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/
>
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