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Checkmate, DoW #1
Nov 2, 2016, 7:14:39 PM11/2/16
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I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
answer...
Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
the same thing. WHY?
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answer...
Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
the same thing. WHY?
--
Checkmate, Royal Order of the DoW #1, and Official Ko0K Wrangler
AUK Hammer of Thor award, Feb. 2012 (Pre-Burnore)
Destroyer of the AUK Ko0k Vote (Post-Burnore)
Originator of the "Dance for me" (tm) lame
Copyright © 2016
all rights reserved
Janithor
Nov 2, 2016, 7:19:14 PM11/2/16
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On 11/2/2016 4:14 PM, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> answer...
>
> Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
> first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
> going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
> the same thing. WHY?
Wait for your apprentice to Google it for you?
On 11/2/2016 4:14 PM, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> answer...
>
> Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
> first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
> going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
> the same thing. WHY?
Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Nov 2, 2016, 7:25:18 PM11/2/16
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, "Checkmate, DoW #1" <gregs...@fairy.bote> wrote:
>I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>answer...
>
>Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
>first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
>going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
>plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
>the same thing. WHY?
Doves don't eat acorns. They can't get them open
>I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>answer...
>
>Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
>first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
>going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
>plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
>the same thing. WHY?
because the acorns are too hard and tough. What
the doves are doing is pecking around the crown
where the acorns are attached because there are
sweets there for the purpose of nourishing the
acorn and if the acorn is ready to fall pecking
around the crown knocks them loose.
--
"It is my learned opinion that a man should not
mince words, just to spare the sensibilities of
the thin-skinned or the ignorant."
--Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Checkmate, DoW #1
Nov 2, 2016, 7:43:05 PM11/2/16
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In article <fatk1cpng86miks6j...@4ax.com>,
greghall@yacht_master.fake says...
>
> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, "Checkmate, DoW #1" <gregs...@fairy.bote> wrote:
>
> >I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> >answer...
> >
> >Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> >acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
> >first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
> >going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> >plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
> >the same thing. WHY?
>
> Doves don't eat acorns. They can't get them open
> because the acorns are too hard and tough. What
> the doves are doing is pecking around the crown
> where the acorns are attached because there are
> sweets there for the purpose of nourishing the
> acorn and if the acorn is ready to fall pecking
> around the crown knocks them loose.
That sounds plausible, but you probably don't know any more about doves
than you do about electricity.
greghall@yacht_master.fake says...
>
> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, "Checkmate, DoW #1" <gregs...@fairy.bote> wrote:
>
> >I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> >answer...
> >
> >Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> >acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
> >first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
> >going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> >plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
> >the same thing. WHY?
>
> Doves don't eat acorns. They can't get them open
> because the acorns are too hard and tough. What
> the doves are doing is pecking around the crown
> where the acorns are attached because there are
> sweets there for the purpose of nourishing the
> acorn and if the acorn is ready to fall pecking
> around the crown knocks them loose.
than you do about electricity.
Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Nov 2, 2016, 7:57:27 PM11/2/16
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:43:02 -0700, "Checkmate, DoW #1" <gregs...@fairy.bote> wrote:
>In article <fatk1cpng86miks6j...@4ax.com>,
>greghall@yacht_master.fake says...
>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, "Checkmate, DoW #1" <gregs...@fairy.bote> wrote:
>>
>> >I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>> >answer...
>> >
>> >Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>> >acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
>> >first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
>> >going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
>> >plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
>> >the same thing. WHY?
>>
>> Doves don't eat acorns. They can't get them open
>> because the acorns are too hard and tough. What
>> the doves are doing is pecking around the crown
>> where the acorns are attached because there are
>> sweets there for the purpose of nourishing the
>> acorn and if the acorn is ready to fall pecking
>> around the crown knocks them loose.
>
>That sounds plausible, but you probably don't know any more about doves
>than you do about electricity.
I have some doves I feed every day. I feed them
>In article <fatk1cpng86miks6j...@4ax.com>,
>greghall@yacht_master.fake says...
>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, "Checkmate, DoW #1" <gregs...@fairy.bote> wrote:
>>
>> >I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>> >answer...
>> >
>> >Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>> >acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
>> >first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
>> >going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
>> >plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
>> >the same thing. WHY?
>>
>> Doves don't eat acorns. They can't get them open
>> because the acorns are too hard and tough. What
>> the doves are doing is pecking around the crown
>> where the acorns are attached because there are
>> sweets there for the purpose of nourishing the
>> acorn and if the acorn is ready to fall pecking
>> around the crown knocks them loose.
>
>That sounds plausible, but you probably don't know any more about doves
>than you do about electricity.
peanuts. I discovered that a whole peanut was too
large for them to swallow so I ended up having to
break them up into small pieces (I use my front
teeth) before I place them on a rock for the doves
to eat. They are almost like little chickens now
as they have pretty much lost their fear of me.
I also feed a bunch of squirrels peanuts. Squirrels
are able to remove then peanut from the shell with
ease. Dove's can't. They just look at a peanut in
the shell and don't recognize it as food.
Bluejays in this area used to not know what to do
with a whole peanut either. About ten years ago
one blue jay learned how to peck them open. Only
one. Now every blue jay in the neighborhood knows
how. They learned fast from the first one.
Same goes for red-headed woodpeckers. One learned
how to peck open a peanut because there was something
good inside. Now they all know how. They grab a
peanut in their long sharp beaks, fly to a nearby
tree and push the peanut into a correct sized
groove in the bark and commence to peck it open.
Then they either eat the peanut by pecking it into
small pieces or take a whole nut in their mouths
and fly off to feed their babies.
I'm convinced that birds are way smarter than people
give them credit for. So are squirrels. They are
extremely smart little creatures.
pandora
Nov 2, 2016, 9:34:40 PM11/2/16
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On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> answer...
>
> Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
> first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
> going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
> the same thing. WHY?
To ensure that more trees grow?
> I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> answer...
>
> Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns! At
> first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then were
> going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day and do
> the same thing. WHY?
Who the hell knows!
Checkmate, DoW #1
Nov 2, 2016, 10:43:55 PM11/2/16
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In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
pan...@peak.org says...
Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
charitable and stuff.
pan...@peak.org says...
charitable and stuff.
Fakey's Dog Whistle Holder Emeritus
Nov 3, 2016, 12:31:44 AM11/3/16
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 19:43:52 -0700, LO AND BEHOLD; "Checkmate, DoW #1"
<gregs...@fairy.bote> determined that the following was of great
importance and subsequently decided to freely share it with us in
<MPG.328444414...@news.altopia.com>:
>
> In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
> pan...@peak.org says...
>
>
> >
> > On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> >
> > > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> > > answer...
> > >
> > > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> > > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains
acorns! At
> > > first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then
were
> > > going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> > > plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day
and do
> > > the same thing. WHY?
> >
> > To ensure that more trees grow?
> >
> > Who the hell knows!
>
> Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
> charitable and stuff.
>
ROFL
--
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<gregs...@fairy.bote> determined that the following was of great
importance and subsequently decided to freely share it with us in
<MPG.328444414...@news.altopia.com>:
>
> In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
> pan...@peak.org says...
>
>
> >
> > On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> >
> > > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> > > answer...
> > >
> > > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> > > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains
acorns! At
> > > first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then
were
> > > going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on a
> > > plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day
and do
> > > the same thing. WHY?
> >
> > To ensure that more trees grow?
> >
> > Who the hell knows!
>
> Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
> charitable and stuff.
>
--
THIS SPACE FOR RENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB6B8jGSdLA
pandora
Nov 3, 2016, 12:15:15 PM11/3/16
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On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:43:52 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
> pan...@peak.org says...
>
>
>
>> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>>
>> > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>> > answer...
>> >
>> > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>> > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns!
>> > At first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then
>> > were going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on
>> > a plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day
>> > and do the same thing. WHY?
>>
>> To ensure that more trees grow?
>>
>> Who the hell knows!
>
> Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
> charitable and stuff.
Heh. Could very well be.
> In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
> pan...@peak.org says...
>
>
>
>> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>>
>> > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>> > answer...
>> >
>> > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>> > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns!
>> > At first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then
>> > were going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on
>> > a plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day
>> > and do the same thing. WHY?
>>
>> To ensure that more trees grow?
>>
>> Who the hell knows!
>
> Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
> charitable and stuff.
Checkmate, DoW #1
Nov 3, 2016, 12:44:59 PM11/3/16
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In article <pOidnaxneIoT_4bF...@scnresearch.com>,
nothing online about this strange behavior.
pan...@peak.org says...
>
> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:43:52 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>
> > In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
> > pan...@peak.org says...
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> >>
> >> > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> >> > answer...
> >> >
> >> > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> >> > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns!
> >> > At first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then
> >> > were going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on
> >> > a plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day
> >> > and do the same thing. WHY?
> >>
> >> To ensure that more trees grow?
> >>
> >> Who the hell knows!
> >
> > Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
> > charitable and stuff.
>
> Heh. Could very well be.
I still want to know the REAL reason they do it. I'm surprised there's
>
> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:43:52 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>
> > In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
> > pan...@peak.org says...
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> >>
> >> > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
> >> > answer...
> >> >
> >> > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
> >> > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains acorns!
> >> > At first I thought they were knocking them to the ground, and then
> >> > were going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They just go on
> >> > a plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop by every day
> >> > and do the same thing. WHY?
> >>
> >> To ensure that more trees grow?
> >>
> >> Who the hell knows!
> >
> > Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
> > charitable and stuff.
>
> Heh. Could very well be.
nothing online about this strange behavior.
pandora
Nov 3, 2016, 1:23:49 PM11/3/16
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On Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:44:56 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
> In article <pOidnaxneIoT_4bF...@scnresearch.com>,
> pan...@peak.org says...
>
>
>
>> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:43:52 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>>
>> > In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
>> > pan...@peak.org says...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>> >> > answer...
>> >> >
>> >> > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>> >> > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains
>> >> > acorns! At first I thought they were knocking them to the ground,
>> >> > and then were going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They
>> >> > just go on a plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop
>> >> > by every day and do the same thing. WHY?
>> >>
>> >> To ensure that more trees grow?
>> >>
>> >> Who the hell knows!
>> >
>> > Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
>> > charitable and stuff.
>>
>> Heh. Could very well be.
>
> I still want to know the REAL reason they do it. I'm surprised there's
> nothing online about this strange behavior.
Indeed. There do seem to be some things that no one has documented.
> In article <pOidnaxneIoT_4bF...@scnresearch.com>,
> pan...@peak.org says...
>
>
>
>> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:43:52 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>>
>> > In article <Lf-dnUDA_o-3CYfF...@scnresearch.com>,
>> > pan...@peak.org says...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:14:36 -0700, Checkmate, DoW #1 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I've tried googling this numerous times, and still can't find an
>> >> > answer...
>> >> >
>> >> > Every fall, a flock of doves drops by my house and starts plucking
>> >> > acorns out of my trees by the hundreds. It literally rains
>> >> > acorns! At first I thought they were knocking them to the ground,
>> >> > and then were going to go down and eat them, but they don't. They
>> >> > just go on a plucking frenzy, then eventually fly off. They stop
>> >> > by every day and do the same thing. WHY?
>> >>
>> >> To ensure that more trees grow?
>> >>
>> >> Who the hell knows!
>> >
>> > Maybe they're just helping the squirrels out. You know... being
>> > charitable and stuff.
>>
>> Heh. Could very well be.
>
> I still want to know the REAL reason they do it. I'm surprised there's
> nothing online about this strange behavior.
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