Mindy Weisberger (she/her)Jul 11, 2023

Be ungovernable, like birds who make nests OUT OF ANTI-BIRD SPIKES. A new study describes resourceful Dutch & Belgian corvids besting evil architecture by stealing metal anti-bird strips and using them like thorny twigs, to construct their homes.

Like thorns, the spikes may protect their nests from predators.

Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra wrote an epic 🧵 about his research that's worth a read: https://twitter.com/AukeFlorian/status/1678703433900064773

Paper: https://www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl/organisatie/publicaties/deinsea/deinsea-21/

#science #SciComm #birds #netherlands

Auke-Florian on Twitter

“Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes! 🤯 Even for me as a nest researcher, these are the craziest bird nests I've ever seen. Today my paper came out on this rebellious behaviour. And it's like telling a joke... A thread. 🧵”

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@laminda European corvids are one up on Australian sulfur crested cockatoos who were ripping anti-bird spikes off a building and chucking them at people https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/05/chick-flick-cockatoo-gives-anti-nesting-spikes-the-bird-in-viral-video
Chick flick: cockatoo gives anti-nesting spikes the bird in viral video

Footage shows Australian parrot breaching building’s defences with delight

The Guardian
Jul 12, 2023 at 12:58amWeb