Wondering…
Have you ever thought about the details of bird hatching? The details inside the nest?
I mean it must be very uncomfortable - first the eggs (have you tried sitting on an egg??) and later on having 4-5 beaks poking your butt all the time…
Then there is nowhere to put your feet without smushing one of your children.
And what about them? How the heck do they breath in there? There are feathers everywhere!
Do black bird mums gain weight while sitting around for weeks? (Well, obviously she’s working it off - as much as she’s out getting food now.)
(This is what happens if you have too much time to think over the weekend. 
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Feel free to fill me in, if you have any answers to those questions!
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April 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I think the problem of beaks in her butt, along with your concerns of their breathing have taken a back seat to feeding all those hungry mouths! In the live video stream I now see her only flying in the left side, briefly distributing worms, and then zipping off again to get more - looks like a hectic life after those weeks of easy-living just sitting around on the eggs all day!
April 29th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Actually, it’s worse than that. I think nests collect a lot of mites and maybe other parasites! So it’s not just uncomfortable, it’s probably downright itchy.