A friend came over and left me a big steak, a fillet of salmon and a package of bacon that had freezer burn. I chopped it all up into little pieces and this morning set out a buffet for the waiting birds. Even as they landed to grab pieces and then fly away, there were so many of them, that I lost count .. I knew that by the time I positioned myself and got the camera ready, poof they’d be off. In less than 10 minutes, the ground was clear of all signs that there had been a feast.
What I don’t get is there can be an empty sky, when I arrived there was one crow on a snow bank, he flew up into a tree as I drove in, and parked. By the time I scattered the food, they were all waiting, well a portion of them. As I drove away to give them space and position myself over a ways, I could see more crows coming from blocks away. How do they know? How do they communicate? Like after any big meal, some sat around just chilling, others left. Certainly there was nothing left on the “table’.
I noticed when I got to the one trail that I go to, this morning there were crows. I seldom see crows there, I would have liked them to stay around, but on my arrival they all took off. My usual crew of Evening grosbeaks, blue jays, woodpeckers and the little birds were hovering waiting… I set about filling feeders, dusting snow, and spreading the peanuts and sunflower seeds. Wasn’t long before the dining area was full of chatter and flapping about.
The beautiful cardinal was there this morning (guess I was early enough to catch sight of him) his female companion was there too. I was pleased that I was able to distinguish her by her head/shape and colouring. I’m getting better at recognizing the ones that I see regularly. I am even flattered that there are some of the chicks now that will actually land on me pecking at what is in my container. A few are as bold as brass.
Even the naughty little squirrels that I scold for getting into or on the flat feeders.. will just look at me now and talk back to me. so…. guess who went and got them their own peanuts complete with shells. Gosh.. is there hope for me… LOL it is fun. and I am getting my fresh air.
Be careful about saying “Its probably good enough” Wholeheartedly do what you notice, when and how you notice it.
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They say crows can recognize faces and never forget one, esp. those who aren’t kind to them. You clearly are on their ‘nice’ list. 🙂
I actually saw a documentary the other day, that showed exactly that. Also it showed the crows working out how to get food out of a container.. These were studies done on the intelligence of birds. ..hey! good morning….
When we put fruit or even bread outside for the birds, they seem to come from all over. I once dumped a box of slightly stale cereal in the yard. It was almost gone before I thought to get my camera. I love seeing crows – those are great photos.
hi Dan.. I confess. they have won me over.. =^_^=
Crows are very intelligent. Watch YouTube videos on crow-intelligence. 🙂
good morning, I have seen a documentary or two .. thanks, i didn’t think of going to YouTube. Waves a good morning to you from across the miles.
I think you have some new friends-for-life out there in the woods!
the more time I spend with them, the more I’m fascinated.. waves Hello!