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Whatever that mystery item is, it's rather cool... 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #1
I think what that mystery item is... DonaldsRump Sep 2019 #5
What that is.... aka-chmeee Sep 2019 #18
The long item with the round top? It is a TV cable standoff. tinrobot Sep 2019 #19
The item she has in her hand in the last photo. Is a standoff to carry a cable. Probably TV cable. usaf-vet Sep 2019 #42
PBS had a couple of documentaries about crows. Their intelligence surprised me. Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #2
That was an amazing show DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #66
Crows are smart. Thomas Hurt Sep 2019 #3
These crows use moving cars to crack nuts in a crosswalk, using the lights to let tblue37 Sep 2019 #17
I've watched crows do that with liquidambar tree pods. A good wind comes and the street .... Hekate Sep 2019 #39
Mockingbirds can be bullies too. cannabis_flower Sep 2019 #49
I always understood it to be nest protection Hekate Sep 2019 #52
Oh, no, mockingbirds are sometimes bullies. Ilsa Sep 2019 #64
Our local small airport had a nesting hawk in the vines surrounding one entrance... Hekate Sep 2019 #65
I saw a robin attack a rabbit. Marthe48 Sep 2019 #54
That's A Really Nice Story DarthDem Sep 2019 #4
Kindness is the gift that keeps on giving. FM123 Sep 2019 #6
the object is a cable holder. prolly from an old phone line. mopinko Sep 2019 #7
Phone wire insulator. Boxerfan Sep 2019 #8
Gulls! Duppers Sep 2019 #10
"recognize and respect their personhood." Duppers Sep 2019 #9
I read crows are the only birds that play Marthe48 Sep 2019 #12
Wow, what an experience that must have been! Duppers Sep 2019 #13
Thanks for asking Marthe48 Sep 2019 #30
What a lovely story! Duppers Sep 2019 #41
You're welcome Marthe48 Sep 2019 #53
I think we are only now starting to understand that many, many species erronis Sep 2019 #26
I feed the birds and squirrels in my yard. Marthe48 Sep 2019 #32
Crows, ravens, magpies and jays are all part of the corvid family. All very smart and cable of... brush Sep 2019 #40
007 solves a complex problem sarge43 Sep 2019 #43
Thanks for the video. I love info on these smart creatures. brush Sep 2019 #44
So smart! Marthe48 Sep 2019 #61
Like this BumRushDaShow Sep 2019 #56
Wonderful! Marthe48 Sep 2019 #60
I read about a family in Washington Marthe48 Sep 2019 #11
A young girl also got gifts from cross she fed. I remember reading an article about her. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #15
Crows are cool--and incredibly smart. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #14
A couple of poster were close flotsam Sep 2019 #16
The entire Corvid family is very smart. yonder Sep 2019 #20
That is a druidic zentrum Sep 2019 #21
I love this story! Crows are brilliant. Mrs. Overall Sep 2019 #22
Crows are extremely intelligent. GETPLANING Sep 2019 #23
Crows are part of the corvidaes Botany Sep 2019 #27
Yes! They are all very smart! Silver Gaia Sep 2019 #35
My mom used to have a crow that used to hang out in her back yard. Botany Sep 2019 #46
We've put out nuts for the scrub jays for years. trackfan Sep 2019 #58
Too goddam intelligent, if you ask me... First Speaker Sep 2019 #63
I love this story! 💕 Thank you! lucca18 Sep 2019 #24
It would be wild if this turned out to be a key to a treasure chest or vault. Uncle Joe Sep 2019 #25
Crows are freakishly smart Danmel Sep 2019 #28
I love stories like these......thank you for sharing. a kennedy Sep 2019 #29
I've read several stories of people receiving gifts from crows Bayard Sep 2019 #31
the norm of reciprocity goes beyond humans! This is a sweet story. nt spooky3 Sep 2019 #33
What a loving, lovely story. StarryNite Sep 2019 #34
Thank you for posting this lovely story! Silver Gaia Sep 2019 #36
Another instance OxQQme Sep 2019 #37
There are differences. sarge43 Sep 2019 #45
Hold on! Could it be that there's a moral to this story? Kindness promotes kindness? Karadeniz Sep 2019 #38
Very cool! calimary Sep 2019 #47
If this were me TlalocW Sep 2019 #48
My mother and her sister had a pet crow when they were kids in the '30s. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #50
Maybe she's the new Blood Raven. Yavin4 Sep 2019 #51
Crow shifters play a major role in Anne Bishops fantasy world set out in the series The Others bobbieinok Sep 2019 #55
This is an interesting Ted Talk about crows and interaction with humans. Gore1FL Sep 2019 #57
Bless these beautiful critters. Thank you for this wonderful information. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2019 #59
my hubby feeds HIS crows. trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #62
Rarely throw food scraps in the trash DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #68
I would like them more if they weren't so freaking LOUD Skittles Sep 2019 #67
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