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Wild toos eating poppy pods

Postby Pajarita » Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:29 am

They are thinking that maybe the birds are getting addicted to them but, if you ask me, they are just hungry and are looking for the seeds... They should just feed them instead of shooting them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-11/ ... n/11953104
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Re: Wild toos eating poppy pods

Postby Pajarita » Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:55 am

AHA! It was the seeds (protein and fat) that they were after!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... te-addicts
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Norwegian Blue
 
Gender: This parrot forum member is female
Posts: 18604
Location: NW Pa
Number of Birds Owned: 30
Types of Birds Owned: RoseBreasted too, CAG, DoubleYellowHead Amazon, BlueFront Amazon, YellowNape Amazon, Senegal, African Redbelly, Quaker, Sun Conure, Nanday, BlackCap Caique, WhiteBelly Caique, PeachFace lovebird, budgies,
Flight: Yes


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