waterfaller1
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Some other thoughts I just had while taking a shower{I do some of my best thinking in there...}
Grubs are another possible food source. It wouldn't take much for a bird to scrape into the bark of a tree, and find grubs.
We do know small birds are a natural part of a Ramphastids diet{toucans, aracaris}
On the line of BF's post,some birds like quakers do live in a colony nest, but most parrots do not. The parents are the only ones in the nest, and will defend it vehemently from any intruder, including those of their own kind. Why do you think that is so? It isn't because the other parrot wants to move in with them. It's because they know their chicks or eggs are vulnerable, and that other bird has one thing on it's mind. Eating the eggs, or the chicks.
On a side note~as with human medicine, CAV's are not required to study nutrition. I think the bird community knows more about it than they do.
Grubs are another possible food source. It wouldn't take much for a bird to scrape into the bark of a tree, and find grubs.
We do know small birds are a natural part of a Ramphastids diet{toucans, aracaris}
On the line of BF's post,some birds like quakers do live in a colony nest, but most parrots do not. The parents are the only ones in the nest, and will defend it vehemently from any intruder, including those of their own kind. Why do you think that is so? It isn't because the other parrot wants to move in with them. It's because they know their chicks or eggs are vulnerable, and that other bird has one thing on it's mind. Eating the eggs, or the chicks.
On a side note~as with human medicine, CAV's are not required to study nutrition. I think the bird community knows more about it than they do.
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