Birds are not dumb. Great story of problem solving.

[alfredo]

http://tinyurl.com/p8yt8d



Bird uses body as dam to stop drainpipe soaking chicks
A bird used her body as a dam to stop overflowing drainpipe water from soaking her chicks.

[Ptah]

1. How smart was it for the nest to be in a drain?

not so much.

[alfredo]

2. It was probably not her idea. Us guys can be stubborn.

[marzipanni]

5. Well, it was dry during nestbuiding

just like all the places near rivers where humans built their houses. :o

[Ptah]

6. Good point

:thumbsup:

[Deja Q]

3. If they were smart, they'd make their own sandbags...

[alfredo]

4. They don't have opposable thumbs.