Tag: crow
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Corvids Are Pretty Cheeky, Too
In a couple of recent posts (here and here), I’ve been amazed at how smart Corvids — ravens, crows, and magpies — can be. It turns out they can be pretty cheeky, too. As we walk the dogs in the morning, my husband has taken to listening for the cawing of crow, ravens or magpies…
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Corvids Are So Smart, Part II
My last post was about a Scrub Jay hiding peanuts in our back yard. This post again features peanuts, but another Corvid, this time, an American Crow. Again we start our story with a Crow picking up a peanut from a scattering of them left by a human neighbor. But the Crow evidently doesn’t like…
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Flower-Eaters
I have noticed something recently — birds seem to be eating flowers. Not just the nectar, or the pollen, or the fruit, but the actual petals. I don’t know if I never noticed this before, or if the behavior is due to the extremely dry winter that we’ve had. The first bird with a flower…
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Best of February
The birds have been a bit elusive this winter. I think it’s because it’s been so dry, and even more, so warm. But now that the days are getting longer, we’re beginning to see a few more. A surprise visitor! When I snapped a couple of photos of this bird, I couldn’t really see the…
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Corvids Carrying Cargo Create Conundrums
Two corvids carry stuff in their beaks, but offer no answers as to what … or why.