SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT…
This is not a bird that people get real excited about…but I really enjoy them…
this is a crow..and a backyard visitor..they’re very smart and very entertaining,
and they’re scared of squirrels…even though they’re bigger than the squirrels!
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Nice close up!
June 10, 2012 at 5:08 am
This is the first time I’ve been able to capture anything of the eye that close..they always see me coming! Thank you!!
June 10, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Yes they are very intelligent, did you know that they can learn to speak ? Each summer I have a couple who raise their chicks in my yard.
Your photo is amazing.
June 10, 2012 at 2:44 am
Well first of all .. thank you….They can learn to speak??
June 10, 2012 at 3:23 am
Yes they can ! They are among the world’s most intelligent animals. According to Wikipedia some crows species have a region in their brain “approximately the same relative size as the functionally equivalent neocortex in chimpanzees and humans”. Apparently they can speak better than parrots. Amazing isn’t it ?
June 10, 2012 at 3:42 am
WOW!! I had heard that they have face recognition and actually recognize and remember humans who have behaved in a positive way towards them and those who have behaved negatively toward them….Just the most amazing birds!
June 10, 2012 at 4:10 am
Yas Im a fan of crows, they are extremely smart. I had one as a pet for some time and they are sooo clever. Great shot. Cheers Callie
June 9, 2012 at 9:09 pm
What a great pet that would be,,
June 10, 2012 at 12:43 am
Nice shot!
June 9, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Thanks,,I had to be quick,,hard to sneak up on these guys!
June 9, 2012 at 7:32 pm
The focus on his eye is beautiful
June 9, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Thanks! I didn’t really know that their eyes were so pretty before
June 9, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Quite a handsome chap.
June 9, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Isn’t he? All he needs is a top-hat and he’d be gorgeous!
June 9, 2012 at 7:33 pm
beautiful photo!
June 9, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Very good shot
June 9, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Thank you!!
June 9, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Thanks!
June 9, 2012 at 7:33 pm
But you do not have normal squirrels, ninjas and all, I would also be scared of them… beautiful coloured eye must look closer the next time I see one….
June 9, 2012 at 11:22 am
Aren’t their eyes pretty?? And I love their jet-black wings…
June 9, 2012 at 12:45 pm
We have them here too. They are quite big and they scare off the pigeons which I don’t mind too much…
June 9, 2012 at 8:13 am
Crows….we have them here in th U.K. with close relatives, Ravens, Rooks and Jackdaws (not sure if you have those species). They all show the same agility, cunning and when needed muscle to get their own way. The eye locks on and that is it! Great birds and more colour in black than you first imagine.
June 9, 2012 at 8:06 am
I KNOW!! There’s blue and every shade of black…just much prettier than you would think at first glance!
June 9, 2012 at 12:46 pm
A great photo of the crow…lovely blue eyes!
June 9, 2012 at 6:24 am
I wish I had blue eyes like that…mine are green.
June 9, 2012 at 12:47 pm
…and mine are brown…
June 9, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Like my daughter Jo’s !!!
June 9, 2012 at 7:30 pm
That is a brilliant photo!
June 9, 2012 at 6:06 am
Thanks!!
June 9, 2012 at 12:47 pm
Well, you know what Edgar Allan Poe said about crows….
We also have to protect our robin’s nest. The crows try to attack the baby birds. They are very clever.
June 9, 2012 at 5:09 am
Ooooooooh,,little devils !!!!!!
June 9, 2012 at 12:47 pm
Great close-up! I’d be scared of your squirrels, too, especially the crazy one
June 9, 2012 at 4:38 am
I don’t blame them for their fear…that ninja squirrel even WALKS differently..!!!
June 9, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Around our yard they’ve killed all the baby robins.
June 9, 2012 at 4:09 am
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!
That’s TERRIBLE!! I didn’t know they’d do that!!!!!!
June 9, 2012 at 4:22 am
To make it worse, the crows had a nest in the neighbours big fir trees and I think I know what the crow babies got for breakfast several days in a row. Makes me sick! I know crows are smart, but I do like robins.
June 9, 2012 at 5:18 am