bird intelligence

To:	"'John Tongue'" <>, "'Wendy'" <>
Subject:	bird intelligence
From:	"Tony Russell" <>
Date:	Thu, 21 May 2009 09:16:40 +0930

Some friends of ours living in Brisbane have a pair of Pied Butcherbirds
which feed from their hands nearly every evening - they seem to know
who's friendly and who isn't. We also have two families of Magpies which
live in and around our back and front gardens in Vista SA,  - they are
certainly not afraid of us, allowing us to approach to within a metre -
and of course we talk to them and they seem to listen.

tony.

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PS - before anyone points it out, I know Lorikeets are not songbirds,  
but this was just another case of clear recognition of individuals.

Cheers,
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.

On 20/05/2009, at 5:58 PM, Wendy wrote:

> I'm sure Australian Magpies can tell friend and enemy in the human
> world.
>
> I think also Little Ravens.
>
>

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