Face it, poop is part of life, and birds do it about every 15 minutes, so there's a lot of it. Since it can be the only visible clue about a bird's health, it's also very important to pay attention to it. But I try not to talk about it much here.

Today is an exception. I discovered a nasty-looking poop in the Finsterium this morning. Red, with no red-colored foods fed lately, no red ink on the newspaper, and no ideas. So far I've only seen this one offender. If you really want to see what a bird poop should not look like, click to see a nasty photo of a nasty poop. But I don't recommend it.

It's times like these that having a community flight seems like a bad idea. I watch the Finsters regularly, but honestly haven't seen any of the birds looking ill. With so many in the same cage, it'll be really hard to figure out what's going on. So far, despite looking up at bird's vents and watching them closely, I can't tell which one is sick. Or, I suppose, if one is sick. The Societies always spend a lot of time inside nest boxes, or dozing on top; Sally always spends time on top of a nest box. So far I don't have any clues except that poop, and I think I'm starting to make the Finsters nervous, watching them so much. At least I know it isn't Frank.