Subject: RE: crow hunter
Date: Jun 27 10:48:08 1996
From: Michael Hobbs - mikeho at microsoft.com


As I posted earlier, I witnessed crows grabbing ducklings with their
beaks at Microsoft. More evidence that crows are versatile. I've often
seen crows acting exactly like some other species when the crow is
attempting to accomplish the same task. I've wondered if crows observe
other species and learn from them. I so, then perhaps the crows seen by
Peggi had previously watched a raptor catch ducklings.


== Michael Hobbs
== Redmond WA
== mikeho at microsoft.com

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>>I can confirm that they're super hunters. We've lost three two to three
>>day old ducklings to crows this year. They swoop down with talons
>>extended, grab the duckling on the wing and off they go.
>>
>>I'd never seen this behavior in a crow before but somehow, with their
>>intelligence, it doesn't surprise me.
>>
>>Peggi
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