@Northern Light
Oak trees are truly underappreciated.
These trees co-evolved with passenger pigeons.
Every few years, oak trees undergo masting, which is when they produce more acorns than usual. This is why passenger pigeons had huge flocks that completely blanketed the sky for a few hours. They feast on acorns.
Jump to the 24:28 mark, which is where he begins talking about passenger pigeons and oak trees
It is very unfortunate that passenger pigeons nowadays are only found in museums inside glass displays and they are stuffed in taxidermic stuffing. In other words, passenger pigeons have been extinct for over a century.
