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  2. Pigeon intelligence - Wikipedia

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    The birds were first trained on a limited set of paintings. The experiment has shown that a pigeon was able to obtain food by repeated pecking when shown a painting from Picasso; when it was a Monet, pecking had no effect. After a while, the pigeons would only peck when shown Picasso paintings.

  3. Bird intelligence - Wikipedia

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    The birds then congregate in massive flocks made up of several different species for migratory purposes. Some birds make use of teamwork while hunting. Predatory birds hunting in pairs have been observed using a "bait and switch" technique, whereby one bird will distract the prey while the other swoops in for the kill.

  4. Avian foraging - Wikipedia

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    Avian foraging refers to the range of activities and behaviours exhibited by birds in their quest for food. In addition to their unique body adaptations, birds have a range of described behaviours that differ from the foraging behaviours of other animal groups. According to the foraging habitat, birds may be grouped into foraging guilds ...

  5. An easy hummingbird food recipe for bringing more to ... - AOL

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    You should also never use any food coloring in your hummingbird food recipe. In the past, people have added red dye to their hummingbird food in order to entice more birds, but try to find a red ...

  6. Bird feeding - Wikipedia

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    Large sums of money are spent by ardent bird feeders, who indulge their wild birds with a variety of bird foods and bird feeders. Over 55 million Americans over the age of 16 feed wild birds and spend more than $3 billion a year on bird food, and $800 million a year on bird feeders, bird baths, bird houses and other bird feeding accessories. [22]

  7. Nature: Pokeweed berries provide food for many birds - AOL

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    Once the birds have stripped its fruit, the giant plants quickly lose rigidity and collapse. The resultant tangle is messy and a bit of work to dispense of. But back to those beautiful berries.

  8. Human uses of birds - Wikipedia

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    Human uses of birds have, for thousands of years, included both economic uses such as food, and symbolic uses such as art, music, and religion. In terms of economic uses, birds have been hunted for food since Palaeolithic times. They have been captured and bred as poultry to provide meat and eggs since at least the time of ancient Egypt.

  9. Number sense in animals - Wikipedia

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    Birds were one of the first animal species tested on their number sense. A raven named Jacob was able to distinguish the number 5 across different tasks in the experiments by Otto Koehler. [ 5 ] Later experiments supported the claim of existence of a number sense in birds, with Alex , a grey parrot, able to label and comprehend labels for sets ...