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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
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The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:08
	Can anyone tell me why "some" birds heads go back and forth when they walk? wanted to know for years! lol No, realy, i have! xxx
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:14
	I take it there are no "ologists" out there tonight?
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 2,533 Send Message	Devon Dweller	Report	9 May 2008 23:16
	Ive often wondered the same thing Leanne....maybe they think it'll get themselves there quicker lol
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 3,219 Send Message	Sue in Somerset	Report	9 May 2008 23:19
	Various theories on here http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_016.html But I don't think I'm any the wiser. LOL Sue
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 4,248 Send Message	suzian	Report	9 May 2008 23:20
	Strange bird related things that've always perplexed me ....... The sky is full of birds. And birds must die sometimes. So how come I've never ever seen a bird drop down dead out of the sky? Has anyone else? Lol Sue
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:22
	Devon Dweller, i have wondered this for quite a few years now, lol i have asked random people but they dont know either! So i thought i would ask on here. do you think it strange that some birds do and some dont?
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 4,177 Send Message	Wild Cat	Report	9 May 2008 23:23
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 4,177 Send Message	Hi,stranger hope you ok :)
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:24
	Suzian, i have heard of dead birds dropping out of the sky and hitting someone on the head! lol xxx not me though! lol
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:25
	Hi Wild Cat (not WC) lol long time no see! xxx
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 4,248 Send Message	suzian	Report	9 May 2008 23:25
	Me neither Leanne Seems strange, when you think of the huge numbers out there. Lol Sue
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:27
	lol i bet no one can answer my question. xxx
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:28
	Thanks S in S i will have a look at that! xxx
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,126 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	9 May 2008 23:29
	Another bird question..... How does a baby cuckoo reared by parents of a different species know that it has to fly south in the cooler months AND Do the said baby cuckoos meet up with others in their area, ... "Bye Mum, I'm off to find my own kind "..... or do they just set off for Africa on their own? Gwyn
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:34
	Thats a question and a half Gwyn! Hope you get an answer to it, lol i have no idea, except that i think they are "programmed" (for want of a better word) to fly south, but as you said how do they recognise their own breed when brought up by a different breed? confused,,,,, you will be! .... lol
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,846 Send Message	♫≈♥≈♫miss chief	Report	9 May 2008 23:35
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,846 Send Message	leanne my OH is an ornothologist he believe it may have something to do with the fovea which is at the back of the retina, part of the eye.
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:36
	Is it attached to their legs MS? lol xxx
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,846 Send Message	♫≈♥≈♫miss chief	Report	9 May 2008 23:40
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,846 Send Message	Gwyn, its innate which is a instinctive responce and yes they will go on their own.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,846 Send Message	♫≈♥≈♫miss chief	Report	9 May 2008 23:43
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,846 Send Message	leanne its part of the eye. will tell you more tomorrow he's off to bed soon. xx lol
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:44
	OK MS, but, why does it make their head move and not others? xxx
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,598 Send Message	CrunchyNuTTer	Report	9 May 2008 23:45
	Ok, nite, xxx

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