I just watched a crow that really wanted the last chunk of suet in the suet feeder get it out by pulling the chain that the suet feeder mesh box was hanging from. When the crow landed on the crook of the pole and then moved down to where the chain was hanging from under the crook, it found that it couldn't quite reach the last bit of suet. So then it grabbed the chain with its beak and pulled the mesh box with the suet in it up to where it could peck at the suet. It then poked the suet enough that it got small enough to push through half inch holes of the box and knocked the suet out onto the ground and retrieved it there. I don't know if it figured out that last part of pushing it out or if that's just the way it played out but the crow definitely used the chain as a tool to pull the suet within reach. I thought only ravens were smart enough to do that.


Ed Swan
Nature writer and guide
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