Most birds are clever - some remove their youngs' droppings & drop them well away from the nest so predators don't find the nest; others including crows, eagles drop stones to smash emu eggs to get a feed; the palm ****atoo in FNQ uses a stick as a tool to play a prospective female a tune on a hollow tree or to warn her of danger; the osprey turns a caught fish in it's talons to aid aerodynamics. One would think it would be easier to fold a fish crossways. Some small birds build their nests in the lower story of a large raptor's nest - protection?
Most birds have extreme vision & agility - watch bee-eaters, flycatchers, swallows catching insect on the fly.
Some of us bird watchers walk some distance to see birds while the incapacitated watchers stay near the cars & see just as many or more birds. The birds get curious so they come & see - providing the person doesn't move.
yobarr said
05:27 PM Apr 25, 2021
Bobdown wrote:
Interesting Video.......don't know why they are called bird brains
Cheers Bob
Thanks Bob...great video.Cheers
oldbloke said
08:00 PM Apr 25, 2021
Warren-Pat_01 wrote:
Most birds are clever - some remove their youngs' droppings & drop them well away from the nest so predators don't find the nest; others including crows, eagles drop stones to smash emu eggs to get a feed; the palm ****atoo in FNQ uses a stick as a tool to play a prospective female a tune on a hollow tree or to warn her of danger; the osprey turns a caught fish in it's talons to aid aerodynamics. One would think it would be easier to fold a fish crossways. Some small birds build their nests in the lower story of a large raptor's nest - protection?
Most birds have extreme vision & agility - watch bee-eaters, flycatchers, swallows catching insect on the fly.
Some of us bird watchers walk some distance to see birds while the incapacitated watchers stay near the cars & see just as many or more birds. The birds get curious so they come & see - providing the person doesn't move.
If you just sit quietly near water in the bush. Importantly, not moving around, its very surprising what will appear after anout 10 minutes. Drab clothing is a must.
peter67 said
08:15 PM Apr 25, 2021
Nah rubbish, it's rare to see aussie crows flattened on the road, but it does happen. They reckon when a crow in a tree by the road calls (KAAAGH) all the other crows know there's a car coming and fly up into the trees. There's no crow call that sounds like TRUCK is there?
Craig1 said
08:24 PM Apr 25, 2021
Graham Kennedy would have disagreed
bgt said
09:02 PM Apr 25, 2021
Technically most of what we call crows are Ravens.
Blues Man said
08:11 AM Apr 26, 2021
A brilliant video..Thanks.
Tony Bev said
03:45 PM Apr 26, 2021
Thanks for putting that up, Bob
Yes, certainly a very smart bird
Warren-Pat_01 said
09:35 AM Apr 28, 2021
Hi bgt,
Yes there is little difference between the Australian Raven & the Crow (in northern Australia, we get the Torresian Crow).
Their calls are a little different, the bases of their feathers are of different colours (white in crows, grey in ravens) & some of their habits are different. The hackles (feathers on the front of the neck) stand out more & are longer on a raven. Most of the "crows" we see in QLD are Torresian Crows.
Occasionally we get to see the Little Crow - they tend to fly in small flocks & are a bit smaller than their cousins.
Interesting Video.......don't know why they are called bird brains
Cheers Bob
That's amazing.
Send a few to Canberra .
Most birds have extreme vision & agility - watch bee-eaters, flycatchers, swallows catching insect on the fly.
Some of us bird watchers walk some distance to see birds while the incapacitated watchers stay near the cars & see just as many or more birds. The birds get curious so they come & see - providing the person doesn't move.
Thanks Bob...great video.Cheers
If you just sit quietly near water in the bush. Importantly, not moving around, its very surprising what will appear after anout 10 minutes. Drab clothing is a must.
A brilliant video..Thanks.
Yes, certainly a very smart bird
Yes there is little difference between the Australian Raven & the Crow (in northern Australia, we get the Torresian Crow).
Their calls are a little different, the bases of their feathers are of different colours (white in crows, grey in ravens) & some of their habits are different. The hackles (feathers on the front of the neck) stand out more & are longer on a raven. Most of the "crows" we see in QLD are Torresian Crows.
Occasionally we get to see the Little Crow - they tend to fly in small flocks & are a bit smaller than their cousins.