more (at source): "We hypothesised that aromatic plants used by blue tits had some anti-parasite properties, because most of these plants, or close species of the same genus, are traditional Mediterranean plants with well-known medicinal properties," says Adele Mennerat, a biologist now at the University of Bergen in Norway.

Well, if we are going to talk about tits, we may as well talk about the cockatoo.

Maybe the birdies just think it smells pretty.

I think the birds are smarter then we give them credit for! And....... nice one clipon!

They are even so evolved they have learned how to levitate, we can't lift our physcial bodies in the air, can we?

Thanks for a very informative clip.

yes, clip-on-tie, very good!

i'm not surprised. dogs will bury food, not just for hiding, but that will get bacteria on it and beneficial organisms that break it down some, and aid with digestion and even intestinal flora. my dog knows a number of plants to nibble on to help her through the day. eats the quack grass out of my garden, but doesn't touch other things in there.
Juliette de Bairacli-Levy has written of how herbs help animals, and Stephen Harrod Buhner has written The Lost Language of Plants, which has a chapter on how many animals intuitively know and use particular plants for particular functions and aids.