Mastodawn

Sage Sharp Jul 31, 2023

Birb rebels use humans' spikes to build nests:

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23801624/anti-bird-spikes-nest-crows-intelligence

Yaaas! You go birds!

#birds
#AntiHomelessArchitecture

Birds have co-opted anti-bird spikes to build nests. Genius!

Intelligent crows and magpies steal human-made spikes and use them as nest material, a new study shows.

Vox

@sphakos I caught this Western gull and her babies nesting on these anti-bird spikes on the Oregon coast earlier this month (poster version courtesy @nev). Awesome.