Chullin 62b ~ How do Pigeons Drink?

חולין סב,ב כל העופות פוסלין מי חטאת חוץ מן היונה מפני שמוצצת All birds disqualify the water of purification, except for the pigeon , because it sips the water from the container and none falls back in from its mouth. In a brief digression from the rules of shechita, the Talmud tackles ornithology. If a bird sips water in which ashes of the red heifer have been placed (known as מי חטאת) the water…