The power of water,
The strength of the wind,
Mold the branches that structure the tree.
They give direction,
To masses of land,
And bend the drift of the sea.
So it seems so clear,
As I stand at the shore,
And wonder upon the vast ocean.
That certainly man,
Must understand,
The world’s in perpetual motion.
—Dick E. Bird
Stuff You Should Know About Birds
• If not for birds we would have millions of loose feathers all over the place!
• At one time magnets were placed on the heads of homing pigeons to see if it affected their homing instinct. Many birds did not make the return trip. It is not clear if the magnets had an affect on their orientation or not. (They’re probably all stuck to a water trough somewhere.) The test had varying results on birds young and old, experienced and inexperienced. Some pigeons thought they were romantically drawn to one another, only to find out later it was all in their heads.
The strength of the wind,
Mold the branches that structure the tree.
They give direction,
To masses of land,
And bend the drift of the sea.
So it seems so clear,
As I stand at the shore,
And wonder upon the vast ocean.
That certainly man,
Must understand,
The world’s in perpetual motion.
—Dick E. Bird
Stuff You Should Know About Birds
• If not for birds we would have millions of loose feathers all over the place!
• At one time magnets were placed on the heads of homing pigeons to see if it affected their homing instinct. Many birds did not make the return trip. It is not clear if the magnets had an affect on their orientation or not. (They’re probably all stuck to a water trough somewhere.) The test had varying results on birds young and old, experienced and inexperienced. Some pigeons thought they were romantically drawn to one another, only to find out later it was all in their heads.
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