smittyone@cox.net Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Seen late this afternoon at DeSoto NWR, near Missouri Valley, Iowa. Possibly the same bird I posted a few minutes ago. It flew from a higher perch onto this felled tree trunk, then stayed there motionless for nearly a minute. Any idea what this behavior is?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Appears to be typical sunning behavior but why it's doing it in this case I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I see cardinals, jays, and doves doing this in my backyard, although they do it on the ground. Mostly they're sunning themselves, although some birds do it to let ants pick parasites off them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP48 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Were there any ants on that log? Birds sometimes disturb ants, something about formic acid and mites, I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 If it remained perfectly motionless I imagine some raptor flew over. Sunning birds at least will move their heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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