tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post3042094084351854339..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: A post about birdsGlenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-34138592785338528912007-11-27T04:25:00.000+08:002007-11-27T04:25:00.000+08:00We put in a 5.5 metre high window to enjoy the vie...We put in a 5.5 metre high window to enjoy the view of our gully. A fantail crashed into it at full speed recently. I did just as you suggested - stood guard over it for half an hour. It was alive but didn't move. Then, after thirty minutes, it shook itself and flew away.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll just let the spiders cover the window in cobwebs.<BR/><BR/>And on the subject of clever birds, I reckon New Zealanders (nicknamed 'kiwis', a slow-witted, nocturnal bird) would be better adopting the kea as their icon. What a fantastic bird!<BR/><BR/>The kea's cleverness can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRW4ztbY8OkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-70610723480560329462007-11-26T21:54:00.000+08:002007-11-26T21:54:00.000+08:00That's so kind of you.... I've seen that type of b...That's so kind of you.... I've seen that type of bird a lot in Fraser's Hill...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457957126329533578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-79631128351348560322007-11-26T10:50:00.000+08:002007-11-26T10:50:00.000+08:00What a beautiful bird!What a beautiful bird!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-38574670465320909372007-11-25T09:18:00.000+08:002007-11-25T09:18:00.000+08:00You know, I'm not sure that's fiction...lol. Crows...You know, I'm not sure that's fiction...lol. Crows are pretty damn smart. One friend of a friend up here has a fish pond. She found a crow feeding the fish with leftover bread in order to entice them into the shallows so it could catch them...<BR/><BR/>And I have seen footage of crows leaving hard shelled seeds on the roadway for cars to run over. Moreover they did it at the pedestrian crossing so that they can retrieve the contents safely when the light is red and the cars stop!! And I am not kidding - there is a study on these guys - New Caledonian Crows.Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-62072229716029124432007-11-25T07:25:00.000+08:002007-11-25T07:25:00.000+08:00It's not unique to birds. I've seen plenty of huma...It's not unique to birds. I've seen plenty of humans bash into glass doors too.<BR/><BR/>There is a funny tv ad here in Australia which features two crows up to mischief. The two crows are in a backyard tree watching a man on his patio attending to a barbeque. Behind him is an open sliding glass door. One of crows flies to the front of the house and rings the doorbell with his beak. While the man goes back into the house to answer the door, the second crow flies to the sliding door and, flapping hard, slides it shut. The two crows return to the tree to watch the man return to patio and bash into the glass door.<BR/>The ad is for a brand of window cleaner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com