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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Tom places bird food out and likes the family of robbins etc feeding. Does anyone know if the birds actually know that he feeds them?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Do they like your fat balls ?

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

I dont think they have that kind of cognitive capacity to be fair. I think they just just like the free food that they dont have to work at to find.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

There are reports of magpies and crows bringing treasures back to the people who feed them but these are highly intelligent birds.

Surprised you missed the news reports.

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I saw a programme where crows dropped nuts on a busy road to crack them then waited at the pedestrian crossing for the green Man before safely crossing the road.. and that is true..

Wouldn't happen in London. They would wait for the green Man and then get mowed down by a cyclist...

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"There are reports of magpies and crows bringing treasures back to the people who feed them but these are highly intelligent birds.

Surprised you missed the news reports."

Can confirm

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"There are reports of magpies and crows bringing treasures back to the people who feed them but these are highly intelligent birds.

Surprised you missed the news reports.

Can confirm"

Oh and corvids also mourn their dead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robins do.with patience you can get them to take food from hand

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By *eandmrsjones69Couple
over a year ago

Middle England

Do birds need feeding at this time of year?

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"Tom places bird food out and likes the family of robbins etc feeding. Does anyone know if the birds actually know that he feeds them?"

Apparently you are featured in the Good Feed Guide for birds…. Only three star so room for improvement..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are reports of magpies and crows bringing treasures back to the people who feed them but these are highly intelligent birds.

Surprised you missed the news reports."

This and I watched a program or report about how some can understand probability. If I remember correctly, I seldom do, there was a selection of bird feeders all with differing amount of nuts in. Mixed in with the nuts, again differing amounts, were nonfood beads or stones meaning differing nut/stone ratios. Upon pushing a button a small amount of said mix would drop out, after a short period the birds knew to press the button on the feeder with the most nuts and then work their way through the feeders starting with the most nuts.

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"Do birds need feeding at this time of year?"

I'm not sure that they should be..

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