clever crows indeed!!

**andy b** · 29-10-2007, 05:28 PM

reading ladylouises thread on clever crows, brought to mind something i witnessed earlier this year. whilst aimlessly gazing out of my back window, something caught my eye on a neighbouring chimney stack. three carrion crows perched on the t.v. aerials on the house to the rear of my house.
one of the crows appeared to have hold of something. i quickly grabbed my bins and found to my astonishment, that the crow was using the crossmember of the aerial as a dining table. the crow had taken the carcass of a collared dove up onto the aerial and had hung it over, whilst feeding.
the crow was using the aerial as a tool to hold the carcass whilst keeping it up safe from other prospective diners. many times i have seen crows feeding on carrion at the sides of roads, but never seen anything like this.
i wonder if the crow had previously had a near miss with a car at the roadside, then thought there's got to be a safer way to do this???
has anyone seen any other behavior like this?
i've had a go at shrinking a picture of the crow to send it in. hope it works
regards andrew.

**rolf** · 29-10-2007, 06:15 PM

Great capture Andrew, I've certainly never seen anything like that, a very bright bird indeed.

Not sure I'd be too happy if it were my aerial.

**digidark** · 29-10-2007, 08:25 PM

Nice one Andy B

Would that mean the crow had aerial treat..

Ohh dear must have forgot my tablets again

***Chocky*** · 29-10-2007, 08:30 PM

Great capture andy b

A real Sky Crow
Oh dear how how corny

**andy b** · 29-10-2007, 08:48 PM

well chocky, at least your corn will be safe with the 'sky crow' on guard!!

***Chocky*** · 29-10-2007, 09:42 PM

Yes. Lol. actually li would be terestral TV on that areal so my corn is well..................................Shucks

**rolf** · 29-10-2007, 10:10 PM

Oh, forgot to say, he's an FM Crow.

***Chocky*** · 29-10-2007, 10:25 PM

Oh dear the poor crow So now he is a Football Manager

**andy b** · 29-10-2007, 10:33 PM

by 'rook' or crook one of us will come up with a joke thats funny.
when that happens we can stop 'raven' on about it.
hopefully then we will be well 'chough'ed with ourselves!!
anyway i'm going to stop this silliness because i'm feeling a little 'jay'ded.

**andy b** · 29-10-2007, 10:37 PM

he must manage newcastle ( the magpies!!!)..........yes.... i've got the set of corvidae!!

***Chocky*** · 29-10-2007, 11:18 PM

Excellent.

well done

***ladylouise62*** · 30-10-2007, 04:05 PM

Wonderful picture - just stop 'crowing' about it !!!!!

***ladylouise62*** · 30-10-2007, 04:10 PM

.. ooh, would you call that the crows 'pigeon post' ?

BTW - great story, very interesting.

29-10-2007, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	clever crows indeed!! reading ladylouises thread on clever crows, brought to mind something i witnessed earlier this year. whilst aimlessly gazing out of my back window, something caught my eye on a neighbouring chimney stack. three carrion crows perched on the t.v. aerials on the house to the rear of my house. one of the crows appeared to have hold of something. i quickly grabbed my bins and found to my astonishment, that the crow was using the crossmember of the aerial as a dining table. the crow had taken the carcass of a collared dove up onto the aerial and had hung it over, whilst feeding. the crow was using the aerial as a tool to hold the carcass whilst keeping it up safe from other prospective diners. many times i have seen crows feeding on carrion at the sides of roads, but never seen anything like this. i wonder if the crow had previously had a near miss with a car at the roadside, then thought there's got to be a safer way to do this??? has anyone seen any other behavior like this? i've had a go at shrinking a picture of the crow to send it in. hope it works regards andrew. Attached Thumbnails

29-10-2007, 10:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	this is getting silly!! by 'rook' or crook one of us will come up with a joke thats funny. when that happens we can stop 'raven' on about it. hopefully then we will be well 'chough'ed with ourselves!! anyway i'm going to stop this silliness because i'm feeling a little 'jay'ded.

29-10-2007, 10:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re: football manager he must manage newcastle ( the magpies!!!)..........yes.... i've got the set of corvidae!!

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digidark Section Leader Info Location: Darlington Gallery: 0 Equipment: Canon 300D Panasonic FZ50 CS2 Lightroom Posts: 1,319 Join Date: Jul 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Nice one Andy B Would that mean the crow had aerial treat.. Ohh dear must have forgot my tablets again

29-10-2007, 08:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well chocky, at least your corn will be safe with the 'sky crow' on guard!!

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*ladylouise62* Slightly Mad Moderator Info Location: Reading, Berks Gallery: 0 Equipment: Fuji Finepix S7000 A chair :) Posts: 1,047 Join Date: Jan 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Wonderful picture - just stop 'crowing' about it !!!!!

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*ladylouise62* Slightly Mad Moderator Info Location: Reading, Berks Gallery: 0 Equipment: Fuji Finepix S7000 A chair :) Posts: 1,047 Join Date: Jan 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	.. ooh, would you call that the crows 'pigeon post' ? BTW - great story, very interesting.

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