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Title: Delousing??
Post by: jimiam on June 14, 2011, 11:07:29 PM
 I haven't seen this behavoir before, but I placed some moth balls in an area of the yard for pest control and the grackles
were preening themselves with the things. Not good shots, but I think you can tell what the bird is doing.

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Title: Re: Delousing??
Post by: JudyB on June 15, 2011, 06:59:55 AM
I have never seen this before either.  But then I have never put mothballs outside either!
Title: Re: Delousing??
Post by: Jeanne Lee on June 15, 2011, 09:59:50 AM
I've done that with the mothballs - in an attempt to keep rabbits out of the vegetable garden.  And we also found the grackles the next morning playing with the mothballs and rubbing/preening themselves with them.  Didn't have much effect on the rabbits, though. 
Title: Re: Delousing??
Post by: Norty on June 16, 2011, 01:10:23 PM
Hmm, that's interesting behavior. I wonder why they do that?
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