#wildparrots — Public Fediverse posts

WILD PARROTS SHUN UNKNOWN FARE, FOLLOW CROWD

Sydney cockatoos quickly learned to eat almonds by watching other birds. This shows how social learning helps wild parrots find new foods.

#SydneyCockatoos, #AnimalBehavior, #SocialLearning, #WildParrots, #BirdWatching

https://newsletter.tf/sydney-cockatoos-learn-new-foods-by-watching/

Over 349 Sydney cockatoos learned to eat almonds in just 10 days by watching others. This is a fast change in behavior.

#SydneyCockatoos, #AnimalBehavior, #SocialLearning, #WildParrots, #BirdWatching
https://newsletter.tf/sydney-cockatoos-learn-new-foods-by-watching/

I just heard a massive pandemonium of tiny, colorful dinosaurs fly by. That's never not amazing.
#WildParrots

Speaking of the wild parrots, I was treated closeup to their enigmatic ways. I once had a studio at the now defunct (sob) SFAI with French doors overlooking their favorite tree in North Beach. #Birds #Art #SanFrancisco #SFAI #WildParrots

Best news of the day. The wild parrots of SF rule! Congrats to Peter Hartlaub & Heather Knight.
#WildParrots #SanFrancisco
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/wild-parrots-official-animal-san-francisco-18172009.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2JheWFyZWEvYXJ0aWNsZS93aWxkLXBhcnJvdHMtb2ZmaWNpYWwtYW5pbWFsLXNhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28tMTgxNzIwMDkucGhw&time=MTY4ODA2MDQ5ODM3Ng==&rid=ZDExODQ2YWItZDMyNC00NmY4LThhZDItM2JiZjQ4YTdlN2Q4&sharecount=Mw==