Mockingbirds, no bird brains, can recognize a face in a crowd

info@floridagardener.com — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:38:00 GMT

University of Florida biologists are reporting that mockingbirds recognize and remember people whom the birds perceive as threatening their nests. If the white-and-grey songbirds common in cities and towns throughout the Southeast spot their unwelcome guests, they screech, dive bomb and even sometimes graze the visitors’ heads — while ignoring other passers-by or nearby strangers.

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Mockingbirds, no bird brains, can recognize a face in a crowd