Do Birds Pee? What That White Splat Actually Is
Birds have no bladder and never produce liquid urine. The white cap on a bird dropping is the urine, and the reason why explains flight and eggs.
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Cayuga Duck: Black Eggs, Quiet Temperament, and Why It Turns White
The Cayuga is a black American duck breed that lays near black eggs early in the season and slowly turns white with age.
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Quaker Parrot: Talking, Temperament, Cost, and Where It Is Illegal
Quaker parrots talk better than almost any small parrot, live 25 years, and are banned in several states. What to know before you buy one.
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Red Bird Not a Cardinal? 12 Look Alikes and How to Tell Them Apart
No crest and a pale bill means tanager, not cardinal. Twelve red birds compared by crest, bill, red coverage, range and season.
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National Bird of El Salvador: The Torogoz and Its Racket Tail
El Salvador’s national bird is the turquoise-browed motmot, the torogoz. What it looks like, what it symbolizes, and how that racket tipped tail forms.
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White Peacock: Leucistic, Not Albino, and What One Costs
White peacocks are leucistic Indian peafowl with blue eyes, not albinos. Rarity, price, how to tell male from female, and the symbolism behind a sighting.
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Blue Bird with Orange Chest: 6 Species and How to Tell Them Apart
An orange throat means Eastern Bluebird, a blue throat means Western. Six blue birds with orange chests, sorted by a three step field test.
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Sun Conure: Cost, Noise, Lifespan and Care Before You Buy
A sun conure lives 25 to 30 years and screams like a smoke alarm. What the bird costs, how loud it really gets, whether it talks, and what a day of care takes.
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Gray Bird: Species Identification Guide
Catbird, mockingbird, mourning dove, and more. How to tell common gray birds apart by size, tail shape, and markings.
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Pineapple Conure: Cost, Lifespan and What Owners Should Expect
A pineapple conure is a green-cheek conure carrying the cinnamon and yellow-sided mutations. Here is what the morph costs, how long it lives, and whether it talks.
