Show technique among birds bird the next nest time you see a bird peck at random radom at feed make up your mind that you are wrong for it Is in nil ali probability using a very one fine technique about it for instance take the eating of sunflower seeds A blue jay will reach down and nip up a seed swallow it whole and repeating the process as fast as it can make it on the other hand the nuthatch la Is most particular it seizes a seed and if one end Is not squarely in its mouth it will maneuver the seed until it Is exactly in position and pointing straight ahead having arranged it so it will fly ly to a nearby tree and place it on the branch carefully between both its ita feet then it will peck at the shell until the meat within ls Is exposed the cardinal likes its seed opened too but will break it open where it finds it end and allow the shell shelf to fall where it may the titmouse being far neater in its housekeeping ot at least so BO far as a feeding shelf Is concerned will take tho the seed to thi th edge of the shelf and break it open in such a way that the shell will tall fall oft off to tho ground thus keeping the table clean and orderly |