Takee a deep breathe.

Mourning dove, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, March 19, 2019.
It was puffing up prior to doing its mating call. Neck size increase was amazing.

Zenaida macroura
Mourning Doves tend to feed busily on the ground, swallowing seeds and storing them in an enlargement of the esophagus called the crop. Once they’ve filled it (the record is 17,200 bluegrass seeds in a single crop!), they can fly to a safe perch to digest the meal.
source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/

Comments

Irene said…
Wow-!!!
I wonder how long it takes them to digest 17,500
seeds ?
Perhaps it,s a good thing humans can't do that--
well--maybe we do--think Christmas & Thanksgiving dinners !
SPRING is here ! Yeah !

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