We Finally Know Why Birds Are So Freakishly Smart

[djean111]

27. Last week I heard a loud bunch of crows in my side yard.

My dog went to investigate, and was promptly dive-bombed by two crows, and then another two crows. She came back inside. There was a juvenile crow by the fence, hurt leg, and quite a crowd of crows was watching over it. Son and grandson put it in a basket on the ground, water and bird seed - but as I expected, the crow hopped out. Could not find it. Next day, loud screeches again - and the only one of my cats who hunts had killed it, and put it, proudly, in the middle of my bed. I had LOTS of crow company for the grave-digging and service.

I have wayched a hawk stalk a mama duck and her little train of ducklings, and I try to tell myself this is the actual circle of life, it is not often pretty. And as someone here at DU told me, concerning that baby bison, every dead animal is food for another animal.

The crows were remarkably attentive.