Now I need the bird species to be part of the story. Most songbirds are unable to learn new whistles. Corvids (crows, ravens, magpies, mockingbirds, cat birds, etc.) are a common family that is an exception, but generally they don't come to feeders. If it was a corvid, what was this guy putting in his feeder? Parrots are another major exception, and they will come to feeders, but they aren't native wildlife in many parts of the world. If it was a parrot, where did this guy live?
this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2025
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Man, my local crows must be broken because those fuckers will roll up on feeders in packs. Even learned how to unhook the smaller ones they can't perch on so they drop down and break open. Is truly abnormal behavior for them, or is it just that they generally can't fit on a standard birdfeeder perch?
I rarely see blue jays at my feeder, and never any other corvid, but your experience shows that isn't universal.
I did a quick search, and this post seems to say usually they only come to feeders with peanuts, but sometimes in spring and summer they will come to regular seed feeders. https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2022/05/02/the-maddening-truth-feeding-crows-and-jays-harms-other-birds/
Corvids are also good problem-solvers and learn from local flock experience, so your local population might have innovated a behavior that isn't common to the species in general. I have seen reports of crows putting walnuts under tires of cars at red lights to crack them, or using a plastic lid to snowboard down a roof for fun, but unhooking feeders so they fall to the ground and break open is a new one for me.
Bluejays come to my feeder pretty often. Not one of the daily visitors, but enough that it's not an abnormality.
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I assume this is a response to someone saying "calm your tits."
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That makes sense because those tits are the opposite of calm.
For the record, there’s no evidence that this ever happened. It’s just considered a myth.
First thing I thought when reading: „it is said that“.
That is some high level pranking right there, and I love it!
Nice idea, but I'd like to see proof.
Me too. Stadiums are notoriously full of photographers.
It's OK for unimportant things to be make believe
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Reminds me of Pothos tweeting when it needed water, lol.