oh pff, yeah that would make more sense! Dunno why my brain immediately
jumped to Caspian Terns as the role model 😝
On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 10:30 AM Joshua Glant <
josh.n.glant at gmail.com> wrote:
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I've watched the crows on Lake Washington catch three-spine sticklebacks
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for years, swooping down and onto the fish just as an bald eagle or osprey
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would; I think that their role model is quite possibly one of these two
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species.
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Joshua Glant
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Mercer Island, WA
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On Jun 5, 2021, at 9:43 AM, Elizabeth Bacher <eebacher at gmail.com> wrote:
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The ones that have territory near Woodland Park Zoo frequently fish from
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the penguin pool when the keepers feed the penguins. They have definitely
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adapted to fishing there!
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On Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 7:38 AM Steven Dammer <dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com>
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wrote:
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that's super cool! I wonder if it's a learned behavior from watching
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Caspian Terns?
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On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:13 PM Becky Galloway <beckyg.sea at gmail.com>
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wrote:
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We also saw crows fishing yesterday on Lake Washington near Juanita Bay
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-- two swooped down near the surface and flew off with something small and
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shiny in their beak.
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-Becky Galloway
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Shoreline
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