Comments on: Anatomy: Tibia http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/06/04/anatomy-tibia/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/06/04/anatomy-tibia/comment-page-1/#comment-9817 Kate St. John Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:32:56 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=20048#comment-9817 It's very cool that great blue herons come into the city to hunt. They have nesting sites along the river and travel up to 30 miles to hunt for their nestlings whom they feed by regurgitation. Thanks for reporting this sighting. It’s very cool that great blue herons come into the city to hunt. They have nesting sites along the river and travel up to 30 miles to hunt for their nestlings whom they feed by regurgitation. Thanks for reporting this sighting.

]]> By: Anne Curtis http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/06/04/anatomy-tibia/comment-page-1/#comment-9816 Anne Curtis Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:55:18 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=20048#comment-9816 Dear Kate--Your mention of naked tibiae on "long-legged wading birds" was my cue to post my observation here. Wed., after I had my hair cut on Butler St. in Lawrenceville (Platinum opposite Allegheny Cemetery) I looked up and saw a large-winged bird with what seemed to be an enormously long tail dragging itself to a possible wind draft to lift him/her higher. As I looked on, I realized the "tail" was its feet, dangling behind. I believe it was a great blue heron, leaving the cemetery for the river. I've seen them in FL, so am relatively sure that is what I saw, and I've read they are in the area, but in the CITY? I've seen all sort of critters in the cemetery, from deer (15 at a time, once) to wild turkeys, ducks, Canada geese, etc., but never a heron. Do you think they hunt frogs in the ponds there, or chipmunks (everywhere!) and then roost near the river? It was awesome! Anne Dear Kate–Your mention of naked tibiae on “long-legged wading birds” was my cue to post my observation here. Wed., after I had my hair cut on Butler St. in Lawrenceville (Platinum opposite Allegheny Cemetery) I looked up and saw a large-winged bird with what seemed to be an enormously long tail dragging itself to a possible wind draft to lift him/her higher. As I looked on, I realized the “tail” was its feet, dangling behind. I believe it was a great blue heron, leaving the cemetery for the river. I’ve seen them in FL, so am relatively sure that is what I saw, and I’ve read they are in the area, but in the CITY? I’ve seen all sort of critters in the cemetery, from deer (15 at a time, once) to wild turkeys, ducks, Canada geese, etc., but never a heron. Do you think they hunt frogs in the ponds there, or chipmunks (everywhere!) and then roost near the river? It was awesome!

Anne

]]> By: Mary DeV http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/06/04/anatomy-tibia/comment-page-1/#comment-9815 Mary DeV Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:15:17 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=20048#comment-9815 I never knew the bird's tibia was up so high! Do they also have a fibula in there? BTW, I bet most folks' familiarity with bird tibiae, fibulae, and femora comes in the form of "drumsticks and thighs!" I never knew the bird’s tibia was up so high! Do they also have a fibula in there? BTW, I bet most folks’ familiarity with bird tibiae, fibulae, and femora comes in the form of “drumsticks and thighs!”

]]> By: Christina Ewing http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/06/04/anatomy-tibia/comment-page-1/#comment-9813 Christina Ewing Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:21:30 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=20048#comment-9813 I love this site and this is a pretty bird with a nice lesson. I want to share this with my family on a web site, I think they will love it. So I'm sending them a link... I love this site and this is a pretty bird with a nice lesson.
I want to share this with my family on a web site, I think they will love it.
So I’m sending them a link…

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