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The Crow Mar 18, 2022 22:47:55 GMT jackscrap, Lillias, and 3 more like this

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The American Crow
We have a good population of Crows that frequent our neighborhood.
They are often seen chasing and tormenting Hawks.
More about Crows HERE and HERE.

While I was searching information about Crows, THIS came up; more about it HERE. WARNING: Not for the Squeamish (now I know you will look)

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No Crow in this picture; this is the top of one of our big Cedars that got broke down in the big January-2016 snow.
Cedars being "evergreen" and having a very thick foliage, captured and held the huge amount of snow that fell.
The weight bent over the smaller top limbs and they never recovered.

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On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

jackscrap Senior Contributor Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,233 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	The Crow Mar 19, 2022 9:55:17 GMT BuckSkin likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jackscrap on Mar 19, 2022 9:55:17 GMT That was a very interesting read BuckSkin, didn't cause me any problems at all.
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whippet Senior Contributor Posts: 3,268 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	The Crow Mar 20, 2022 19:28:16 GMT BuckSkin likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by whippet on Mar 20, 2022 19:28:16 GMT Great photos, too. It didn't give me problems either. (I didn't look).
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BuckSkin Senior Contributor Posts: 3,966	The Crow Mar 20, 2022 19:40:25 GMT whippet likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BuckSkin on Mar 20, 2022 19:40:25 GMT Mar 20, 2022 19:28:16 GMT whippet said: It didn't give me problems either. (I didn't look). May as well have a look; jackscrap did and I don't reckon she has turned into a pillar of salt ...
	Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7 On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film. I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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The Crow Mar 20, 2022 19:40:29 GMT BuckSkin likes this

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Not a huge fan of crows as they are rough in mallard nests and small birds. I admire their intelligence. We owned a small tree farm 40 years ago and a hen mallard nested in a shelterbelt. First, there were 2 or 3 eggs and then it maxed out at 9 or so eggs. And then there were 6 eggs but no broken shells. I went out one day and two crows were around the nest. AHA! One would lure the hen away and the second crow would remove an egg from the nest. There were no shells in the area, so they must have rolled the mallard eggs away or flew off with the eggs.

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The Crow Mar 20, 2022 20:12:53 GMT

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Mar 20, 2022 19:40:29 GMT pontiac1940 said:

One would lure the hen away and the second crow would remove an egg from the nest.

I had not before thought of Crows as being egg stealers.
I know the ones around here have always been super-wary and very difficult to get within good photo range of.
Every year, here and there, two or three times a year, I will run upon a busted bird egg laying on the ground in no real logical place for it to be; now, I am wondering if maybe they have been dropped by some egg thief that has either lost his grip or has discarded the evidence.

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On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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The Crow Mar 20, 2022 21:01:47 GMT BuckSkin likes this

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Post by pontiac1940 on Mar 20, 2022 21:01:47 GMT

Graphic warning. Do not open this image if offended by dead things!

We have a large, home-made concrete birdbath at the summer place. In June 2013, it was gross with unknown grossness. I cleaned it out. We went home and a few days later we returned and this is what was in the bird bath: assorted bird body parts including a goldfinch. Hummm. What could that be ?!?! Well, we knew there was a pair of crows in the area. I started investigating and learned that crows will soak dead things in water so their fast-growing young get water with there meal! (You know: drink 8 glasses of water per day!

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So these #!%!% crows had been killing songbirds and soaking the body parts in MY birdbath to carry to their young. Not happy. By pure accident, while walking I discovered the nest somewhat close to our lot. The adults had built it unusually low to the ground only about 12 feet up and I heard the squawkers. Problem solved by ... ha ha ... never mind!

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