# Immaculate fecal matter? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 29, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061 "2004-08-29T05:14:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kipitiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@kipitiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kipitiz)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/1 "2004-08-29T05:14:56Z")
Quick question-Why is bird shit white? ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/2 "2004-08-29T05:20:56Z")
[Why is bird poop white?](http://experts.about.com/q/1354/3215868.htm) ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/3 "2004-08-29T06:31:24Z")
[indent][indent][indent][indent] **Immaculate fecal matter = neat shit** [/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent] ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/4 "2004-08-29T06:42:38Z")
Is it weird that I actually enjoyed learning about this shit? Pun intended. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/5 "2004-08-29T06:43:54Z")
hmm . . . I guess that wasn’t much different than the joke posted right above mine. Shi – uh, I mean, darn. ---
**Author:** ![Kegg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Kegg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kegg)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/6 "2004-08-29T06:45:30Z")
Birds have one orifus, multifunctional. The white is urin and the other darker is fecal matter. * * * Spelling and grammer subject to change without notice ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/7 "2004-08-30T12:41:15Z")
Target marking purposes. The other birds in the formation use the leader’s white splat to aim their release for a more accurate bombing run. This is how they manage to hit your windshield more often than the rest of your car. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/8 "2004-08-30T14:26:10Z")
> [@kipitiz](#): > > Quick question-Why is bird shit white? It isn’t always. Sometimes, if they’ve been eating blueberries, it’s blue. And sometimes, if your cat happens to bring a bird that’s been eating blueberries into your house and then lets go of it, you might find yourself standing in the living room saying “That’s funny – I don’t remember throwing blueberries at the walls this morning.” ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/9 "2004-08-30T16:29:08Z")
Straight Dope Staff Report by SDSTAFF Colibri: [Do birds pee?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbirdpee.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immaculate-fecal-matter/262061/10 "2004-08-30T19:02:53Z")
Because you are driving a dark car. If you drive a white or light colored car, you will find that bird doo comes in a wide range of interesting colors.