LOL! As an old coconut husker, I can vouch for the tastiness of the juice & meat. My dad used to pay moi 10 cents a piece for a husked coconut as a child. Simply place a yard pick in the ground & whack the coconut on the protruding pick end to pull off the husks-takes awhile, but worth it. Unfortunately, coconuts are a natural laxative, so eat in moderation. I believe that rare Tasmanian spotted throat thrushes are especially good at it, but don't know about goldfinches or swallows. YMMV, Mr. BZ-good thing it is Fryeday
On Nov 20, 2009, at 3:38 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > On 11/20/2009 2:09 PM David Beierl wrote: > >> At 04:45 PM 11/20/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >>> So if a bird, rather than a tropical seed, was found far from home >>> with husk on its claws, then the obvious, equally silly idea, is >>> that >>> the swallow floated ashore on a coconut. >> >> No, no, no, it couldn't have survived all that time floating on a >> coconut, which you will recall has no stability whatsoever when >> floating >> as well as extremely limited supplies of food and fresh water. > > http://www.slashfood.com/2009/11/20/men-survive-by-eating-wood/ > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR |
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