BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: Art Thieme
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 06:28 PM

May be wrong, but I've heard that in Nova Scotia it takes two people to eat raccoon.

One has to watch for cars!

      Art ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 09:09 PM

When the nor'west wind causes high waves to break over the Canso Causeway and mackerel or billfish are being bashed on the rocks the gulls hang suspended by the wind about 15 to 20 feet above the pavement, waiting for an easy meal. They are high enough to clear small vehicles but suffer a high mortality to the trucks. However they multiply faster than rabbits so are in no danger of extinction.
A crow is always aware of dangerous surroundings but the greedy gulls often forget to look both ways.

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: gnu
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 04:41 PM

Heheheheee. Them Capers is some 'ard nosed buggers, eh Sandy!

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 04:33 PM

Gnu's story is true although it is on the Cape Sable Island causeway I believe that they painted the seagulls. The ones on the Canso Causeway are real, flattened by 18 wheelers. :-}

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: gnu
Date: 31 May 10 - 06:32 PM

The gulls do the same on the Canso Causeway (Cape Breton - Nova Scotia). Been a fair few tires flattened by clam shell shards. So, they painted seagull outlines on the pave to trick gulls in the air. Dunno if it works.

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 31 May 10 - 06:22 PM

Seagulls in Puget Sound are known to crack open clams at low tide by dropping them on nearby rocks. Crows mimic the seagulls, but aren't always so accurate. It's funny, at the beach on foggy days (I heard it a lot on San Juan Island at the National Historic Park on the north end, English Camp). At low tide, the birds still feed, but more often when you hear a soggy "splat!" it is a crow that missed the rocks and hit wet sand when it dropped a clam. It's an eerie sound in the fog. :)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: gnu
Date: 31 May 10 - 05:50 PM

There are some other interesting vids there too. The one where the crow modifies the straight piece of whatever it is to make a hook to retrieve a treat is quite sommat.

Of course, many animals are intelligent to a ceratin degree, including humans... at times.

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 31 May 10 - 03:46 PM

Proving that crows are intelligent enough to recognize behaviour that is "personally rewarding," and have sufficient communication skills - or the ability to steal methodology from others - for the knowledge to be passed on to others of their ilk.

Obviously, crows have at least the same level of intelligence as a moderately successful politician.

(Anyone who's watched crows in the wild much will not be too surprised at this, although it's at the "top end" of what I've seen them do.)

John

Subject: RE: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 31 May 10 - 03:28 PM

wow!

Subject: BS: Crow (bird) cracks nuts in Japan
From: gnu
Date: 31 May 10 - 02:41 PM

Don't know if this was ever posted before.