A reference site for the backyard or well-traveled birder on attracting, feeding and recognizing common and popular birds. Dispels myths about birds, bird feeding and housing birds. A site that is kid-friendly and hopefully educational while being slightly irreverent and humorous. Includes bird nest updates and pictures.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Like an Elephant....
If you listen to NPR at all, and especially What Do You Know?, with Michael Feldman, than you may have heard an interesting tidbit this past Saturday on the show. One of the questions was about Hummingbirds. Apparently, Hummingbirds remember which flowers they have visited when feeding. So, while elephants get all of the credit for terrific memories, I think it's pretty special that a creature with a brain the size of a grain of rice can remember where he's been!
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