Comments on: Question: Why is this bird face down on her nest?

By: robin

robin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:05:24 +0000

Like humans and many other animals, birds get vitamin D from sunlight.
Spreading out their wings gives more surface area and more vitamin D, though sometimes their poses are disconcerting to see.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:13:40 +0000

I freaked out when I found a dove lying like that in my yard. I cried for a while. Then I came here to look it up. Thanks for whoever answered this question. I just saw it get up and fly away. That makes me feel better.

By: Mary Ann Pike

Mary Ann Pike — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:17:35 +0000

We once came home to find a raven (we think) sunbathing on the roof of our house…we have a section that slopes down fairly steeply over our living room and ends about 8 feet above ground, so we could see the bird really well. It was very strange to see it spread out like that on the roof (it was pretty big).