Can Finches Distinguish Fake Birds from Real Ones??

societyspice · Post by **societyspice** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:59 pm

Can Finches Distinguish Fake Birds from Real Ones? I posted a colored business card that had a picture of a black headed gouldian finch on to see what my gouldian would do. I didn't think anything would happen, but I still wanted to see for myself. Today, I noticed my bird looking at the card and kind of pecking at it.

Do you think he thought for a second that it was another gouldian or do you think he was just curious? (I'm guessing he was just curious...)

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:53 pm

I hung a picture of a yellow gouldian up in my bird room.
One of my female gouldians kept flying all around it and trying to run into it until I had to take it down off the wall. I was afraid she was going to hurt herself.

I don't think they can tell.

poohbear · Post by **poohbear** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:14 pm

They react to mirrors so who knows...On the other hand a mirror will show movement not like a picture.But having said that I remember years ago experiments in the UK of a robin attacking a stuffed cuckoo.And if my memory serves me right a cardboard cut out of a cuckoo or another male robin brought the same reaction.Robins are known to be VERY territorial...so maybe it depends on the type of bird.
Paul.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:09 am

Great pictures poohbear!

atarasi · Post by **atarasi** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:21 pm

yes, Paul seems to have a plethora of great pictures!

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