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From: andrea@hp-sdd.hp.com (Andrea K. Frankel)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Sick birds issue
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Date: 9 Jun 89 22:16:33 GMT
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In article <756@dinorah.wustl.edu> mary@dinorah.wustl.edu (Mary E. Leibach) writes:
>>Or wildly flapping their wings
>>while on the top perch. 
>
>That is called flying in place.  It is a very good thing for your bird
>to do, as he will get some good aerobic wing exercise without flying
>all over. 

We called this behaviour "helicoptering".  It was especially amusing
during the summer when he moulted, as it resulted in everything for
about 2 yards around being covered in fine bits of fluff and feather
pieces (it looked like it had snowed aqua blue).


Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
	"wake now!  Discover that you are the song that the morning brings..."
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