Post by Berserka on Dec 12, 2007 12:29:02 GMT
Take a glance at your feeders on a winter day and you might see chickadees and cardinals snatching up sunflower seeds, goldfinches dining on nyger seeds, woodpeckers chipping away at suet and juncos and sparrows scooping up spills on the ground.
It looks harmonious, even friendly, but looks can be deceiving in the natural world. While birds spend less time defending territories in winter, their tendency to flock up seems to compel them to play by strict rules. And even small birds that seem to be without many defenses are protected by social orders and carefully defined roles.
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It looks harmonious, even friendly, but looks can be deceiving in the natural world. While birds spend less time defending territories in winter, their tendency to flock up seems to compel them to play by strict rules. And even small birds that seem to be without many defenses are protected by social orders and carefully defined roles.
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