Jar writes:
I had a 70 mile each way commute, almost all straight interstate, I-95. I got to see many interesting things.
Grackles would run into the lane and drop food, usually nuts but also shellfish. Then they'd run back to the shoulder and face traffic. They never seemed to go any further than necessary.
The Red Wing Blackbirds dropped stuff in front of traffic, the swooped down to get the bounty. Then they'd run off to the side with it.
I have a domesticated bird...a conure. When I put a twist tie on her cage to lock her in, she studied what I was doing several times and then abruptly untwisted the tie one day.
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