tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post4654147466642274502..comments2024-03-19T03:18:19.137-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: From Michael to CrowsBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-75357932543932343042012-09-26T11:16:36.325-04:002012-09-26T11:16:36.325-04:00I've seen other small birds chase crows, too, ...I've seen other small birds chase crows, too, generally during nesting seasons. Which is brave of them. It's probably an act of fury or despair, as crows love to eat eggs and nestlings. A book on crows pointed out that crow babies hatch right about the time rabbits bring their young out of the nest - and baby rabbits are a staple food for baby crows. Nature red in tooth and claw - best we remember that.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-61958316858532278082012-09-25T20:18:14.240-04:002012-09-25T20:18:14.240-04:00Ever since I found out how smart crows are, they h...Ever since I found out how smart crows are, they have fascinated me. I've seen them chase hawks and I've seen mockingbirds chase after crows. Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-84296634937561741712012-09-25T13:05:14.955-04:002012-09-25T13:05:14.955-04:00I didn't mean that the crows murdered the dead...I didn't mean that the crows murdered the dead one, Monica, although that's possible. But a flock of crows is referred to as a "murder of crows." I don't know why but the killing you describe could be the reason.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-7496942329068645162012-09-25T12:51:13.296-04:002012-09-25T12:51:13.296-04:00It's fun, Kirsty. If you like I can send you ...It's fun, Kirsty. If you like I can send you a good recipe for roast goose, plus the words to the song and the prayer.<br /><br />You know, Linda, I hadn't thought about that. There are numerous witnesses to crows gathering around a single crow and after a "conversation" among themselves, attacking and killing the singleton. No one knows why - obviously the one crow offended the flock in some way. Not by stealing - crows steal from one another all the time.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-44087856451805026322012-09-25T11:35:06.635-04:002012-09-25T11:35:06.635-04:00You might really have had a "murder of crows&...You might really have had a "murder of crows" there, Monica!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-11679768537894199752012-09-25T10:29:09.344-04:002012-09-25T10:29:09.344-04:00DAVID!!!
I've never heard of the Michalmas tra...DAVID!!!<br />I've never heard of the Michalmas tradition - sounds like a good ideaKirsty.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871986166387685593noreply@blogger.com