Where do atheists get their morality from?

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Maybe the Jays like eating maggots or flies. What do you think they were doing?

Clearly they do enjoy those things, otherwise I rather suspect they wouldn't bother. The point, however, is not that they went to investigate the dead bird but that they do it as a group, calling to each other such that everyone gets to eat rather than just one selfish individual as animals are supposed to be, at least according to those I've seen who hold that only humans are capable of such altruism. Note that there is no need for them to do this: they forage for food as a group, as this naturally gives them a greater chance of finding it. However, finding the dead bird means they have located a (potential) food source; it's in the best interests of the bird/s that found it to keep it to themselves. There is no requirement for the discoverer/s to tell the rest of the group. Yet they do.

I don't know enough about the situation to say that you're wrong, but I'm skeptical. This skepticism is good, not intended to be dismissive. I don't watch TV (haven't for years) so I don't see the programs a lot of other people watch. I suspect you'll agree that programming about nature, history, and science are often the least offensive programming available much of the time.