I accidentally left the top off the container of sunflower seeds last night, and Peanut found them this morning. Lucky bird! So I let him snarf while I got the camera and took a few pictures. In the wild, birds spend most of their day foraging for food, so I try to let Peanut "find" things as much as I can — in dishes, in his coconut, "behind" things, etc. The container of sunflower seeds is usually covered, but Peanut knows where they live, and will hop on top in hopes of getting some, especially when Bruce is around (he's a soft touch).

If left with a limited number of seeds, Peanut will eat snacks down to the last tasty molecule. But when he's faced with a tub of seeds, he grabs, bites, and goes on to the next one. This makes sense, considering the place that birds have in the ecology around them: they help distribute seeds throughout the landscape. Come to think of it, I should have tried growing these sunflower seeds, to see if there were enough left to start a plant.