Quote Originally Posted by RetiredFAE View Post
I'm wondering why the FIRST bird decided to drop a piece of trash into the slot............the others would learn from that, but there has to be a reason why the first one did it.........
Crows are quick learners and are very ingenious.



Get a (hopefully hungry) crow and let him watch you throw a bit of trash into the machine. Let him eat the reward once it appears. Chances are that with one "lesson", he'll understand and start hunting trash. Other birds will learn from him.