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It is a quite hot day (30 degrees Celsius) for this location. It usually hovers around 25 degrees. The jackdaw was walking about with another jackdaw looking for food, actually pecking some dead insects off of a cars bumper. The other jackdaw did not have its beak open. > > Is this a cooling behavior, perhaps similar to when dogs pant?
It's a good idea to leave a shallow dish if water in a shady spot for bitds on hot days, cause yes that's one hot bird ;)
Is this a cooling behavior, perhaps similar to when dogs pant?
Yes, that is exactly what it is.
"What? What? He looks surprised. All children look surprised. Everything's new to them."
Chickens do the same thing when they get too hot
Yeah, little homie needs some shade and water I'd reckon
Not so sure that's a jackdaw, but the crows and magpies I've befriended who light on my balcony waiting for cashews have been doing this the whole heatwave in Europe. So, I think cooling is pretty good guess.
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