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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Torchepot" data-source="post: 3670666" data-attributes="member: 123265">The thrushes can be a bit of a pain - aggressive with each other and most other stuff visiting. I was just about to tune out yesterday when 4 Aracari turned up. There was at least one present for most of the next 20 minutes during which time nothing else dared to feed. Even the woodpeckers couldn't summon up the courage. The other birds were obviously still right there because as soon as the Aracari left the table even for a moment they were instantly back. Seemed to me that they regarded the Aracari as dangerous or predatory - I read that they take thrush and tanager fledglings in season - wonder if they'd take an adult given the opportunity.One of the Aracari has a deformed beak with the lower mandible badly twisted - but it seemed to be feeding OK (though it stayed longer than the others).Interesting that there never seemed to be even the slightest aggressive behaviour between them - even when three were feeding on a single piece of fruit.</blockquote>