CROW STORIES

KABOOM!

"A raven that heard repeated explosions being set off by a highway crew is reported afterwards to have shouted, "Three, two, one, KABOOM!"

COMPASSION OF . . . A CROW?

"Crows are known for their acts of kindness to injured and ailing members of their species. In one well-documented case, a mated male northwestern crow regularly brought food to an unmated female that was handicapped by deformities and partial blindness. The association lasted for at least 2 breeding seasons, even though the male was simultaneously pressed to feed young chicks in the nest.

"During 1635 minutes of observations by a precision-minded team of biologists, the male fed 

the young--66 times
deformed female--24 times
while his mate fed the young 89 times."

Candace Savage
Bird Brains
Sierra Club Books  1995
p. 80, 86

I know crows and ravens have their wicked side (as do we all), but I love crows. I love to watch them, hear them, and read about them.

Growing Is Fun,
Lonnie