The two *female* downies in my yard frequently attack each other near the 
feeders, but don't seem to inflict any lasting damage.

Are you sure they'd been fighting over the suet, and not arguing politics? 
;>)

Janet Millenson
Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Sussman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Murder


|
| In a message dated 2/13/2008 4:10:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
|  writes:
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| Two
| males were fighting over one of the suet feeders when one  pecked the 
others
| brains out!  I checked the corpse, it is right below the   feeder with the
| back
| of its skull smashed and the long black-tipped  tongue  hanging out.
|
|
|
| I've never heard of this behavior. Is this common, anyone?
|
| Rick Sussman
| Woodbine,MD
| 
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|