Fun Facts…Birds Part 2

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain and is five times the size of a human eye.

The Kori Bustard is the world’s heaviest flying bird. They can weigh more than 40 pounds but still get off the ground.

The Wandering Albatross has the biggest wingspan of any living bird. From wingtip to wingtip, the birds typically measure a massive 12 feet across.

Albatrosses use their colossal wings to travel far out to sea. In fact, they can often go years without ever returning to dry land.

An albatross named Wisdom was recorded breeding on Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean in 2021 and was found to be 70 years old, making her one of the oldest  breeding vertebrates in the world.

The world’s largest predatory bird is the Andean Condor. They can have a wingspan of around 11 feet and weigh more than 30 pounds.

The marsh warbler, a tiny songbird native to Eurasia and Africa, is capable of mimicking the songs of around 80 other bird species.

The enormous swirling flocks formed by starlings at dusk are known as a murmurations. 

Thanks to a statute enacted in the 12th century, all wild unclaimed mute swans in the United Kingdom are legally the property of the British royal family.

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Wednesday Smiles…

Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

You’re never fully dressed
without a smile.
Martin Charnin

THE SPHINX—WHO AND WHY

BREAKING  NEWS.

I’m a cat, and I believe nothing that the killers say or agree to.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/trump-says-iran-has-agreed-to-no-nuclear-weapons-in-major-concession/

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/03/24/breaking-trump-says-iran-has-agreed-to-give-up-its-nuclear-weapon-dreams-n2200585

They want special treatment.

https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/03/24/man-arrested-for-trying-to-re-rainbow-a-pride-crosswalk-in-dallas-n2200584

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Trader Joe’s has a food recall.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/23/lifestyle/10-million-pounds-of-popular-foods-in-trader-joes-recall/

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Baby Trump analyses Baby Joe.

Musk is The Man.

https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/03/21/an-american-hero-steps-in-elon-musk-offers-to-do-what-democrats-wont-for-tsa-workers-n2200474

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Good for him.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/03/23/sheriff-chad-bianco-seizes-over-650000-ballots-over-election-dispute-n2673264

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Schumer is a small man with no ethics.   His party plans above loyalty to The Constitution is a sad joke.   FJB and him.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/03/21/report-reveals-that-democrats-are-plotting-against-chuck-schumer-n4950898

For our younger readers the ‘Monroe Doctrine’ was a policy President Monroe began by telling Europe, at the time, not to interfere with countries in North and South America.

https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/03/20/the-new-monroe-doctrine-its-officially-fafo-season-n4950858

The terrorists are stone cold killers.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/03/21/shocker-iran-lied-about-having-intermediate-range-missiles-n2673238

Know your basics.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/03/23/mamma-mia-italian-anarchist-couple-blows-themselves-up-while-trying-to-make-mass-casualty-ied-n2200522

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Mamskinky.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/23/opinion/mamdanis-only-nyc-budget-idea-is-wishing-for-all-the-cash-he-wants-to-spend/

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The Problem Editor:    What are some problems, LL ?

The I Can’t Take It Anymore Cat:   It’s crazy.   Democrats, DEI, and greed seem to be in charge.   The Guthrie kidnapping is run by fools ( Democrats ).

https://nypost.com/2026/03/10/us-news/nancy-guthrie-investigations-sheriff-chris-nanos-was-forced-to-resign-from-first-policing-job-over-laundy-list-of-infractions/

The Demonacrats and their Lefty Progressive Buddies keep screaming for violence and doxxing Trump officials.   It might turn on them one day.

https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/03/11/pam-bondi-reportedly-forced-onto-military-base-as-threats-against-trump-officials-grow-n2200083

Princess should change their name to Queen, or maybe pay their employees more and charge more for tickets.   It is the Walz-Somali Plan.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/11/lifestyle/princess-cruises-quietly-hikes-daily-service-charge-drawing-backlash-from-passengers/

What is going on ?

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/03/11/team-usa-manager-had-no-clue-about-teams-situation-before-loss-to-italy/

A number one song from 1966.

Gavin can do it !!!!!

https://genesiustimes.com/gov-newsom-bans-iranian-terrorists-from-destroying-california-dont-worry-i-got-this/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/

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Schumer loves the unfortunate.   He will give them all of your money.

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-condemn-dod-for-using-money-to-feed-soldiers-when-it-could-have-gone-to-somali-daycare

https://redstate.com/

Astronomy Picture of the Day

The Guardians of Rapa Nui beneath the Milky Way
Image Credit and Copyright: Rositsa Dimitrova
Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)

Explanation: In the words of today’s astrophotographer, Rositsa Dimitrova, “What have these silent sentinels watched pass across the sky?” The volcanic mo’ai (meaning statue) of Ahu Tongariki stand guard over Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Easter Island), a Polynesian island (annexed by Chile in 1888) located thousands of kilometers off the coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean. Due to the island’s remoteness, the mo’ai, with their backs to the dark ocean, are able to gaze upon a clear and vibrant night sky. Pictured, these larger-than-life statues stare at the bright band of the Milky Way, partly obscured by interstellar dust and blurred by Earth’s clouds. Under such clear night skies, the Rapa Nui created observatories and used astronomical observations for navigation, calendar calibration, celebrations, and more. Images like this one remind us of the importance of dark skies, protecting the land underneath them, and preserving the culture that they inspire.

Tomorrow’s picture: Gravitational Waves

Bible Verse

 Jesus answered, ‘What I teach does not come from me. No, it comes from the one who sent me.

I Hear You….

“You are sick of Gloom, Doom and Politics….so relax and enjoy these beautiful pictures.”
(speakers on for peaceful music)

-Sheila Tolley-

 

Amazing Historical Moments

 

Fun Facts…Birds Part 1

There are more than 18,000 different species of birds in the world.

The ostrich is the world’s largest bird. They typically stand around seven to nine feet tall and can weigh more than300 pounds. They also lay the biggest egg of any bird.

The Kiwi bird of New Zealand lays the largest egg relative to its body size. A single egg can weigh as much as one-fifth of the entire weight of an adult bird. Kiwi eggs are also among the most nutritious, as 60% of their contents are yolk.

There are more than three times as many chickens in the world as there are human beings.

The world’s smallest bird is the Caribbean Bee Hummingbird. Also known as the zunzuncito, it is barely two inches long from tail to beak, and adults weigh less than a tenth of an ounce.

Birds are the only living creatures to grow feathers.

The peregrine falcon is thought to be the world’s most widely distributed bird. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica.