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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 25, 2022 22:54:37 GMT -8
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GaliWalker
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Post by GaliWalker on Jan 26, 2022 5:21:04 GMT -8
So that's why a chickadee looks so cute with its oversized head!
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Post by rangewalker on Feb 15, 2022 16:25:09 GMT -8
A long-time hiking partner of mine had a PhD in avian neurology. my friend's research showed brain size differences between birds that learned calls and those that sang more complex communication. And yes, in some species the brain does get bigger seasonally.
Update: a few years ago I lead a volunteer adjunct to to multi-state wolverine study. Setting bait, haunches of road killed mule deer, hung up trees with game cameras. Hours and hours of reviewing footage revealed the Chickadees consumed most the bait. Nothing but the bone after three months. Once a month, when we would check the stations and move the bait up the tree to clear the snow, the chickadees would scold and attack.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Feb 18, 2022 7:52:48 GMT -8
All I know is that chickadees recognize the bucket I use to fill the feeder. If I walk out into our yard without the bucket, not a peep. But if I have the bucket with me, they start chirping in excitement. And they're very observant... watching me from trees 150 feet away.
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Post by Coolkat on Feb 18, 2022 9:33:21 GMT -8
All I know is that chickadees recognize the bucket I use to fill the feeder They are also the easiest to get to feed from your hand. |
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Feb 19, 2022 10:40:29 GMT -8
All I know is that chickadees recognize the bucket I use to fill the feeder They are also the easiest to get to feed from your hand. It's funny. I've had no luck with that here. But if I go to the middle of the Adirondacks, I have no problem getting the truly wild chickadees to eat out of my hand. Maybe it's a food abundance/scarcity thing. No need for the local birds to take the chance. |
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Post by tallgrass on Apr 25, 2022 3:26:35 GMT -8
They are also the easiest to get to feed from your hand. It's funny. I've had no luck with that here. But if I go to the middle of the Adirondacks, I have no problem getting the truly wild chickadees to eat out of my hand. Maybe it's a food abundance/scarcity thing. No need for the local birds to take the chance. Same. Chickadees in my yard, they'll accumulate on calling them. But won't approach. Chickadees in the mild of the forest? Will readily fly right into my hand. |
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Oct 12, 2022 5:38:56 GMT -8
So I ran out of birdseed and didn't replenish for about 6 weeks. New seed in hand, I walk out to the abandoned feeder, and upon opening it, I hear chickadees calling in the distance. A short 5-10 seconds after I close the feeder and begin walking back to the house, they're eating at it.
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Post by Coolkat on Oct 12, 2022 5:59:43 GMT -8
and upon opening it, I hear chickadees calling in the distance. Somehow they just know! |
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Oct 12, 2022 6:24:23 GMT -8
and upon opening it, I hear chickadees calling in the distance. Somehow they just know! They are very observant. Similar to the blue jays calling an alarm whenever I'm hunting... bastards. They'd make great spies. |
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Post by gabby on Jan 8, 2023 11:00:18 GMT -8
I hear chickadees calling in the distance I don't get a lot of small birds, but bluejays, mourning doves and a sprinkling of "through species" like Cardinals and various finches. When I take out the feed bag - the plastic bag the sunflower seeds get sold in, I hear the calls from blocks away, and the birds arrive as soon as I'm inside again. |
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Feb 9, 2023 6:06:03 GMT -8
I was just in the backyard, and was being followed by a nuthatch that was scolding me the entire time. I first thought it had a nest nearby, but it followed me further than what I thought it would. Then on my way back inside I realized the problem... the feeder was empty! LOL! "Give me food, minion!!!"
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