{"id":143672,"date":"2014-01-04T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=143672"},"modified":"2022-07-22T19:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T23:11:03","slug":"austerity-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/political-ironing\/01\/04\/austerity-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Austerity Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Political “pros” invoke Kate Moss’s oft-quoted aphorism, “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” in budget talks.<\/p>\n
he austerity diet refers to the austerity period, a seasonal climate in the Gouldian finch\u2019s native region of Australia. Their natural habitat only has two climates, one is wet and one is dry.<\/p>\n
Near the end of the dry season, it\u2019s not surprising that seed has become scarce, plus what little seed can be found isn\u2019t full of nutrition. This lack of resources has a physical effect on the birds; their bodies go into a \u201crest\u201d mode.<\/p>\n
This may sound harsh to the average finch owner, whose bird room is probably fit for Gouldian kings and queens. No way would we let our Gouldians go hungry! But for those who understand the life cycle process, this slowing of available food resources helps keep their bodies conditioned for breeding. It helps to synchronize the readiness for breeding between the male and female- even though they may be separated during this season.<\/p>\n