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Spartacus101

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6. Corvids

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:31 AM

Sep 2018

We had a Western Scrub Jay for 14 years resident in our back yard...that bird would walk up to the window, bang on it with his beak (early AM, no alarm needed) and demand some peanuts with a loud SQUAWK! West Nile finally got him...

Ravens and Crows are incredible too...saw a group of four working cooperatively figuring out how to open a sealed plastic container of macaroni salad...it took a few minutes, but finally one jumped on top to hold it down, while the other three pried off the lid!

A splendid time was had by all!

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Magpies have long memories, and human behavior towards them determines how they respond. [View all] JHan Sep 2018 OP

Corvids are very smart in general. yonder Sep 2018 #1

If you don't know of this story yet, it's a real treat.. JHan Sep 2018 #3

thanks. yonder Sep 2018 #5

Corvids Spartacus101 Sep 2018 #6

Great account. That would have been great to witness. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2018 #8

Yep, those are the kind of accounts I keep on hearing about. yonder Sep 2018 #9

PBS Short Spartacus101 Sep 2018 #12

I'm in Colorado & West Nile decimated the corvid population. I think it was 2004. CrispyQ Sep 2018 #11

I had a lovebird who would do that Demobrat Sep 2018 #2

aww :) JHan Sep 2018 #4

So glad to see this great article. I read one article some time ago regarding humans and magpies. Judi Lynn Sep 2018 #7

You're awesome Judi, thanks for the extra links JHan Sep 2018 #10

They are extraordinary beings with feathers. You've probably won admirers for them! Judi Lynn Sep 2018 #13