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like a Blue Jay is dining, but they would not dream of challenging the jay for possession of the feeder.
We expect birds to spend a lot of time eating but sometimes forget they need water. Birds that cannot get enough to drink will suffer, their behavior will sometimes reveal a problem.
If you see a bird panting, its beak half open, it is most likely thirsty. Thirsty birds will usually investigate containers around your yard they think might hold water.
Another common behavior has to do with a bird’s territory. For nearly a month, in my Flint Hill backyard, a Northern Cardinal has been dashing repeatedly at its reflection in our sliding glass door, usually beginning at dawn.
Such actions are because the individual bird, usually a male, mistakenly thinks its reflection in the window is another birds. It is territorial behavior for the bird to fight off the “intruder”.
This behavior, if continued over a period of weeks or even an entire season, can get to be annoying, but is usually not fatal to the bird.
In winter, you may spot birds at your feeders that are not eating. This behavior does not automatically mean the bird is sick. If the weather is chilly, it may just be cold. Cold birds will shiver, puff up their feathers or draw a leg up into their belly feathers.
Sick birds do show signs if you are observant. One sign is a bird
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