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05-06-2009, 09:53 AM
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| | | JayBird Behaviour - Mourning a loved one?
Hello all,
I have never posted anything before but was prompted to by the most unusual bird behavior I witnessed this morning.
Our next doors cat had killed an adult Jay (2 days ago) and it was left in the Garden (in tact).
This morning I was woken by a slightly larger Jay going crazy in the back garden. Swooping at next doors cat and looking down from the garden fence at the deceased (I assume partner) on the floor.
Do birds experience emotions? Was I projecting my own?
What impressed me further was that the larger Jay must have been looking for the missing bird as there was no drama the previous day! |
05-06-2009, 10:40 AM
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| | | Re: JayBird Behaviour - Mourning a loved one?
On Springwatch the other night,they had a parent Dipper trying to feed a chick that had sadly died,maybe the scent is still on the bodies !
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05-06-2009, 04:51 PM
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| | | Re: JayBird Behaviour - Mourning a loved one?
I don't think there is any way of knowing exactly the extent of emotions that different species feel, but I do think people anthropomorphise a bit too much at times. |
05-06-2009, 04:55 PM
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| | | Re: JayBird Behaviour - Mourning a loved one?
Some birds, especially wildfowl and birds of prey mate for life, while others are promiscuous, like the Wren. A bit like humans really 
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05-06-2009, 06:20 PM
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| | | Re: JayBird Behaviour - Mourning a loved one?
What i personaly saw one day made me feel very sad, a Blackbird had been hit by a car and was lying dead near to centre of one lane of the road, its mate was holding on to it and trying to pull it towards the pavement so it wouldn't get run over.
I am sure all animals and birds have feelings, even insects, take a swing at a bee and it will respond by stinging you.
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