My corvids appear to have a new skill, cooking. I came home the other afternoon to a fairly common scene, a crow perched on the side one of my bird baths. It seemed awfully preoccupied with something in the water, which warranted closer inspection on my part.
Floating on top of the water were two pigeon wings (courtesy of our neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk) while in the bottom of the sun-warmed water was a partially unwrapped pat of butter. Stir in a few spices and my crows were well on their way to a delicious pigeon soup!
It makes me happy to see crows (and all the other wildlife) spending time in my yard. I certainly enjoy watching them. I can’t wait to see what they cook up next!
After the recent surprises left in my bird bath, I installed a motion-activated camera on my front porch. I was hoping to catch the culprits in the act (my money was on crows but I wasn’t certain).
Until a couple nights ago the videos have been pretty boring; cars coming and going, people walking their dogs down the street, and the neighborhood cats passing through.
Imagine my excitement when I spotted the curved back and black mask of a raccoon! What’s better than one raccoon? Two raccoons! Welcome to the neighborhood, guys!