"FOOD! I Need FOOD!" by Krittermom
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Yes, he is a crow. I know that alot of people don't like them. Well, here is why I do. Crows
live in clans. The chicks from each year stay and learn how to raise babies by watching the next group mom and dad hatch. Crow clans have their own "language". They all have slightly different noises to their clan language. Crows
have been documented on film learning to use tools
to get what they want. As far as I know, this is one of the very few wild birds that we know for sure that can do this. Crows also do what we call "anting". They will spread out over an ant mound so that the ants become agitated and produce an acid. This helps the crow get rid of the mites from their feathers. Sometimes a crow will pick up a large ant in it's beak and rub it all over it's feathers for the same reason. This little guy is asking to be fed, very loudly. Note the blue eyes. That goes away in a few months. Crows in captivity also can learn to talk, quite well. So you see, they are more than just a large noisy bird. They are smart and very loyal to their own. They are also clowns. If you ever raise one, you will learn that!
Comments (11)
clbsmiley
Great capture!!! And info.
durleybeachbum
I love them too! Super pic!
Katraz
Looks like you have your hands full feeding that one, they a re interesting birds and I prefer them to Magpies.
jendellas
Fabulous close up. Great info too, knew they were clever but more so know :o)
BB9
Wonderful close up! :-))
thecytron
Awesome photo capture!
DamienDevil
Great shot.
auntietk
We have loads of them around here, and I can attest to the fact that they talk a lot! LOL! Excellent capture.
T.Rex
"Now, if you turn your head this way, I can give you a spoon full of nice, thick Venezia Soup! Oop! Oh drat! The monitor's in the way!" - T.Rex. So, you're into crows, too! They ARE amazing birds! I saw a 20 minute program on TED (on YouTube) about a few crows who learned to put a quarter into a machine to get a few treats. There were other coins, but only the quarters worked, and the crows figured that out, too! There are quite a lot of crows, ravens, rooks and black birds where I live. Also a lot of magpies (oooh, they're SO beautiful with white and blck feathers, shifting to dark blue). In the evenings, HUGE swarms of crows and ravens come flying overhead, to swoop down into the tree tops a few blocks away - and the RACKET they make! And, as soon as the sun's down, dead quiet! I've seen them use stones to crack the shell on shell fish, and other items for other functions. Not only crows but also ravens can learn to talk ("Nevermore" quote the raven - Edgar Allan Poe), or Odin's two ravens Hugin and Mumin (of Viking mythology). I know of people who have had the good fortune to raise a crow, or have close relationships to individual crows on their properties - they can be much fun, and seem to be AWARE of it, too! (The ant's acid id called formic acid. Not pleasant for the skin. But great for crows to get rid of mites and other pests.) IF I were to have a bird, I'd either like a crow or a raven so we could "talk". However, I do wonder how much they really understand of speech. Thanks for the friend request! I feel honored!
mps
Marvelous image
Faemike55
Fantastic image and great narrative - I definitely have learned a lot from you about animals and birds