Sunday, February 9, 2025

Go Birds!

Grey February with ice in the Delaware River and a color coordinated gull. 

Birds have a sophisticated heat exchange system of closely arranged blood vessels that warm blood coming back to the body from the legs, while simultaneously cooling blood flow in the other direction. The bird's core does not lose energy. The bird stays warm inside its insulating feathers. Click to enlarge.

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