Sunday, July 14, 2013
Smart bird
HERE is a cool little story with video of a big fat Raven who needed help and he (she?) seemed to know where to find it. He had Porcupine quills in his neck and couldn't remove them. He found some people and cawed for help and then allowed them to approach and remove the quills. They filmed it. It's amazing because this is a wild bird, they didn't know him. Worth watching.
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Amazing! That loud cawing would make me pull my hand back, too. She did get the job done, and the raven saved itself. Good story.
awesome!
It would really be neat if the raven came back to visit.
I've watched it 3 times :) Once by myself and twice with my daughter.
The face on it at the end, with a bit of flower coming out of its beak!!
I've watched it 3 times :) Once by myself and twice with my daughter.
The face on it at the end, with a bit of flower coming out of its beak!!
That was pretty amazing!
I think I would have given him some left overs and tried to get him to stay. He's pretty cute. We don't have many Ravens around here anymore.
I was curious about the difference between a Raven and a Crow, so I looked it up.
"The name "crow" is used for an entire family of birds, Corvidae, that includes the raven species. To put it simply, all ravens are crows; but crows can also be jays, magpies, or other birds. The terms "crow" and "raven" are actually very general, and can be used to refer to a number of different related birds in the Corvus genus. In the United States, most people use these terms to refer to the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and the Common Raven (Corvus corax). While these black birds have many similarities, there are differences in their appearance, noises, and habitat."
That's interesting. So, a Raven IS a crow, but, a crow isn't always a Raven. No matter, we have very few crows around here either. It makes me wonder why? We are finally getting our sparrows back. They were nearly wiped out. They're my favorite wild bird.
We have quite a few ravens here. I watch them in the morning. They're either picking away at grass or, the "lazy" ones, pick up nuts and perch themselves up on the street lamps. Then they drop the nuts and wait for the shell to crack and swoop down to pick up the meaty contents. Clever birds. I remember reading about training them to come to you/follow you by feeding them some nut every morning until they recognized you well enough - o something to that effect
Ravens cawing is very comforting to me. It seems all is right in the world when I hear that 1st thing on a very early misty morning.
The cawing of a raven is very comforting to me on a early fall morning walking in the country. It seems the world is ok, as soon as I hear that. It's my favorite fall sound, to hear that and look up and see him soaring across the corn fields just makes me f'g happy.
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