The Crow that Made Two Cats Fight

Live Leak ^ | January 14, 2012 | unknown

[goat granny]

My daughter got a picture of a bald eagle at the corner of her street perched in a tree, rural area....Michigan, about 50 miles N. of Detroit...she was glad she had her camera with her...she is a birder and has lots of bluebirds nesting in her boxes. Watched an eagle eat one of her ducks, had a box for wood ducks on a branch over her pond and one year has them raise a brood...they would just drop out of the box into the water when ready to fledge...

[TigersEye]

That was hilarious! I have never seen two cats go at it like that before. They were still locked in combat after falling from the roof. For a while, when it got quiet down in that stairwell I wondered if they were both dead. Then a puff of orange fur floated up.

Crows and ravens are very intelligent. Ravens In Winter is a great book about an author who spent several winters studying raven behavior. It isn't dry reading at all.

[Chode]

thx...

[Flycatcher]

Your daughter is sure lucky. I have to travel to isolated places here in the Interior West to watch wintering bald eagles. It's great to see them up close too. Truly a majestic bird.

And she has wood ducks too? That's not fair! Lol!

There is nothing more beautiful than a male wood duck in full breeding plumage.

[mamelukesabre]

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[TheOldLady]

[smooch] ‘sabre!

[mamelukesabre]

That’s assault.

[TheOldLady]

[giggles] Okay, I take it back.   ;-D

[goat granny]

I didn’t even know bald eagles had made it to Michigan, without the picture, I’d tell her she was probably mistaken.

[beaversmom]

That was hilarious!

I know. I'm a friend to cats and wouldn't want to see cats fighting like that, but those two were vicious and it was quite funny with the intensity and the bird watching. Thanks for the book recommendation. I wonder if my kids would like that...15, 9, and 6?

[beaversmom]

You’re welcome. Thanks for looking into it.

[advertising guy]

best home page I ever saw......just wow

oh..and thank you....I listened to Danny Boy

[advertising guy]

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[TigersEye]

I don't really like to see animals fighting or killing each other but conflict is a reality of this world that exists with or without anyone's approval. Those were most likely tom cats or even feral toms and nothing short of killing them would end their aggressive behavior.

The funny part was the crow egging them on. I adamantly disagree with those who say the crow was trying to break up the fight. That is totally foreign to a crow's nature and instigating trouble and playing pranks is absolutely their nature.

To me that is one of the fascinating things about crows and ravens. They are so smart that they have the time to spend playing games whereas most animals can't spare a moment from their search for food, shelter and evasion of predators.

I am not sure whether Ravens In Winter would hold the interest of a 9 yr old. It could be a little dry for a child that young. (it has been quite a few years since I read it so...) If your 15 yr old likes animals, birds and stories about them he or she will probably like it. It is written from the author's perspective of being somewhat of an amateur sleuth who sets about making his own research experiments. What he finds is amazing and the things he gets himself into are amusing.

[beaversmom]

Thanks ad guy. That’s very nice of you to say. Danny Boy: one of my favorites of course. Those boys sound like angels. Like your tagline :)

[beaversmom]

Oh yea, those two cats were fighting street cats. Probably feral like you said. Now that you’ve described the book, it sounds like my 9 year old might like it. He’s very into nature and adventure. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks.