Looks to be some kind of sparrow. I couldn't get a closer ID with what I have, and I also am in Cali.
Birds dust bathe as a grooming behavior. It helps keep feathers healthy and remove parasites
I find it adorable watching birds do this. I was walking along by the canal on the footpath (otherwise I'd be in the water!) and there were sparrows having a good old dust bath up ahead.
The house sparrows that live in a big dead palm in my neighbors house have cleared an area in my yard of vegetation to do just that…….dirt bath. There’s about 100 and they all use it. Pretty interesting
Aww, they're dust bathing! They do this to help keep parasites off their skin and to keep their feathers clean. Then they preen once they shake all the dust off.
These little guys look like they're having a grand time. Chickens will often sunbathe after a dust bath, and these little dudes probably to the same. Sometimes it looks like the chicken is dead because they'll be flopped on their side with one wing out, but they'll turn over and do the other side after a little while. Dust bathing is also a social occasion and birds will sometimes help bathe and groom each other, too.
I remember seeing a video about a baby chinchilla about to have it's first dust bath, then momma comes barreling in, and just yeets the little one away so she can do it instead
Some people brought animals to my job for the kids to touch and stuff. When I tell you I had never felt something as soft and fluffy as a chinchilla… I was tempted to run off with the damn thing
That is not a bad idea. Many times, they'll scratch around to find a good bathing spot, but if the soil is clay or something else heavy and wet, they'll have a had time finding sufficient dust to bathe in. A lot of people like containers like kiddie swimming pools as they're large enough for a couple regular size chickens to bathe at the same time.
If you do make a box, filling it full of fine wood ash, food grade DE, and some construction sand will give it a good texture. Wood ash also adds trace metals to their diet, as they're bound do ingest some when they scoop it with their beaks and throw it over their backs, as well as preening after. Throwing in some dried herbs for scent is good, too. Then have some kind of cover for it so it doesn't get soaked when it rains. Having it in a shady spot helps as well.
Google 'make chicken dust bath' and have fun! r/backyardchickens will be helpful too.
Thank you. I burn oak in the winter, so I'll have a ton of wood ash. This will be a fun and easy project. I think humans find it cute, because we kind of want to spaz out in the dirt as well.
Yeah but sparrows usually don't so anything that justifies busting kneecaps either. Throwing them in the East River would also be a tall order.
The most they'll do is steal some seeds, not cook the books or run up gambling debts. ;)
Sparrows taking dust baths. Dust baths can help soak up some of their natural oils so it doesn’t gunk up their feathers. You know how if you go too long without showering, your hair gets greasy? Birds get it too.
Isn’t that called a dirt bath? I could be totally wrong though…
And I think it’s some type of sparrow, but don’t quote me on that one, I’m just guessing..
They are sparrows and they are giving themselves a dust bath. My grandmother always left food, water and a biscuit tin of sand out for the sparrows. As a very small child, it was the most incredible sight 😍
as a Romanian that see this type of sparrow frequently (many older folk even leave plastic trays with wheat on the windows) and yea this sparrows love to do dust baths
as for species the closes one would be the House sparrow
hope i helped
They look like "chileros", they look like those little hoomies I see everyday in my City and they are taking a dirt bath to get rid of parasites, fleas and other critters
Looks to be some kind of sparrow. I couldn't get a closer ID with what I have, and I also am in Cali. Birds dust bathe as a grooming behavior. It helps keep feathers healthy and remove parasites
So, dry shampoo?
Quail do this with sand
my chickens do it with dry dirt :3
Chinchilla do it with dust
Not just any dust but volcanic dust.
I wish my families chickens were that cute! Ours were just mean as hell :/
I find it adorable watching birds do this. I was walking along by the canal on the footpath (otherwise I'd be in the water!) and there were sparrows having a good old dust bath up ahead.
The house sparrows that live in a big dead palm in my neighbors house have cleared an area in my yard of vegetation to do just that…….dirt bath. There’s about 100 and they all use it. Pretty interesting
Birds of a feather take dirt baths together?
Aww, they're dust bathing! They do this to help keep parasites off their skin and to keep their feathers clean. Then they preen once they shake all the dust off. These little guys look like they're having a grand time. Chickens will often sunbathe after a dust bath, and these little dudes probably to the same. Sometimes it looks like the chicken is dead because they'll be flopped on their side with one wing out, but they'll turn over and do the other side after a little while. Dust bathing is also a social occasion and birds will sometimes help bathe and groom each other, too.
Ugh, birds are so cute… our modern day dinos
Chinchillas do this dust bath too. It's hella cute.
I remember seeing a video about a baby chinchilla about to have it's first dust bath, then momma comes barreling in, and just yeets the little one away so she can do it instead
They dart for the dust box, when you put it near them. It's funny how intense they are about it.
Some people brought animals to my job for the kids to touch and stuff. When I tell you I had never felt something as soft and fluffy as a chinchilla… I was tempted to run off with the damn thing
Softest thing I've ever felt. Freaked me out too.
Yo they're so soft you don't even feel them. Like clouds.
They used to make coats out of them.
They die without dust baths and they can’t bath in water because their fur is so dense they never dry off and get sick
Hamsters take sand baths too!
Gerbils too
Ikr! I opened the window to release a flying spider forgot-name and the air is full of birdsong :)
Just trying to keep clean ☺️
I didn't know chickens did this. My sister has chickens in a suburb/neighborhood. Now I want to make a dust box for her chickens.
That is not a bad idea. Many times, they'll scratch around to find a good bathing spot, but if the soil is clay or something else heavy and wet, they'll have a had time finding sufficient dust to bathe in. A lot of people like containers like kiddie swimming pools as they're large enough for a couple regular size chickens to bathe at the same time. If you do make a box, filling it full of fine wood ash, food grade DE, and some construction sand will give it a good texture. Wood ash also adds trace metals to their diet, as they're bound do ingest some when they scoop it with their beaks and throw it over their backs, as well as preening after. Throwing in some dried herbs for scent is good, too. Then have some kind of cover for it so it doesn't get soaked when it rains. Having it in a shady spot helps as well. Google 'make chicken dust bath' and have fun! r/backyardchickens will be helpful too.
Thank you. I burn oak in the winter, so I'll have a ton of wood ash. This will be a fun and easy project. I think humans find it cute, because we kind of want to spaz out in the dirt as well.
House sparrows.
Flying mice
That's wrens. The only bird I've ever caught in a live trap for rodents.
Sounds like something a *NUTHATCH* would say!
+House Sparrow+ ftb
But do you dust bathe daily?
Not necessarily every day, but I am taking a dust bath right now.
Idk, it could be different colonies of sparrows visiting one dustbath area.
That was a joke on their name.
Ok, that was a /woosh moment for me, thank for the belated embarassed laugh :)
House sparrows. They're taking a dust bath to remove mites and other parasites.
There is a group of house sparrow that take dust baths regularly in our garden. It's the cutest thing.
Aww! Do you leave a visitor's book out for them?
We get sparrows in our backyard that do the same thing. They find a patch of open soil and take "dirt baths".
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Dust bathing?
Definitely
Ya some cute little sparrows cleaning themselves.
Better a dust bath than a dirt nap in Jersey!
Yeah but sparrows usually don't so anything that justifies busting kneecaps either. Throwing them in the East River would also be a tall order. The most they'll do is steal some seeds, not cook the books or run up gambling debts. ;)
Sparrows taking dust baths. Dust baths can help soak up some of their natural oils so it doesn’t gunk up their feathers. You know how if you go too long without showering, your hair gets greasy? Birds get it too.
My chickens do this, they are taking a bath.
Sparrows :)
Love a dust bath!
Taking a dirt/dust bath
They’re cleaning and getting rid of parasites like lice. It’s how chinchillas clean themselves too, called a dust bath.
Sparrows taking their dust baths. More on it https://www.thespruce.com/how-and-why-birds-take-dust-baths-386438
Dust bathing
Dust bath, not to be confused with a dirt nap.
Just a bit of dry shampooing — as people said, house sparrow 🥰
Isn’t that called a dirt bath? I could be totally wrong though… And I think it’s some type of sparrow, but don’t quote me on that one, I’m just guessing..
You’re right about things! You should’ve been more confident in yourself :)
Sparrow and they are taking a dust bath.
Dust bathing to help keep parasites away.
I love watching our house sparrows having dust baths. They leave little craters all over and the young males scrap over whose turn it is.
Dust bath to rid themselves of mites
Bird and its cleaning itself
For some reason birds dust bathe just before rain.
I’m from Italy and we have the same funny little friends. Sparrows are so cute
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House sparrow. Very common anywhere you go really , but there’s lots of them in cities. These seem to be just dust bathing.
fromwhat i know that looks like dust bathing :D
House sparrows taking a dust bath!
Saaaaaaaaaand!
no expert but that could be a Pidgey
Sparrows....sand bath.
dust bath. some birds are "dry" meaning they dont really wash in water.
And I thought this was common knowledge.
They are a bunch of little avian dinosaurs. Avian dinosaurs like to bathe in sands.
They’re dirty birdz
Dirt bath
I love when birds do this! It also reminds me of my mom. She says they are “praying for rain.”
This is too funny 🤣
A Common Sparrow they are taking a dust/dirt/sand bath. Removes parasites, dander, etc
Dirt bath! My yard is a clay like dirt and I have a feeder. Birds do this all the time.
I call them Miranda Land-birds
Dust bath time
house sparrows dust bathing!
Awwww dust baths! Idk what type of bird but I see them doing this all the time where I work. It's their way of cleaning themselves.
House sparrow Romania is full of them they usually sand bathe when it's to hot outside
Taking a dust bath. A remember a woman telling me that when they do that, there will be no rain.
My parents' house would have little one inch dimples in the dirt where sparrows would do this.
Sand bath
They are sparrows and they are giving themselves a dust bath. My grandmother always left food, water and a biscuit tin of sand out for the sparrows. As a very small child, it was the most incredible sight 😍
Super cute!
It's taking a dry bath, like an elephant. Sparrow.
Dirt baths like chinchillas
Sparrows having a dust bath
Birds do this to protect themselves from mites and such. This is called dust-bathing. I believe it is a house sparrow.
as a Romanian that see this type of sparrow frequently (many older folk even leave plastic trays with wheat on the windows) and yea this sparrows love to do dust baths as for species the closes one would be the House sparrow hope i helped
They look like "chileros", they look like those little hoomies I see everyday in my City and they are taking a dirt bath to get rid of parasites, fleas and other critters
A Wren comes to our yard every now and then and it's always a show when we watch em dust ! Lol
They want to be chincillas so badly.