[birdky] birds in hot weather

I saw a hummer in my back yard "venting".  I think that is what Hap calls it or 
how birds handle body temperature  in hot weather.  It flew down to the ground 
and spread all of its wings out and sat there for about a minute.  Meanwhile a 
dove and a cardinal were doing the same thing.  And they all looked twice their 
size, lopsided, and wounded.  Wish we mammals could fan out like this in a 
"hotflash"!!  

Melissa Easley
Murray, Ky.

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