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Bird brained

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Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 7 May 2009 13:55

Birds are not as stupid as some might think.........

we have a local rifle rage.....and with upto 40 rifles all firing in competitions, the birds have the sense to know that if they walk, they are ok, but if they fly..its tough.......
PS people are shooting at paper targets, not live targets......

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Brian(i)

Brian(i) Report 7 May 2009 12:58

Crows make a case for being world's smartest animals.
Betty the crow bends some wire into a hook to retrieve a treat-laden bucket from a well (footage: behavioural ecology group, Oxford University)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8023295.stm
Brian(i)