I remember first encountering this in the Gulf and feeling quite bad for the birds, and then remembering they’re native species so it’s actually them feeling bad for me in the heat
GreyShuck@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Is this a cooling behavior, perhaps similar to when dogs pant?
Yes, that is exactly what it is.
ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
skulkbane@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah, if they get very hot they lift their wings a bit. Pore fellow