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Saturday 26th February 2011, 17:28
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Bethan W.
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Birds Wiping Their Bills???
For quite some time, I have been noticing that birds in my feeder tree wipe their bills on the branches. Why is this? Is it just to clean them, or is their another reason, like to sharpen them or something???
Many thanks, Bethan :)
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Saturday 26th February 2011, 17:32
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Saturday 26th February 2011, 17:35
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Monday 28th February 2011, 16:38
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If i remember right from my falconry days... a bird wiping its beak on a perch/branch is called "feaking", "to feak"
Jon
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Monday 28th February 2011, 17:24
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Bethan W.
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Cheers Jon! That is really interesting.
Bethan :)
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