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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2010 18:38:05 GMT
Crows are annoying as heck. They always know when garbage day is and wait for the all clear before starting to rummage in the bins. (I have to keep mine covered up). I swear they saw me planting things the other day, and then I saw little dips in the soil, could they have stolen my seeds when I wasn't looking? And now, check this clip out. A crow is actually using a tool to get some food out of an awkward place. Amazing: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8631486.stm |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2010 10:04:43 GMT
Noone else thinks this is interesting?
Question: Does anyone who which breed of bird has the biggest brain. (Is the smartest)? I think it's the crow verses the Eagle. But I'm not sure.
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 28, 2010 5:08:55 GMT
I think those goddam magpies are pretty smart. They're related to crows. Also parrots and others related to parrots (though budgies look pretty stupid to me).
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Post by spindrift on Apr 28, 2010 7:53:38 GMT
I have just found this thread which is MOST interesting. Yes, birds are clever, very clever. The robins and blackbirds in my garden are my particular friends and I observe them most mornings. I am sure they are mind-readers. I remember the crows in the Old Man's village when I would cook lunch for him on a Sunday. The crows (so many of them) spend a lot of time sitting on the church roof overlooking his garden but still about a quarter of a mile away. When I was clearing up the lunch I would summon them for their roast potatoes  by going into the garden and striking a fork off the plate or tin....and along they would come. They knew it was a sunday and that I would be around, how cool is that? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2010 14:39:17 GMT
That's an interesting story, Spindrift. The crows knew when they were summoned. They are fascinating creatures.
hw, yes Parrots are the other ones, that are meant to be very clever.
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Post by spindrift on Apr 28, 2010 15:58:23 GMT
I have cared for a friends African Grey parrot for 6 months whilst they spent time in Africa. He was as bright as a button and did not mind my cats and dog being around. He spent most of his time in his cage but I let him out regularly. He let me handle him. He became ill whilst he was with me and I called the vet in. As well as Joey (the parrot's name) being given antibiotics I was instructed to clean his nostrils every day using a cotton wool bud. The vet showed me how to wrap Joey in a towel and cuddle him in my arms like a baby, then pick out his nose! Joey was fearsome with a long, sharp and curved beak but he let me do this for him. He didn't mind women and children (my kids loved him, I'll try and find a pic) but he detested men and one day when a male friend poked his fingers through his cage he nearly took his finger off. There was a lot of blood on the floor.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2010 16:34:52 GMT
That parrot was very in tune with you wasn't he, Spindrift? He knew it was okay to trust you and yet not the visitors! I don't know if I'd have the nerve to handle him the way you did. A friend of mine had a parrot a while back, and it bit my finger, through it's cage. I was wary of it after that. ha, now I'm reminded of 'once bitten, twice shy'. |
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by going into the garden and striking a fork off the plate or tin....and along they would come. They knew it was a sunday and that I would be around, how cool is that?