Our house at the beach at Tairua has many and varied birds nesting and visiting close by.
One day I heard a loud tinny banging sound and went out on the balcony tro investigate. There below me was a thrush with a snail gripped in his beak. He was banging the snail on a solid piece of metal that was lying on the concrete. When the snail bounced out of his grip the thrush hopped over, picked it up, took it back to the metal and continued to bang the shell. After a while he managed to get enough shell off to get to the snail. He then rubbed the snail on the concrete to remove any remaining shell, and retreated under the stairs away from other birds to enjoy his meal in peace.

Author: Sue Clark
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Rating: 10 paws up
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