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Silver Gaia

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35. Yes! They are all very smart!
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 11:26 PM
Sep 2019

We had a Scrub Jay who lived with us for 18 years. We found her as a little fledgling. Her feet were deformed, and she had fallen in the back yard. We knew she wouldn't make it on her own outdoors (cats would kill her), so we researched what to do and raised her as part of the family. She learned to hop around on her twisted feet, and even "danced" when we played music she liked. She was as happy as she could be. Nothing like a Jay screeching inside your house! LOL They make sweet, little "quacking" noises when they are feeling contented and happy, too. And they are great mimics. She learned to speak parakeet, and would sing along with them. I miss her.

We leave food for the backyard Scrub Jays now, and they reward us with their antics. There's one we call Springsteen because he wants to be "the boss" when we're working outside. He supervises everything. He'll take peanuts from the table where we're sitting. I love them so.

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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