Crows

 

A crow visiting my smashed pumpkin

So, you might be wondering, 'What is going on?"

What even is this blog about?

Well, I'm here to chat about birds, and inform y'all of them more! 

 And this is my first highlight on a bird species! (Well, in this case, two)

So, this month I'm focusing on crows, because, when I smashed pumpkins from Halloween (Yes, I keep pumpkins for a long time), the neighborhood crows came and checked things out! They took seeds from the pumpkins and flew off, probably to store them someplace.

(Also sorry for the grainy image, I still haven't taken the screens off of the windows)

Ahem. Well, anyway, on to the overview!

~CROWS~

Where they are found: Depends on the species. American crows are found in America, and Fish crows are found by larger bodies of water.

Favorite foods: Cracked corn, Pumpkin

Will also eat: Millet blend? I'm not quite sure, as they are so skittish.

How to identify: Big, black, glossy birds. If unsure about if the bird you are looking at is a crow or a raven, look at the beak. If it's about the length of the head or longer, then it's a raven. If not, it's probably a crow.

So, I was saying how there were two types of crow? Well, there are, which makes it hard to pinpoint the exact species of the crow. Except, there are a few ways to tell them apart.

A crow

1. The easiest way is by hearing the crow caw. Fish crows are a lot higher pitched than American crows, and they are also nasally. Oh, and also, Fish crows make this "eh-uh" noise. They do, trust me.

2. Fish crows are slightly smaller than American crows, but don't use this as a benchmark, as I have been wrong before.

So, crows. I will go out on a limb and say that crows are one of the smartest birds there are. And, in reality, birds are smart. And everyone "says" that birds are not smart. (Ever heard dumb as a dodo, birdbrain, and other bird related ways of saying "stupid ninny"?)

Well, crows are towards the top of the smartness spectrum. And that is saying something. (Mockingbirds are able to recognize faces, and will divebomb people if they are near the nest in the breeding season. They are more aggressive to people who touch the nest, so leave nests alone!)

And that's basically all on my short post for crows.

Do you have any fun stories about crows? Any other experience with them? Do you know of any other types of crows in the United States? Please tell me in the comments!