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2. Birds eat a significant portion of their weight each day.

Sun Aug 25, 2024, 01:57 PM

Aug 2024

The link below mentions a few birds and what they consume relative to their body weight:

https://jaysnatureblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/eat-like-a-bird-not-what-you-might-think/

My impression is that some of the smaller raptors (e.g., Cooper's Hawk, etc.), eat nearly their body weight each day.

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Not eating like a bird, I guess Lulu KC Aug 2024 #1

Birds eat a significant portion of their weight each day. Probatim Aug 2024 #2

I had no idea Lulu KC Aug 2024 #4

Afterthought Lulu KC Aug 2024 #5

Hmmm... GiqueCee Aug 2024 #3

I knew there was a joke in there somewhere Lulu KC Aug 2024 #6