Date: 10/17/24 3:06 pm From: Laura Markley <lauramarkley14...> Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] Wood Ducks and Blackpolls at Upper Mystic Lake
Birds have at least 10x fewer taste buds than humans have.... but can avoid
toxic foods somehow (thanks Google!). Maybe the casing is toxic to them?
Or maybe they're just like children who prefer the innards of the PBJ to
the crust.
Laura Markley
South Boston, MA
On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 5:24 PM <sohzendeh...> wrote:
> Does anyone know the name of this berry-bearing shrub?
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> *From:* <massbird-approval...> <massbird-approval...> *On
> Behalf Of *GLENN D'ENTREMONT
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 15, 2024 8:32 PM
> *To:* Childs, Jackson <jchilds...>; <Massbird...>
> *Subject:* Re: [MASSBIRD] Wood Ducks and Blackpolls at Upper Mystic Lake
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> Watching this video I was wondering what the Blackpoll was doing with the
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> Glenn d'Entremont: <gdentremont1...> Stoughton, MA
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> On 10/15/2024 5:12 PM EDT Childs, Jackson <jchilds...>
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> This is a quick video from Shannon Beach area this morning.
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> https://youtu.be/d0-sNEQ9c5Q >
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