And Carl Safina's Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel explores this dimension for the wider animal kingdom.
*Bruce Horwith* *16 Salt Marsh Path* *East Hampton, NY 11937* *(631) 599-0040 cell phone* On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 10:01 PM Deborah Shapiro <dsni...@gmail.com> wrote: > We underestimate the mental capacity of birds. While I don’t recall that > she discusses playful behavior, Jennifer Ackerman’s book The Genius of > Birds gives many examples of bird cognition that are fascinated and > unexpected. > > Great discussion. > > Deborah > > On Jun 7, 2021, at 9:46 PM, Joseph Wallace <joew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks, everyone for the ongoing conversation. This is all so fascinating. > Corvids and parrots have been known as game-players (and tricksters) for a > long time, and it doesn't surprise me that gulls, already adept at a > creative kind of tool-using (stationery rocks to drop clams on), might also > turn objects into toys. But swallows did surprise me...and made me wonder > what other species/families might engage in play. Warblers? Gnatcatchers? > It's hard for me to visualize, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. > > Thanks again for making such thoughts possible--Joe > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
