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It always amuses me to see crows in groups. It’s as if they are having a conference , planing strategies and devising plans. They caw so much and argue over everything before they decide to go their own separate ways.
However, I rarely see crows these days, let alone seeing them in huge numbers. Our bird population is reducing alarmingly, however the pigeon population is increasing with so many tall structures all around. I wonder where the crows have gone, perhaps it is a good sign that their is no garbage strewn around anymore, because these are scavenger birds.
These are smart and cunning birds. I have seen them using tools to get food from cans or coconut shells etc. They can be viscous too, they attack you if you peek into their nests. My cousin was pecked so hard on her head that she had to have it sutured. Yes, she was nosy looking at their blue tinged shiny eggs. I never though I will miss crows but I do miss them.
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Question of
Do you have crows where you live?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you like them?
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Yes
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NO
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So true, that is how it is here. They have all disappeared.
I know where they are… Right up in this old Sycamore Tree outside my door at 6 am on the dot each morning and 8 pm each evening. We have one of the biggest murders you will see ever. When they fly over it takes about an hour from the first to the last, and they fill the sky. I love watching them, and my friend even adopted one that could no longer fly. He learned to talk like a parrot. He was the coolest bird.
Wow now that is the best thing I have heard about crows in a while, I never knew they can talk.
Yup, they can. You know what his favorite thing to say was? Gotta go poop! lol
There is everywhere in Torrevieja. A friend hunter taught me how to make a difference between male and female birds. These are just males.
How do you tell the difference Lacho? I hadnt noticed any in the ones I have seen around.
Please tell us how you know the difference.
In our country, it’s the other way around. Pigeons are disappearing, and the crow is getting more and more.
@vidocka I’ll trade crows for pigeons any day.
We have them but not so much lately. Since the new development started, they left the field.
I guess that is the problem , there is too much development and expansion happening here.
Yes we have these types of birds, and they are beautiful as well as other birds.
Honestly I don’t see beauty but I know that they do make good pets.
Never knew that the presence of pigeons would drive crows away. But crows are also notorious for chasing small birds away. Nature has its own way of creating balance in the new world dominated by us, the human beings.
I am not sure that the presence of pigeons cause crows to move away, but since the crows have gone and high rise building have filled the scenery the pigeons have increased.
I agree that crows drive away smaller birds as do pigeons.
I like the Aesop fable of the Crow and the Pitcher. Crows live all over the earth in a wide range of environments. It is a bad sign to not have crows. They are good survivors.
I was thinking of the fable when I wrote this. I agree a decreasing bird population does not spell any good.
There is a lot of crows (too much) in our country, my friend … they are very disturbing and they have run off all other birds … but they are really very smart … I do not like them personally
I can totally relate to what you are saying. They are a pain because of their smartness.
They are really smart and very naughty, dear friend
Yeah , we have here a lot of crows , and its the beauty of nature and environment.
Good for you since they keep your area clean.
We have no more crows in our area. I am not sure about the reason but they were a plenty about a decade back but disappeared suddenly in recent years.