Human Feeding Creates New Population of Birds

Live Science ^ | Dec 3, 2009 | Charles Q. Choi

[decimon]

[decimon]

Of a feather ping.

[GregNH]

There are a few adult words in this video, but appropriate for the topic. http://gwgjlm.blogspot.com/2009/12/fing-bird-feeder.html

[Louis Foxwell]

The government is not paying for the **** bird feeder. You and I are. We are going to have to take the bird feeder down because the birds squawking for free everything run the government. It is time to starve the government.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Hummingbirds eat mostly small chain carbohydrates, sugar. However, while doing so, they also get a bit of medium chain carbohydrates, which they can also digest. While it is harder to digest, it has much more energy than simple sugars.

They sell unflavored medium chain carbohydrates in some health food stores, as energy drinks for athletes. So why not start adding more and more medium chain carbs to your hummingbird feeder?

Of course, it would need to be done slowly, over the course of several hummingbird generations. But getting that much extra energy might cause some interesting side effects. It would be like feeding a slim and trim athlete five thick steak and potatoes meals every day.

Since hummingbirds exercise a lot, they probably won’t become obese, but will likely make a lot more hummingbirds, at least at first. But then, again over generations, you might to see hummingbirds getting bigger. Giant hummingbirds.

[JoeProBono]

[arthurus]

One group of birds has become dependent on handouts and the other, self reliant birds, no longer wish to associate with them. That seems right. That seems to be the way of it among some other creatures, too.

[Redleg Duke]

Is this like the two subspecies of antelope out in Wyoming...the Black Nosed and the Brown Nosed?

The Brown Nosed Antelope can run as fast as the Black Nosed Antelope, but they can't stop as fast!

[Reaganesque]

As long as they don’t go all Hitchcock on us...I’m good with this.

[a fool in paradise]

THIS IS HUGH AND SERIES!!!

[decimon]

Ya know, for a guy named after poultry... ;-)

[JoeProBono]

[a fool in paradise]

[a fool in paradise]

[a fool in paradise]

[WashingtonSource]

bird-loving bump

[dragnet2]

Since hummingbirds exercise a lot, they probably won’t become obese, but will likely make a lot more hummingbirds, at least at first. But then, again over generations, you might to see hummingbirds getting bigger. Giant hummingbirds.

We noticed most of our hummingbirds are overweight now, and walk around a lot instead of hovering...We noticed Their pointed beaks seem to have grown slightly longer, probably so they can just walk up to flowers and feed.

[a fool in paradise]

Do they still hum?

[dragnet2]

No, it seems like more of wheezing sound.

[SunkenCiv]

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