[Tweeters] Polly Wants a Cracker,
but She Wants to Make It Easier to Chew - The New York Times
Hans-Joachim Feddern
thefedderns at gmail.com
Thu Dec 14 22:36:04 PST 2023
We feed white bread to American Crows in our backyard. As long as I can
remember, they will always dip the bread in the bird bath - even though it
is soft already! They also will dip leftovers from fried chicken or turkey,
but not all the time.
Good Birding!
Hans
On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 2:57 PM Greg <gjpluth at gmail.com> wrote:
> Interestingly, within the last few weeks on at least three occasions, I
> have watched a song sparrow sitting on the edge of my birdbath. The cement
> disc typically has maybe a half inch or so of water. The bird was not
> drinking, just looking around. Then, as I watched, it quickly dipped its
> beak into the water and appeared to carry away one of the hulled sunflower
> seeds that I use in my cylinder feeder. Was that to soften the seed?
> I’m wondering if anyone else has observed such behavior from a song
> sparrow, or any other species for that matter?
>
> Greg Pluth
> University Place
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Dec 14, 2023, at 12:46 AM, Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/science/bird-cockatoo-parrot-dunking-food.html
> >
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*Hans Feddern*
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA
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