JPG Magazine: MsB

Thursday, January 31, 2008

cold and windy


I just can't figure out how that bird can stand there flapping in the breeze. Breeze?? And he must have Kevlar feet wrapped in Thinsulate.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice, nice shot, B!

joy said...

I always wish I could be a bird when I see them doing crazy stuff like that. Beautiful pic!

Tabitha.Montgomery said...

Hmm..they grip the branch with their feet right>?..birds are amazing..they can withstand the wind and rain,snow and heat..I love them:)
Nice pic MSB..!

Roy said...

You should read this article. I enjoyed it and could easily understand it, because is was written for kids. A discussion of the tiny chicadee that weighs less than a chocolate bar, including why their feet don't freeze:

http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/Stories/SS1298_howchickadeeweathers.asp

msb said...

doggone it, a bad link. :-{

Roy said...

Sorry about that. Try
this link
to get to the chicadee page.