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Kestrel-dad not sure how to dad but he’s trying his best.

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Dad loves you and feeds you. But he is also dumb and feeds you a wonderfully done wagyu steak. You are 3 days old.

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Okay, but check out this video from mid-May 2022 of a Kestrel Dad who just kept piling up voles and mice beside his babies when the mom was injured/killed/mia’d by owls…but then watched one of his babies just swallow a lizard and went “OH. I can feed them small food!” and learned to tear it apart!

EDIT: There’s a not-zero percent chance that this could be the same dad???????? The source is the same–Robert E Fuller–but they could be different birds.

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UPDATE: Not only has Mister Kes learned to feed his chicks all on his own…

….the three chicks who were taken out of the nest for intensive care after the mom disappeared were put back in, and he just started feeding them, too.

He’s a single father of six who does not possess the instincts to feed even one of his offspring, but he learned and adopted that behavior without difficulty and is now hunting and providing for six kids all on his own.

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Happy father’s day to the Krestel single dad of 6 Who is doing a wonderful job

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1. Cassowary-The cassowary is a large flightless bird most closely related to the emu native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands, and northeastern Australia. The cassowary is the heaviest bird in Australia and the second heaviest in the world after its cousin, the ostrich. Cassowaries are generally solitary birds except during courtship and egg-laying. The male cassowary defends a territory of about 1,700 acres for itself and its mate, while females have overlapping territories of several males. Females lay three to eight large, bright green or pale green-blue eggs in each clutch into a prepared heap of leaf litter. The male incubates the eggs for 50–52 days, removing or adding litter to regulate the temperature, then protects the chicks, who stay in the nest for about nine months, defending them fiercely against all potential predators. The female does not care for the eggs or the chicks but moves on to lay eggs in the nests of several other males.

2. Spotted Sandpiper-The spotted sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird which are fairly solitary and are seldom seen in flocks. They migrate to the southern United States and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. Their breeding habitat is near fresh water across most of Canada and the United States. The female stakes out a territory and displays to attract a male. Spotted sandpipers nest on the ground. During each summer breeding season, females may mate with and lay clutches for more than one male, leaving incubation to them. Females that fail to find additional mates usually help incubate and rear chicks. The male tends the young for at least four weeks, although they find their own food.

3. Namaqua Sandgrouse-The Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua), is a species of ground-dwelling bird found in arid regions of south-western Africa. Breeding takes place at any time of the year and is dependent on rainfall. Usually the nests are solitary but sometimes several pairs of birds choose sites near each other. Two or three pinkish-grey eggs with brown markings are laid over the course of a few days. The female does the incubation by day and the male does a longer shift at night, starting about two hours before sunset and finishing two hours after dawn. The male brings them water absorbed on the specially adapted feathers of his breast.

4. Rhea-The rheas are large ratites (flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) native to South America, which are related to the ostrich and emu. Males will court between two and twelve females. After mating, the male builds a nest, in which each female lays her eggs in turn. The nest consists of a simple scrape in the ground, lined with grass and leaves. The male incubates from ten to sixty eggs. The male will use a decoy system and place some eggs outside the nest and sacrifice these to predators, so that they won’t attempt to get inside the nest. The male may use another subordinate male to incubate his eggs, while he finds another harem to start a second nest. The chicks hatch within 36 hours of each other. The females, meanwhile, may move on and mate with other males. While caring for the young, the males will charge at any perceived threat that approach the chicks including female rheas.

5. Jacana (lily trotters)-The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders found worldwide within the tropical zone. The females compete with each other for harems of males to incubate their clutches of eggs. Each female’s territory encompasses one to four males and their individual territories. Jacanas construct relatively flimsy nests on floating vegetation, and lay eggs with dark irregular lines on their shells, providing camouflage amongst water weeds. The males take responsibility for incubation. The male jacana has evolved some remarkable adaptations for parental care, such as the ability to pick up and carry chicks or eggs underneath its wings. The male usually brings up the chicks without help from the female. The male will not feed the chick but lead them to food. The male will brood the chicks for many weeks. Males are intolerant of intruders in their territory and make calls to the female for help for predator defense. Females respond to every call the male makes and invests much interest in the safety of the chicks, despite having little interaction with them.

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The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is an African bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It is currently placed in a monotypic genus Lophaetus.

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it’s crazy how much diversity there can be in one species…these are all pictures of the same bird species (red-tailed hawk)

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what they all have in common:

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Anisodactyly

The most common bird-feet formation, with three toes forward and one toe back. You see this with most perching birds, wading birds, swimming birds, and raptors.

Zygodactyly

A bird-feet formation occurring primarily in parrots. The middle two toes are forward, and the outer two toes are pointed back. Birds with these feet tend to spend a lot of time clambering oh-so-gracefully around trees instead of just perching.

Syndactyly

Three toes pointing forward, one back, but the outer and middle forward-pointing toes are fused, because kingfishers.

Heterodactyly

Like the zygodactyly found in parrots, but instead of having the outer toes pointing back, there are two toes pointing back and then two pointing forward. This only happens in a group known by the weirdly-metal and made-up sounding name of “trogons,” which is basically quetzals, which are weirdly-metal and made-up looking birds.

Pamprodactyly

All four toes pointing forward, because fuck everything. Found in swifts, because they’re not from this planet.

Okay, it’s not because they’re aliens, it’s because they do this.

A lot.

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shockrageous asked:

What about your naughtiest, most chaotic birds?

herpsandbirds answered:

NAUGHTY AND CHAOTIC BIRDS!!!

Keas are well known for getting into all kinds of shenanigans… untying peoples shoelaces, getting into their purses bags and pockets, pulling things off of peoples cars…

Kea (Nestor notabilis), family Strigopidae, found on the South Island of New Zealand

ENDANGERED.

A few ornithologists place this genus in its own family, Nestoridae, but this has not been widely adopted by ornithologists.

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Puppet Pals That Save Birds

Prepare for bird puppet spamming! These puppets are used in rehabilitation and captive breeding programs to prevent human imprinting in young birds.

San Diego Zoo & Safari park’s well known California Condor puppet that aids in the California Condor Recovery Program.

African Raptor’s Centre’s hyper realistic Bearded Vulture puppet used for propagation.

Saint Louis Zoo’s King Vulture puppet used for captive rearing of a King vulture chick.

Denver Zoo’s vulture puppet used for captive rearing of a Cinereous vulture chick. “Mmmmmmmmmm…” Sorry, just a Dark Crystal reference..

Liberty’s Owl, Raptor & Reptile Centre’s Falcon & Turkey Vulture puppets used for captive rearing.

Raptor head puppet used at Beijing’s Raptor Rescue Center for rehabilitation. *Extends Xenomorph baby feeding tongue.*

A childhood favorite! A sock puppet! Used at the Jersey Zoo for captive rearing Javan Green Magpies. (Cue Lamb Chop’s song!)

Last but not least, Philippine Eagle Foundation’s hyper realistic Philippine Eagle puppet used for propagation. This amazing puppet was made by Nambroth who makes spectacular bird related fursuit/cosplay pieces.

Philippine Eagle hand-feeding puppet by Nambroth on DeviantArt

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A few have mentioned other items and methods that are used to avoid imprinting so I’ll add those too!

Masks

Here’s an article that talks about rehabbers using masks to prevent young crows from imprinting on them.

What Imprinting is and How to Avoid it

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Surrogates

Typically non releasable raptors that live in captivity. Here’s a article about a Non releasable female great horned owl that helped raise orphaned owl chicks.

An injured great horned owl becomes a surrogate mother to rescued babies.

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Taxidermy (Technically a puppet but I thought the Vulture Culture community would find this neat.)

This video shows a red morph eastern screech owl skin being used as a feeding puppet. You can also hear screech owl recordings in the background as another preventative measure.

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