It never ceases to amaze me how smart birds can be. Most humans see them as things lucky enough to fly wherever they need to go that spend the majority of their time looking for food. While this may be true to a large extent, they are also capable of some very intelligent flock behavior. My nightly birdbath entertainment is a perfect example.
I Can Almost Set My Watch By Them
Every late afternoon just before it starts getting dark the assault begins. It is really a thing to marvel at. Suddenly, I have well over 100 birds in my backyard looking for eats in the lawn and absolutely stuffing themselves into my two birdbaths back there. Of course there’s pecking order going on but everybody seems to get their turn that needs one. All I have to do to prove this is to check the water levels first thing in the morning. There’s hardly enough for a chickadee to bathe in.
I happily exchange filling up my baths every morning for this magnificent display. Plus, I’m fairly certain this particular flock will either break up or change their schedule in the coming month or two. They’ve been doing this for just over a month. I’ve never had this behavior continue for this length of time. I’m going to enjoy it while it lasts.
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I have to say I am quite jealous of you! I currently live in the city so the only birds we get here are pigeons (which are more like flying rats than birds).
But back in my parents house it is beautiful. Right now it is autumn so all the leaves are turning different colors. I was just there this weekend and fortunately brought my binoculars. I saw a couple blue jays.
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I have been very fortunate to not only live a little outside the city but my property also backs up to woods. This has really increased the diversity of species I see at my feeders and birdbaths.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by and let me know what’s going on in your neck of the woods.