BL> It's Paul who strangles pigeons. I like birds.

 RG> With or without feathers?

  Female human beings are okay, but they're not as smart as the real
thing.

  I find birds amazing. They have these tiny brains and they *learn*
so quickly. It's 3 years since I tempted the first Rainbow Lorikeets
down to be fed, and that source of food has been passed on from
generation to generation. We get a new lot every year, and they do
exactly the same thing as their parents did. The sparrows also. They
breed, and bring the young around to Lawrence's where they are fed and
then move on... bringing *their* young back. It's a nursery. They all
fly into the glass window... but only once.

  These are not simple things to learn. I've got a Currawong who only
returns once a year when she is breeding - for the extra food she
needs. Old Ugly comes every year, and stands where she always does
until someone notices her. "Hello Ugly!" we say, and she comes closer
to be fed. That memory is stored in her tiny bird-brain.

Regards,
Bob
  
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