What have you seen lately?

[not new guy]

It's crovid!!

We also would have accepted the crownavirus.

 

[kerryman71]

@not new guy , now that I think of it, it makes sense. A group of crows is known as a murder. Maybe these single crows killing shit should be called assassins!

 

[ldi]

I have a family of groundhogs, mama and 5 babies living under my shed. Suggestions ?

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We have the same Vegas situation lol

 

[ldi]

A few weeks ago we were at Disney waiting for the shuttle bus to take us back to the hotel and this crow starts absolutely destroying a smaller bird right in front of us in the parking lot. Holding it down with its feet and just tearing it apart with its beak. Eventually the bird died or gave up and the crow flew off with it.

Today I'm siting in the house working and in the backyard I see a crow murdering a chipmunk. The chipmunk was too slow and the crow too big, so it kept grabbing it, pecking it and smashing it to death. Eventually the chipmunk died or gave up and the crow flew off carrying it by the tail.

I had never seen a crow hunt and kill like that and now I've seen it twice in a month, in two different states. Is this the start of some new crow uprising or have they always been killers?

I’ve raised raven chick to adulthood when I was a kid myself.
All I can tell you, that they’re incredibly clever and I’d say - intelligent creatures.
I’ve never seen one actively hunt, but wouldn’t be surprised at all If witnessed taking place.
It was levels above the intelligence levels of dalmatian and a cat combined, that I had at that time.

 

[Dennis in MA]

You gonna give them a shower? And maybe a bedtime story?

It's motion-activated. It's more the startle than anything.

 

[Asaltweapon]

Stepping off the front porch for a dump run and almost stepped on this.
Going to need a few for an omelette.

 

[Brucewillis4316]

BYB. back yard bunny

 

[FPrice]

View attachment 623550BYB. back yard bunny

"Ehh, what's up, Doc?"

 

[Fritz the Cat]

I have a family of groundhogs, mama and 5 babies living under my shed. Suggestions ?

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This crew will take care of your woodchuck problem. I'll loan them to you, but i will want the dogs back.

 

[timbo]

I’ve raised raven chick to adulthood when I was a kid myself.
All I can tell you, that they’re incredibly clever and I’d say - intelligent creatures.
I’ve never seen one actively hunt, but wouldn’t be surprised at all If witnessed taking place.
It was levels above the intelligence levels of dalmatian and a cat combined, that I had at that time.

My mom told me once that when she was a kid that her older brother had a pet crow that could say a few words (besides caw-caw ). Is it possible that crows can talk?

 

[ldi]

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Stepping off the front porch for a dump run and almost stepped on this.
Going to need a few for an omelette.

I’ve seen exactly same one in my driveway the other day.
Unfortunately it was cracked a little.

 

[ldi]

My mom told me once that when she was a kid that her older brother had a pet crow that could say a few words (besides caw-caw ). Is it possible that crows can talk?

Yes

View: https://youtu.be/AfsnHVaScjg

 

[Lone Wolf McQuade]

Just after 6PM Tuesday. Small red fox drinking out of the bird bath that is on the ground in my back yard.

 

[timbo]

Yes

View: https://youtu.be/AfsnHVaScjg

She's cute! The Raven is pretty handsome too. I was hoping she'd have him say "Nevermore" but alas, it was not to be.

My brother used to have a pair of mockingbirds that lived in his area and those would mimic all kinds of sounds...one of them actually mimicked the sound of his chainsaw running

 

[Asaltweapon]

I’ve seen exactly same one in my driveway the other day.
Unfortunately it was cracked a little.

This one was perfect until my wife needed to show a friend and she dropped it on the tile floor.
She asked what do I do?
My reply was nice going. Now clean it up.

 

[John42056]

I suppose it’s kind of cheating, I was in Montana last week.

 

[Woodsloafer]

I suppose it’s kind of cheating, I was in Montana last week.

I'm in Montana now for a couple weeks. The amount of wildlife you see in Yellowstone is unbelievable.

 

[John42056]

I'm in Montana now for a couple weeks. The amount of wildlife you see in Yellowstone is unbelievable.

I’m jealous. I’d move there tomorrow if it weren’t for responsibilities here.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Loon on Assawompset yesterday. Gosh he was calling a lot. Had I been greedy, I’d have bumped him off his fishing grounds. (I’ve had them come to where I was fishing before.)

 

[chuckster]

Spotted in Falmouth Saturday.

 

[Noreaster13]

Spotted in Falmouth Saturday.

They're as common as seagulls these days
A big reason why there's not as much pickerel around anymore

 

[smokey-seven]

They're as common as seagulls these days

And the Eagles are replacing them. I heard a Native Alaskan that fished for a living up there. He refers to Bald Eagles and Alaskan Pigeons.

 

[Dennis in MA]

They're as common as seagulls these days
A big reason why there's not as much pickerel around anymore

I saw 3 driving down 138 yesterday AM. One on a nest, one in a tree. One flying.

Not sure that they are doing THAT much damage to fisheries here. The # of BE's in Alaska is astoundingly higher than the # of Osprey in SNE.

 

[OIFer]

In Boston, looks like a juvenile, Caught a rat and ripped it to pieces

 

[ldi]

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In Boston, looks like a juvenile, Caught a rat and ripped it to pieces

I remember watching them getting pigeons at Boston Common and BCM‘s back - alley couple of times per day and dropping clipped pigeons toes on pedestrian heads from building parapets

 

[Wickedcoolname]

Woody hanging out on the back steps. He just finished having cabbage and some sunflower seeds.

 

[NHCraigT]

I seen ...... my 401K get completely decimated ......

 

[AFAR/PFAR]

"Front yard" yesterday. The grays are always around, but the spiked rat is a new addition.

 

[SpaceCritter]

This guy, on my ride this morning:



I met the wife - then ran into her again - a little while later.

 

[miniion]

On a call with a customer, had the feeling someone was watching. Yep, sure was!