Winged Wednesday 4/7/2021

Ken Rennie

Well-Known Member
I thought that you may like the story even if the images are pretty poor as they were taken through double glazing. We have a small bird feeder with peanuts for small tits and robins but noticed that jackdaws, a small member (13-15") of the crow family were swinging on the feeder. They had pecked a hole in the feeder but still couldn't get their rather large beaks in to get the peanuts but have devised an ingenious solution. The fly in, grab the feeder, and take off holding onto the feeder causing it to swing wildly and some of the peanuts spill on the ground to be eaten by the jackdaws. They take it in turn to swing on the feeder whilst the rest wait underneath. Our problem is now to find a feeder strong enough to withstand the jackdaw attack. Ken
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JimFox

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Staff member
I thought that you may like the story even if the images are pretty poor as they were taken through double glazing. We have a small bird feeder with peanuts for small tits and robins but noticed that jackdaws, a small member (13-15") of the crow family were swinging on the feeder. They had pecked a hole in the feeder but still couldn't get their rather large beaks in to get the peanuts but have devised an ingenious solution. The fly in, grab the feeder, and take off holding onto the feeder causing it to swing wildly and some of the peanuts spill on the ground to be eaten by the jackdaws. They take it in turn to swing on the feeder whilst the rest wait underneath. Our problem is now to find a feeder strong enough to withstand the jackdaw attack. Ken
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That is a crazy story Ken! It's amazing how smart and creative some of the birds seem to be.
 

Debbie Stahre

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Whimbrels
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Killdeers

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Piping Plovers are often protected on the east coast with fencing around their nests. Parker River National Wildlife Refuge shuts down much of one side of the 11 mile refuge road during breeding season to protect piping plovers.
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Black-tailed Godwit
This was a rare sighting for the US. It stayed on the refuge for days as birders flew in from around the country to see it.

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Yellow-legs

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Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
I thought that you may like the story even if the images are pretty poor as they were taken through double glazing. We have a small bird feeder with peanuts for small tits and robins but noticed that jackdaws, a small member (13-15") of the crow family were swinging on the feeder. They had pecked a hole in the feeder but still couldn't get their rather large beaks in to get the peanuts but have devised an ingenious solution. The fly in, grab the feeder, and take off holding onto the feeder causing it to swing wildly and some of the peanuts spill on the ground to be eaten by the jackdaws. They take it in turn to swing on the feeder whilst the rest wait underneath. Our problem is now to find a feeder strong enough to withstand the jackdaw attack. Ken
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great story; fun photo
 

Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
Whimbrels
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Killdeers
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Piping Plovers are often protected on the east coast with fencing around their nests. Parker River National Wildlife Refuge shuts down much of one side of the 11 mile refuge road during breeding season to protect piping plovers.
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Black-tailed Godwit
This was a rare sighting for the US. It stayed on the refuge for days as birders flew in from around the country to see it.

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Yellow-legs
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you are a bird photographer extraordinaire, Debbie
 
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