tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post1727321371875351149..comments2023-09-18T06:38:04.194-04:00Comments on Palemaleirregulars: More Crow Games, Happy Bird, and the Mystery ImageDonegal Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-2568575757196718762008-08-26T07:49:00.000-04:002008-08-26T07:49:00.000-04:00I went looking on youtube for the pig/crow thing a...I went looking on youtube for the pig/crow thing and found this instead:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBSFlsfSEI0<BR/><BR/>The more info says:<BR/><BR/>here is the story we found a crow in the desert while we were herping and it was late so we thought there is something wrong we got the bird took it to the ranger station and they didnt want anything to do with it so we took him in and nursed him to health and let him go one day he came back and became friends with our pig and now wont leave if the pig is out side he starts to call the crow then the crow answer and lands next to him and start to chatter and grooming each other . and vice versa...Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-90492090414015731202008-08-26T02:49:00.000-04:002008-08-26T02:49:00.000-04:00Mona,No problem about the repeats, it happens all ...Mona,<BR/><BR/>No problem about the repeats, it happens all the time. <BR/><BR/>It might have been a bit early for an owl to be out and the feet look small for an owl if those are the feet that belong to the same creature that sports the banded tail. The feathers do look very fluffy though don't they?Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-85509273745617956512008-08-26T02:43:00.000-04:002008-08-26T02:43:00.000-04:00Hi Kevin,I eventually spotted what might be the sa...Hi Kevin,<BR/><BR/>I eventually spotted what might be the same raptor a few minutes later, but from a very long range. I got a couple of over pushed photos which will be up in the next post. It seemed to be Crow sized as at first I confused it with one of the numerous Crows who were after it. Though they have some pretty hefty Crows here in the Midwest. (I'm currently in Wisconsin.)<BR/><BR/>Ahhh, now that you mention it, it makes sense that Crows and Ravens would take joy flights being they are birds which participate in play. Have you ever seen the footage of the Crows taking turns riding the pig. <BR/><BR/>Yes, indeedie, pig riding. The Crows are all sitting on the side of a smallish enclosure which holds one pig. They then take turns jumping onto the pig's back and riding while the others watch. I didn't see any Corvidae stop watches being used, but I wouldn't put it past them to have another way of innately timing the rides. Kind of a Piggy Rodeo. Though anthrophomorphism aside, I do wonder what the point of the game is from the Crow point of view. Length of ride? Style of ride? I wonder if my parrot could learn Crow, ask a Crow the point, and then tell me.<BR/><BR/>Now there's a research project. :-)Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-11343462931289394632008-08-26T00:56:00.000-04:002008-08-26T00:56:00.000-04:00Donna, Sorry for the multiple posts. Having a seni...Donna, Sorry for the multiple posts. Having a senior moment! Forgot moderation was on and couldn't figure out why my comment was disappearing.monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318000789578040769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-16678588612159133602008-08-26T00:50:00.000-04:002008-08-26T00:50:00.000-04:00Could it be an owl? The head sure looks like an ow...Could it be an owl? The head sure looks like an owl to me. The angle seems odd, but it is in motion.monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318000789578040769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-68705312064306104312008-08-25T23:39:00.000-04:002008-08-25T23:39:00.000-04:00There are a few species of birds who fly for the j...There are a few species of birds who fly for the joy of it. Crows and ravens have been known to play in the air. Circling, diving and cartwheeling. I have seen and heard Swifts speed sloping small hills into the wind. Slope flying is a way to fly up the side of a hill or bluff when the wind is blowing over it. The air gets compressed and picks up speed and generates lift through speed. Walking along the bluff at Lake Mohawk in Tulsa, OK, the swifts will come by you and you can hear them zipping through the air like bullets whizzing by. They circle about and repeat this process over and over picking speed with every pass. Truly an amazing sight and sound.<BR/>The raptor in your image has the underwing colorings of either a juvenile red-tail or possibly a red-shouldered hawk. Most east coast RS hawks tend to be smaller than RTs, but our western varieties are usually the same size.<BR/><BR/>KevinKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13354935557801595572noreply@blogger.com