On a #qwerty keyboard, #GreatCrestedGrebes is one of the longest phrases that can be typed using only the left hand.

Grebes are among the oldest of all #birds; #fossils from 80 million years ago have been discovered.

They tend to be clumsy on land because their legs are so far back on their body, but they are great at diving - up to 17' - and pursuing prey underwater for up to thirty seconds at a time. They eat a lot of their own #feathers, possibly to protect against sharp fish bones.

#Typewriters #Trivia

Parrots’ Brilliantly Colorful Plumage Created By Chemistry And Physics

"Parrots use the same molecules to create a variety of plumage colors but these molecules create different colors based on how they are physically arranged inside the feather structure"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#PlumageColor #feathers #Chemistry #Physics #Evolution #Ornithology #parrots #birds https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-brilliantly-colorful-plumage-created-by-chemistry-and-physics-a500e6f08936

Parrots’ Brilliantly Colorful Plumage Created By Chemistry And Physics

"Parrots use the same molecules to create a variety of plumage colors but these molecules create different colors based on how they are physically arranged inside the feather structure"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#PlumageColor #feathers #Chemistry #Physics #Evolution #Ornithology #parrots #birds https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-brilliantly-colorful-plumage-created-by-chemistry-and-physics-a500e6f08936

Parrots’ Brilliantly Colorful Plumage Created By Chemistry And Physics

"Parrots use the same molecules to create a variety of plumage colors but these molecules create different colors based on how they are physically arranged inside the feather structure"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#PlumageColor #feathers #Chemistry #Physics #Evolution #Ornithology #parrots #birds https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-brilliantly-colorful-plumage-created-by-chemistry-and-physics-a500e6f08936

Parrots’ Brilliantly Colorful Plumage Created By Chemistry And Physics

"Parrots use the same molecules to create a variety of plumage colors but these molecules create different colors based on how they are physically arranged inside the feather structure"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#PlumageColor #feathers #Chemistry #Physics #Evolution #Ornithology #parrots #birds https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-brilliantly-colorful-plumage-created-by-chemistry-and-physics-a500e6f08936

Why do #crows always stick together in #flocks? They have velcrow. Why don’t #birds ever get speeding tickets? Because they always fly under the radar. What’s the ocean bird’s favorite book? Seagulliver’s Travels. What bird is always depressed? A: A bluebird. #FlyDay #Funnies4Friday #Feathers