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My Bird Of The Day # 20 (American Crow)
Nov 3, 2017 14:59:30   #
LittleRed
 
Day # 20 - Date : Friday, November 3, 2017

Most people would not consider these characters a backyard bird. Perhaps that calling them thusly is stretching the truth a bit, we however at our abode found that we have little choice in the matter. For all purposes here they are part of a regular group of birds that daily visit my backyard feeders. As far as I can see there is no known deterrent in keeping them away. Basically every day, usually at dawn, we are visited by usually 4 of these black robbers. The only good thing I could say about them is that they are good cleaner uppers of the ground under the feeders. They seem to be able to eat anything and everything not tied down. They will methodically pick up ever sunflower seed that they find on the ground. Since I cage most of my larger feeders they are unable to get on them, so all that is available is that which the smaller birds throw down to them. Even the hanging suet log is not safe, as they will fly up, act like a hummingbird, and dislodge the suet. Then they land on the ground to finish it off. These birds are with me every year as one of their nesting sites is in a large spruce tree about 100M west of our yard. When my daughter is home to visit she tags them with the name of d'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers which when you observe them it appears to be the correct title. One crow (d'Artagnan) stays high in the nearby birch trees and acts as a lookout while the other three (Musketeers) clean up everthing that is edible. So, you might not agree that these are backyard birds but to me they fit the bill to a certain extent. But if anybody out there can advise me of any deterent to keep them at bay let me know.

LittleRed (Ron)

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Nov 3, 2017 16:45:10   #
vonzip Loc: cape cod
 
Nice and crisp shots of the crows. I can't get close enough for a "decent shot" even with a Nikkor 200-500.

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Nov 3, 2017 17:33:02   #
LittleRed
 
vonzip wrote:
Nice and crisp shots of the crows. I can't get close enough for a "decent shot" even with a Nikkor 200-500.


Guess I could say if you want to eat in my yard you have to pose 😬😬. Actually I think it's because they are used to me sitting on the deck and will come quite close, sometimes within 25 feet but rarely closer. Just sit still and quiet and let them do their thing. Above all, be patient. This holds true for any wildlife be it a bird or an animal.
Thanks vonzip for your kind comment.

Ron

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Nov 4, 2017 07:24:44   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Nice shots

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Nov 4, 2017 07:49:34   #
LittleRed
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shots


Thanks Jerry for the nice comment.

Ron

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Nov 4, 2017 17:04:26   #
Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia
 
Beautiful set, Ron and the members of the crow family were featured in a special section of the March- April 2016 edition of Audubon Magazine which was titled "the BIRD BRAINIACS" with the crow article starting on page24 and it's well worth reading if you can retrieve it online. Just about every time that I see one around the feeders, my thoughts go back to that article!

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Nov 4, 2017 17:29:39   #
LittleRed
 
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Beautiful set, Ron and the members of the crow family were featured in a special section of the March- April 2016 edition of Audubon Magazine which was titled "the BIRD BRAINIACS" with the crow article starting on page24 and it's well worth reading if you can retrieve it online. Just about every time that I see one around the feeders, my thoughts go back to that article!


Thanks Corky for commenting. As for the article in the Audubon magazine I did read it. Was really interesting and well done. After having these characters around for the last 5 or 6 years nothing surprises me anymore with them. They are in my opinion smarter than some people I know. They are also very good watch-birds when there is either a Coopers or a Sharpy in the feeding stations area.

Ron

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Nov 4, 2017 23:12:52   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
Very good shots, Ron!

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Nov 4, 2017 23:47:08   #
LittleRed
 
sailorsmom wrote:
Very good shots, Ron!


Thanks sailorsmom for the kind comment, was appreciated.

Ron

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