Some birds mind hot peppers -- seagulls come to mind.  In my pre-lowcarb, 
pre-paleo days, I used to eat tons of tortilla chips with salsa.  It was my 
favorite snack to bring to the beach but I hated that the seagulls would 
swarm around for the chips.  So I tried an experiment and dipped my chip in 
extra-hot salsa (which I love) and the seagull went for the chip and as 
soon as it tasted it, dragged it to the water, kindof dragged it in the 
water and then ate it!  I remember thinking here this bird has an entire 
ocean of fish and he not only goes for the junk food -- he also goes to the 
trouble of rinsing that junk food off when there's something too spicy on 
it!  weird