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--90e6ba6e8298515ad404af9b4b6f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I regularly rehabilitate both injured and orphaned crows. They are major stashers of everything and quite obsessive about it. I remember a particular occasion when I was showing a potential volunteer around and she was horrified to see the neatly stashed row of 1/2 mice that they had stuffed between the vertical wood slats in their enclosure...she never returned :( Helene On 2011-10-14 11:37 AM, "win&Ina" <win@eastlink.ca> wrote: > We fed crows dry dog food,They do the same thing take it away and "hid" it > in the ground.I think they remember where it is, have seen them in winter go > back to the spot and get food. w. Kettleson (Truro) > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 8:41 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Crow's food-storage > > > There is a crow which perches in a small crab-apple tree in our yard, >> evidently regarding it as his territory. He calls vociferously when I >> approach, and attempts to discourage other birds from alighting nearby. >> >> In recent days, I have observed this crow breaking up the crab-apples with >> strong blows of his beak. He then carries slivers of apple about, and >> buries them by pushing them into the sod, and then covering them with pieces >> of moss and clumps of grass. A Canada Goose (who walked over while the crow >> was doing this) was driven off with loud cawing. >> >> Perhaps this is common behavior, but it is the first time I have seen such >> a thing. >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1831 / Virus Database: 2090/4551 - Release Date: 10/14/11 >> >> > --90e6ba6e8298515ad404af9b4b6f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p>I regularly rehabilitate both injured and orphaned crows. They are major= stashers of everything and quite obsessive about it. I remember a particul= ar occasion when I was showing a potential volunteer around and she was hor= rified to see the neatly stashed row of 1/2 mice that they had stuffed betw= een the vertical wood slats in their enclosure...she never returned :(<br> Helene</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 2011-10-14 11:37 AM, "win&amp;Ina&qu= ot; <win@eastlink.ca> wrote:<b= r type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 = 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> We fed crows dry dog food,They do the same thing take it away and "hid= " it in the ground.I think they remember where it is, have seen them i= n winter go back to the spot and get food. w. Kettleson (Truro)<br> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul S. Boyer" <<a href=3D= "mailto:psboyer@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">psboyer@eastlink.ca</a>><= br> To: <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 8:41 AM<br> Subject: [NatureNS] Crow's food-storage<br> <br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> There is a crow which perches in a small crab-apple tree in our yard, evide= ntly regarding it as his territory. =A0He calls vociferously when I approac= h, and attempts to discourage other birds from alighting nearby.<br> <br> In recent days, I have observed this crow breaking up the crab-apples with = strong blows of his beak. =A0He then carries slivers of apple about, and bu= ries them by pushing them into the sod, and then covering them with pieces = of moss and clumps of grass. =A0A Canada Goose (who walked over while the c= row was doing this) was driven off with loud cawing.<br> <br> Perhaps this is common behavior, but it is the first time I have seen such = a thing.<br> <br> <br> -----<br> No virus found in this message.<br> Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" target=3D"_blank">www.avg.c= om</a><br> Version: 2012.0.1831 / Virus Database: 2090/4551 - Release Date: 10/14/11<b= r> <br> </blockquote> <br> </blockquote></div> --90e6ba6e8298515ad404af9b4b6f--
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