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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ChrisKten" data-source="post: 1376372" data-attributes="member: 69033">Rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd just add to my old one. Something odd has been happening lately; I noticed more holes appearing in the garden. The holes are wider than holes dug by the Squirrels, and messier. I couldn't work out what was making the holes, until today. The holes are being dug by Pigeons, maybe dug is the wrong word, they are pecking and swinging their heads from side to side, forming the hole. It wasn't until I saw one get a nut that I worked it out.The Squirrels break open some of the Nuts In Shells and bury each nut individually, others they carry off whole, or eat. Well some of the Pigeons have witnessed the actual burying of the nut and have accidentally found a few. This is a just blind luck as they are just digging in the general area.Anyway, I now have many shallow holes in the garden made by Pigeons. Other Pigeons have learned from the diggers, so it's a regular occurrence now. I'm wondering if this is a new learned behaviour, or something they do naturally. Like I've said before, Pigeons are much smarter than people think.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>