I've had birds for many years and currently have a pair of cockatiels. It's always amazed me as to how they communicate with each other and share the parenting duties while breeding a clutch of eggs. Most birds are social and very flock dependent. Without any romanticism involved, they definitely mourn the loss of their mate. Some die from the loneliness afterward. While wild birds may be less attached to their mate and have stronger instincts for survival, their bodies still experience normal hormonal changes when breeding that make them more attached to their mate & their young. That poor male is surely very confused over his missing family. I've lived in several areas that had many different animals that caused havoc with pets and people, alligators and snakes in the south, coyotes in California, and raccoons and deer here in Michigan. When ever someone complains about them causing trouble I have only one thought and that's that they were here first and it's part of living in the area that we choose to live in. I wonder what they think when they almost get hit by our cars, or can't find food because a builder has bulldozed their forest down.

Ohh.. very nice and fragrant too....

W!OW!!!

Eagles are no longer endangered but very protected. It was DDT that caused the egg shells to be so thin the chicks did not survive. And they were hunted. Shore birds that are hunted like Turr, aka Murre, and Puffins have an odd flavor. I'm convinced it is the diet of all seafood. Mostly small sand eels and capelin...similar to anchovies. Like that dark, almost black, 1/2 inch to inch sometimes found in a tuna steak. Like a braised beef, liver, hints of sea life. Turr needs a long braise, then shreds like pulled pork. But tastes a bit like liver. Often used in a winter pastry pie with lots of potato and peas/carrots and the braising liquid as a gravy. That was 20 yrs ago when we were gifted this delicacy before I knew what I was consuming. Beautiful birds, the Turr. Like little penguins. A million and a half nesting pairs and not declining but more of a winter sport now. 50 and more years ago it was a winter food source. Little wing span so they take off from a floating water position, then skirt along fast, close to the water, not a flight. Hence the 'sport'. We actually do not care much for duck or geese unless in the hands of a great chef. Not yet said, "I crave a duck breast!", like I do for salmon or collards, artichoke....any number of things. Shake Shack, lol. Dad sent this one. A hummingbird nest built on a string of Christmas lights. 😳...feedings seem to be about every 10-20 minutes.