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How do crows stay warm in the winter?
Snow ‘stache, originally uploaded by zpeedyz.
How DO crows (and other birds) stay warm in the winter?
Crows have a higher body temperature than humans due to their significantly higher metabolism. While the average human’s body temperature is 98.6ºF (37ºC), the average bird’s body temperature is appriximately 105ºF (40ºC). To maintain this higher temperature birds have a [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2011 under Crow, Survival, Torpor, Winter.
Tags: bird fat vs. human fat, crows in winter, how do birds stay warm in the winter?, how do crows stay warm in the winter?, torpor, winter and birds, winter and crows
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More Snow Crows…
Some of the crows on the snowy porch… they are being particularly loud, raucous and aggressive today. I think when it gets cold and food is scarce, they become a bit testy…
Posted: December 19th, 2008 under American Crow, bird cam, Common Crow, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Crow, feeding, observation, snow, Winter.
Tags: corvids in the snow, crows, crows in the snow, crows in winter, winter crows, wintered crows
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Christmas Crows…
As you know, if you’ve read the other posts, we feed the crows peanuts daily. This week has been snowy. Today, we got some excellent photographs of the crows. I thought I’d share them with you.
Posted: December 18th, 2008 under American Crow, bird cam, Common Crow, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Crow, feeding, snow, Winter.
Tags: corvid, corvids in the snow, crows, crows in the snow, crows in winter, snow, winter crows
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