We saw a robin sploot like this yesterday. Is this to help them cool off?
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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https://www.audubon.org/news/hot-bothered-and-parasite-free-why-birds-sun-themselves
tl;dr a lot of birds take sun and dust baths in order to kill parasites!
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