rainy in my city
Edit: Thank you for all the responses, I am glad they will be fine.
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Good to know!
OP is a bird confirmed
Lol I wish
I mean there’s relevant and then there’s relevant. This is both of those.
I feel less silly about this question now
We have a family of bald eagles that live in my area, and every winter they lay an egg or two, then sit on it till spring out in the elements. They seem to not really care one way or another, even in the snow, but I’m not a birdologist.
Pretty crazy considering a human would die under these conditions.
We also ain’t covered in feathers
we don’t even have fur smh
It’s probably warmer than a down parka
I’m an expert in bird law but bird doctoring… Ehh…
I have birds that I keep outside in the summer, sometimes they will just sit in the rain even though they have plenty of covered areas. All birds have an oil gland that they use to run an oil over their feathers to keep them in good order and different levels of waterproof depending on species. Most birds can sit in the rain for a while without actually getting wet.
But ya, birds can get wet and cold but they are usually adapted to their environment to not get too cold or too wet.
TIL about birds having an oil gland that makes them waterproof 🤔
Ya, this is the best video I could find to show what I’m talking about ~7min in, ignore the inspirational text if you want:
https://youtu.be/gGwKdg53W6k?si=AboK8A44Tdmi8ZMX
You can see the water beading up instead of absorbing, and sometimes just bouncing off completely. If the bird roused (shook) it would be pretty dry.
Thanks for sharing that, super interesting.
our rescued ducks like the rain but the chickens will get soggy. ducks are pretty much waterproof
“soggy” lol
Can’t speak for the cold but many birds like water because it keeps them clean/parasite free, and that’s why they bathe in bird baths and puddles.
I’ve seen birds bathing, it’s very cute
