Nature 8 - Eat & Fly Like A Bird

Isn't there a saying - ‘eat like a bird'! If so, have you noticed- the birds Constantly searching for food? Continuously eating! Birds have no teeth, They cannot chew food like the animals, But, they can swallow food, Bits, pieces and sometimes, the whole! Food passes through the mouth to the throat, Then, the stomach with digestive glands, Further into the gizzard with ridged walls, That can ground and mash any kind of food. Sometimes, the seed- eater birds, Swallow grit and small stones too, But the stomach gizzard is like a grinding stone, That can smash any hard stuff into powder! Birds are hot blooded, In order to retain their body temperature, They keep eating all through their waking hours. They can digest anything and everything. I always wondered how birds flew long distance! Birds have pouches called crop or craw, Food is stored and stuffed into the stomach and crop, Even into the throat- the excess hanging out of the beak! Most birds compete to get their share of food, But some birds are thieves and make it a habit too. Sea birds like Skuas or Sea hunters are chasers, Swooping and snatching food to satisfy their hunger! Birds fly and fly, for miles and miles, Because they are voracious eaters, Whether small birds or large birds, they all eat and eat, After all, they are birds of the same feather, flocking together!