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tblue37

(65,409 posts) Sat Jun 25, 2022, 02:41 PM Jun 2022

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Heron using bread as fishing bait:

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Heron using bread as fishing bait: (Original Post) tblue37 Jun 2022 OP

I saw this the other day, it's so neat!! NT SWBTATTReg Jun 2022 #1

We can no longer use the term "bird brain" !!! Karadeniz Jun 2022 #2

12 bird species are known to bait fish like this with dead insects, bits of bread, etc. tblue37 Jun 2022 #3

Since one heron ate ALL my koi, I believe it! England had a fabulous show, Bird Brain of Britain, Karadeniz Jun 2022 #4

SWBTATTReg

(22,143 posts)

1. I saw this the other day, it's so neat!! NT

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 03:06 PM

Jun 2022

Karadeniz

(22,540 posts)

2. We can no longer use the term "bird brain" !!!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 05:15 PM

Jun 2022

tblue37

(65,409 posts)

3. 12 bird species are known to bait fish like this with dead insects, bits of bread, etc.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 05:18 PM

Jun 2022

Of those 12, 7 are herons.

Karadeniz

(22,540 posts)

4. Since one heron ate ALL my koi, I believe it! England had a fabulous show, Bird Brain of Britain,

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 05:23 PM

Jun 2022

which looked at the problem solving skills of many birds. The winner was the Great Tit... who could forget that name !!!!

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