Anger a Crow and It Will Never Forget Your Face

Discovery News ^ | 6-28-2011 | Jennifer Viegas

[Renfield]

I know this to be true from personal experience. A few years back, when I was establishing my home orchard in Maryland, I began having problems with crows pecking holes in my peaches; so I shot a few of them. Within a year, literally every crow within 20 miles could recognize me, and they would all flee immediately at my approach (I worked outdoors, so I got to see this happen many times).

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[Psalm 73]

I love watching crows - they’re fascinating.

[Jonty30]

There was a hawk that inhabited a field near my house, that I had to cross to reach my LRT.

Everytime I crossed the field, it would swoop down on me, once coming as low as my height, with its talons pointed straight at my head.

As far as I know, the hawk only did this with me and not anybody else.

[cripplecreek]

One way or another, this has just gotta be racist.

You never hear about this kinda crap from snowy egrets.

[donozark]

I know for a fact, many of the “old crows” here on FR recognize me...

[aruanan]

Ha ha ha. At first glance I read it as “cow” not “crow.” After clicking on the story I saw it was crow and it made a lot more sense. Though it did have a Gary Larsonish quality to think of cows pecking holes in your peaches and then fleeing when you came around.

[BubbaJunebug]

LOL....now Eat Mor Chikin’

[aruanan]

As far as I know, the hawk only did this with me and not anybody else.

Are you a mouse or a man? Ha ha.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I don’t know they did this study by having people put on a mask and then the crows went after the person with the mask.

So is this “Hate on the guy with the crooked grin” or is this “Hate on the idiot wearing the mask?”.

Maybe they should have done identical twin studies or something like that.

[P8riot]

I wonder how much it cost to find this out.

[muawiyah]

Sounds like a graduate student study. Probably didn't cost much at all.

One of my hobbies is to find a flock of crows with one of those master crows who "rules" over them. They're actually different species and the larger crows are essentially parasites ~ but they're smarter than the less intelligent servant crows.

You find the top guy/gal and talk to them nicely and they'll come closer. Every day you do the same thing and eventually you'll have that crow down within an arm's reach.

If you supplement his/her food he/she will add you to the flock!

Every now and then you can actually capture one of them and teach it to talk ~ not as good as a parrot but enough to understand what they're trying to say.

[donozark]

Crow Whisperer?

[Jonty30]

I am a man about the size of a mouse. :)

[muawiyah]

One of my ancestors, Manual McConnell had a trained pet rooster. He supposedly took it with him during the Southern Campaign in the Revolution ~ he fought in all the battles. A distant cousin of mine also descended from the same guy raised pheasant ~ he could get wild ducks to jump into his open arms. I can't quite do that.

It's just something you can do ~ if you're born with it.

[1rudeboy]

He Who Walks with Crows.

[Broker]

Some of the most amazing bird photos ever are found at this link; http://www.sharpeyesonline.com/

Not crows but Peregrine Falcons photographed in Southern California.

[riverrunner]

I love to find a flock of them during season set up a caller and a few decoys and kill them.

[Maverick68]

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[muawiyah]

Crows have suffered tremendously from West Nile Fever. They are just now recovering. It’s actually very difficult to find a flock.