Sometimes that involves a bit of disagreement over whose meal is whose.
It seems this struggle goes on with smaller birds, as well, though perhaps a bit less strenuously.
Some of our colorful friends prefer to be fed directly by the chef, though this fellow seems to be considering the daily fare with some skepticism.
And always, in the bird world as in the human universe, there are the gourmets, who gaze on their impending meal with a curious eye and an imperious attitude. Even a piece of cheese can be dissected for provenance, for appearance, for aroma before the ultimate test, taste.
I hasten to add that I took none of the preceding photographs and I know nothing of their creators. As I said yesterday, they came in an e-mail, the modern way of receiving something "over the transom."
