AndyRM
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At work, I saw a crow fly down next to two others, and pull the leg out from under the nearest. Oh, how they all laughed. (Or cawed)
Crowed, Shirley?
At work, I saw a crow fly down next to two others, and pull the leg out from under the nearest. Oh, how they all laughed. (Or cawed)
Transport for Scotland found over 200 dead crows on the M74 near Larkhall recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be from vehicular impacts. However, during analysis it was noted that varying colours of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with lorry's, while only 2% were killed by cars.
Transport for Scotland then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. The Ornithological Behaviorist quickly concluded that when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "Lorry!"
I am sitting near one, right now.
Act natural.
Probably something to do with their ability to be one of the first birds on the scene of a dead body (animal or human) but that is just a guess!BTW, how did a group of them come to be known as "A Murder of Crows"?