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Crow
As a former history major, I understand that writing about crows on MLK Day might symbolize something inappropriate and wrong, but in my defense I have to say that this is a post about crows, not Jim Crow.
With that said, this photo (photographer here) inspired me to write about the bird, crow.
I’ve loved birds since childhood, but I’ve never trusted crows. It’s not the color of their feathers, but more the content of their character that’s bothered me. They’re devious assholes. Crows are smart. National Geographic reports that they may be as smart as the Great Apes. That means that they rival chimps and gorillas.
What do they do with this great gift? Generally they use it to live in every environment and to kill. Crows are waterbirds and desert birds. They’re omnivores and they can kill predators twice their size. If captured and trained, they can learn to talk like parrots. I don’t trust them, but I respect them.
2 Comments
1. andipantz replies at 21st January 2008, 7:05 pm :
Hey steve! It was fun to hang out with you today! We all need to take photo walks more often!
2. Justin Duerr replies at 5th February 2008, 5:45 am :
“What do they do with this great gift? Generally they use it to live in every environment and to kill.”
Seems like a pattern amongst us “highly intelligent” species….. though I guess dolphins and elephants are pretty peaceable.
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