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Piping mouse (lemmy.world)
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[–] 40 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

Ornithologists do something similar when they have to handle a small bird in the field or in a lab: the ice cream cone grip

“Shayla Cochran: Picture from my Ornithology class showing the difference in size between a Cooper's Hawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk. They don't look thrilled to be held like ice cream cones, but it's their own damn fault for being ice cream cone-shaped.” A photo of two hawks, both small enough to be held with a single hand restraining the lower part of their folded wings and their legs to gently immobilize them. This grip results in the majority of their body sticking up like a goofy bird-shaped ice cream cone. The hawks look almost identical in coloration, but have noticeably different sizes.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    my conure loves ice cream cone hold. he will try to pull my hand until I do it

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Who knew that even birds could be fans of bondage

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Tell me you have never had a pet bird without telling me you have never had a pet bird. If any animal were to ever be into bdsm, it's going to be birds.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Do you think he might like the warmth? Parrot feet don't have the feather insulation owl feet have, and I believe their circulation actually restricts to barely keep feet above freezing and save most warmth for their torso. Sounds uncomfortable.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It could be. Some crows and ravens and keas will just walk in snow like it's dirt. I've seen chickens just going about normally in the snow too, but most parrots other than the kea probably can't handle it.

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