No Truth No Ignorance Only Birds

Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius), male, family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, South Africa

My little sun crow 💕 She's an art doll made of polymer clay and her wings are felt, crafr foam, and the pinion feathers are individually wired and attached to her armature so they can be opened and closed and posed.

Really cool write up that links to the original paper that just came out this year (2025)!

animal behaviour study can get a little confusing, because a lot of more specific or advanced behaviours tend to be anecdotal or a one off observation (so even if it seems obvious, like birds having preferences, there’s often a lack of actually repeatable data to back the claim up)

food preparation is a behaviour that’s considered more advanced, and it’s divided into a number of categories: soaking the food, cleaning the food, transporting water, etc. in this case, the novel behaviour is specifically flavouring the food, and showing preference for the noodles dunked in the blueberry soy yoghurt (as opposed to the potatoes, the water, the natural yoghurt, or any other combination)

[ID: A picture of a chicken plushie sitting outdoors on a large piece of rotting wood. The plush is brown and fluffy, with a red face and red plastic eyes, yellow beak and feet, and blue wings and tail. It is wearing a green, blue, white, and red scarf. In front of the plush on the ground are some dead leaves. Behind the plush the rotting wood is covered with light green lichen and moss clumps. There are holly trees in the background. End ID]

Some of my favorite birds!