“No competence ever is required to be a scarecrow.” Mehmet Murat ildan
I am never certain whether I like Crows or not. They rank up there, as dastardly creatures, with the Loon (a maniacal, saavy, red eyed bird I have done battle with on B.C. lakes when fly fishing). Today, this Crow sat atop a limber branch. It let me walk fairly close by to take a couple of photos.
“Cain lifts Crow, that heavy black bird and strikes down Abel. Damn, says Crow, I guess this is just the beginning.” Sherman Alexie
should you find yourself straddling the line, step over to the side of outright affection.
crows and ravens are highly intelligent and social birds.
gifted conversationalists.
they possess a very high order system of threat detection / assessment. sometime pay attention to them as they set sentries and perimeters in three dimensions in an area with a food source.
as long as they aren’t roosting in YOUR trees they are absolutely fascinating.
as a side note….if you are sitting amongst a murder of crows nothing can sneak up on you.
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Well that is good enough for me and on any given day there are at least a dozen nearby. Conversationalist? I read that quite a bit along with crafty enough to manipulate other animals into doing their bidding to gather food etc.
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if you listen to their voices you’ll pick up on “stranger, danger!” “safe here” and others I can’t translate. I’ve used a call to bring crows (and coyotes) into touching distance with the “caw caw” sound. though a rabbit scream will do the same but faster.
manipulation of others…almost human, aren’t they?
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Beautiful shot, Switt. Fine bokeh too. I have mixed feelings about crows. They talk sometimes, you know, and they are highly intelligent birds.
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yes, especially when in a group you sense the power of something.
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I have to get around to reading Sherman Alexie real soon.
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New to me and interesting.
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