Birds Nests

[Larry Sheldon]

A question from a small child relayed to me ("Macie trivia question of
the day... What holds bird nests together?") led me to this site (since
all I could say with any authority was swallow--mud,
hummingbirds--spider webs) http://www.earthlife.net/birds/nests.html

I've not read it all the way through yet, and I know nothing of the
author--but it looks right to me.

And I've not met Macie (that I remember), but I've seen bits and pieces
of her questions and all I can say is I desperately hope that nobody
steps on her inquiring mind.
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[jadel]

On Nov 19, 2:41 pm, Larry Sheldon <lfshel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A question from a small child relayed to me ("Macie trivia question of
> the day... What holds bird nests together?") led me to this site (since
> all I could say with any authority was swallow--mud,

> hummingbirds--spider webs)http://www.earthlife.net/birds/nests.html

>
> I've not read it all the way through yet, and I know nothing of the
> author--but it looks right to me.
>

And don't forget the nests that are made of bird saliva--the one's
used for 'bird's nest soup.' (The birds are cave swiftlets.)

J. Del Col

[Larry Sheldon]

That is mentioned at the bottom of that article.

There are a number of things on the authentic Chinese menu that I don't
care to try, or if I do, not have discussed in detail. (I haave a funny
story about that.)

[Rick]

Larry Sheldon wrote:
> A question from a small child relayed to me ("Macie trivia question of
> the day... What holds bird nests together?") led me to this site (since
> all I could say with any authority was swallow--mud,
> hummingbirds--spider webs) http://www.earthlife.net/birds/nests.html
>
> I've not read it all the way through yet, and I know nothing of the
> author--but it looks right to me.
>
> And I've not met Macie (that I remember), but I've seen bits and pieces
> of her questions and all I can say is I desperately hope that nobody
> steps on her inquiring mind.

Thanks Larry this is very interesting

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