> Andy have you noticed any Pavlovian reaction in the chicks? Do they close
> their eyes when they eat? Do they get specially hungry during lightning
> storms? Do you find an abundance of droppings on your car in the mornings?
Greg,
Not in the chicks but the adults learn how to avoid the invisible beam of light
so that they don't trip the camera (and flash) on their approach so then I have
to relocate the beam and camera. Another approach I have taken is to turn the
system off for a while. Birds don't seem to remember so well. Maybe that is
how the term "bird brain" was coined.
During lightning stroms I have seen dazed and confused birds flying every which
way and as far as droppings ... the nests are in the barn usually over a horse.
The horse has learned to not align himself under the nest!
andy
