Quick Question #2

WHY THE CAGED BIRD POOPS

Dear John Dear,

I just washed my car, it was clean top to bottom. Why, when I walk away for a few hours is it covered in bird shit? My question to you is why do birds target clean cars?

Clean then Crap



Dear CtC,

Animals shit, all of them do it. Birds simply don't have the muscle structure so that they can't hold it. This means that they will go where ever they are when they need to go. Now the reason behind the car specific pooing can be explained by a few things.
Because people like to keep cool in the summer they are more than likely to park under trees, and what's in trees, that's right, leaves. But that is another questions all together.(see Once Burned Twice Shy) But what's next to the leaves thats right birds.
It can also be possibly that seeing how a car baking in the hot sun will produce a whole lot of heat and this heat to a bird means easy lift without any work. So they can be found flying around cars more because of the convenience.
Now the most likely reason that birds seem to crap on clean cars is...
That when you clean your car your more likely to notice dirt on your car. While on the other hand if your car is dirty you don't care what or who craps on your car (Including my Aunt Jenny, a few beer and a large brownie, and my car looks like a big green toilet.)
So my suggestion to keep your car clean is: Cover your Car, Place it in your garage, Park in place where birds can't reach(bottom of ocean) or keep a vigil eye and a shotgun nearby at all times.
Good luck and Hope your clean car doesn't lead to a crappy day.

John Dear


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