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Post by Aj_June on Feb 14, 2019 1:13:54 GMT
There are two who live literally 1 foot away from me all through the day in the space outside my window. But they disappear at evening and I never see them at night. Where do they go?
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Post by Catman on Feb 14, 2019 1:17:31 GMT
Some place warm.
For example, where Catman lives, the winter crows (who are rude and obnoxious, not at all like the summer crows) flit about town annoying people during the day, but at night they roost on the university campus over the vents for the heat tunnels.
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Post by Roberto on Feb 14, 2019 1:20:50 GMT
Good question lol. It's like they just despawn or something. But they probably go up on really tall trees to sleep.
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Post by Aj_June on Feb 14, 2019 5:56:00 GMT
Some place warm. For example, where Catman lives, the winter crows (who are rude and obnoxious, not at all like the summer crows) flit about town annoying people during the day, but at night they roost on the university campus over the vents for the heat tunnels. I might just have to do a bit of spying on my birds in the evening time. They live in the space on my windows all through the day and yet miraculously disappear at night. This is the bird that lives next to me. I don't know what species it is but it is there all the time on any given day.
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Post by Catman on Feb 14, 2019 5:59:15 GMT
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Post by movieliker on Feb 14, 2019 10:21:09 GMT
There are two who live literally 1 foot away from me all through the day in the space outside my window. But they disappear at evening and I never see them at night. Where do they go? They "sleep" in their nests.
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Post by Pep Streebeck on Feb 14, 2019 14:21:01 GMT
There are two who live literally 1 foot away from me all through the day in the space outside my window. But they disappear at evening and I never see them at night. Where do they go? They "sleep" in their nests. LOL. Nests are for laying eggs and raising baby birds. The idea that all birds have a nest as a house is something children would believe.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Feb 14, 2019 14:27:28 GMT
They all meet on Melville Island in Canada to plan how they will take over the world and enslave humanity.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Feb 14, 2019 18:08:24 GMT
Chicks? Wild night of clubbing, I guess.
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Post by movieliker on Feb 14, 2019 18:11:57 GMT
They "sleep" in their nests. LOL. Nests are for laying eggs and raising baby birds. The idea that all birds have a nest as a house is something children would believe. So birds with chicks spend the night in their nests. "Winter is a challenging time for backyard birds such as cardinals, woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice and wrens. But roosting in tree cavities, bird boxes and an assortment of makeshift shelters can help thesebirds stay warmer at night and give them an energetic edge."Jan 19, 2016 blog.nature.org/science/2016/01/19/how-birds-stay-warm-cold-winters-night/
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Post by Aj_June on Feb 15, 2019 0:14:10 GMT
There are two who live literally 1 foot away from me all through the day in the space outside my window. But they disappear at evening and I never see them at night. Where do they go? They "sleep" in their nests. I wonder if they enjoy their lives more than humans do?
As another poster pointed out they probably make nests or just sleep on tall trees or forest areas.
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Post by Stammerhead on Feb 15, 2019 0:35:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 0:36:15 GMT
They sleep in trees for the most part. I think some, like thrushes, sleep in brush closer to the ground though I expect most try to get up high to avoid predators.
I live where there are a lot of starlings and red-winged blackbirds and you can see where they flock to sleep. Occasionally, I'll hear birds of various varieties talk in their sleep from a tree late at night.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 15, 2019 0:59:49 GMT
Turkey Vultures return to certain trees when it starts to get dark. They circle and circle before settling into their "home" tree and then they jostle for position on the branches. .
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 15, 2019 1:02:13 GMT
Some owl species spend their days in cavities in dead trees and then come out to hunt at night.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 15, 2019 1:04:17 GMT
Wild turkeys roost in trees
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Post by movieliker on Feb 15, 2019 1:18:14 GMT
They "sleep" in their nests. I wonder if they enjoy their lives more than humans do?
As another poster pointed out they probably make nests or just sleep on tall trees or forest areas.
They certainly seem happy when they are chasing each other around the bird feeder. And who wouldn't like to be able to fly. On the other hand, they must suffer when the weather is bad.
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Post by theauxphou on Feb 15, 2019 4:39:16 GMT
I’ve seen magpies high up in the trees late at night.
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Post by Aj_June on Feb 15, 2019 8:45:35 GMT
Now that they have decided that they will be my constant companions, could you tell me what things I can give them to eat? I will just put those things outside my window and may be a bit of water too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 9:03:32 GMT
Now that they have decided that they will be my constant companions, could you tell me what things I can give them to eat? I will just put those things outside my window and may be a bit of water too. Pigeons will eat almost anything provided they can swallow it. I suppose the same is true of most animals, though. I once saw a grackle eat from a discarded box of Cheerios by looping the rings on its beak, submerging them in a puddle to make them mushy, and then swallowing them. Anyway, simple birdseed is best if you're going to feed pigeons. It's better for them and they seem to prefer it. You can toss them bread but it's not as nutritious. Just a heads up, though. If you start feeding, expect a lot of company.
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