PlasticJock 539 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Nice sidestep lab.............. So are you the stalker? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Nice sidestep lab.............. So are you the stalker? And people wonder why these threads go of course.................. Can you tell me a specific area please....theres a few windows i try and get through....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,566 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Crows are opportunistic and now there nesting they will get worse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickmck 716 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Walked up to the in laws yesterday about half 12 to get my car after a heavy weekend (it seemed like a good idea at the time), and as I got there I heard a big commotion on the other side of the road so looked over to see what was going on. A flock of starlings was going mad, because a crow had grabbed one (presumably in flight), and was pecking it on the floor as it had it pinned down... I've never heard of a crow attacking a live bird, especially in the 'safety' of a flock? Anyway, the starling was flapping about and couldn't get up so I necked the poor thing. Got home and mentioned it to the missus, she said in the last week one of her friends had been attacked in the street by a crow, and another had a resident stalker who keeps trying to get in through her kitchen window (Lab?) Is this normal behaviour for crows? I've never seen it before and I was wondering if anyone else has noticed strange behaviour? there just hard bastrads up your neck of the woods Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,856 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 saw one knock down one of my fan tailpigeons when I was young, knocked it out the sky in one of the pigeons rare flights round the fields behind the loft. Dad wouldnt believe it was a crow I saw do it. I scared the crow away but the bird still died later. Seen crows proper hammering leverets round silage fields after they have been cut. The leverets had escaped the chopper but when they stuck their noses back onto the cut fields the crows where on them trying to lift some quite big leverets as they screamed and wriggled free. If more shooters and keepers put real effort into controlling crows rather than wan king over photos of starving milky summer vixens that they have managed to call in and shoot the countryside would be much better for it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 , also seen a crow walk along a flat topped leylandi hedge before dropping head long into the middle and coming out with a young collard dove chick. I can remember that mate i was in your garden when it happened and the horrible thing come back bout 5 min's later for the other one...i have seen crow's take young sparrow's half peck feral pigeon's to death and i once whatched two crow's peck a half grown rabbit's head in then the flew of and left it.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticJock 539 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Walked up to the in laws yesterday about half 12 to get my car after a heavy weekend (it seemed like a good idea at the time), and as I got there I heard a big commotion on the other side of the road so looked over to see what was going on. A flock of starlings was going mad, because a crow had grabbed one (presumably in flight), and was pecking it on the floor as it had it pinned down... I've never heard of a crow attacking a live bird, especially in the 'safety' of a flock? Anyway, the starling was flapping about and couldn't get up so I necked the poor thing. Got home and mentioned it to the missus, she said in the last week one of her friends had been attacked in the street by a crow, and another had a resident stalker who keeps trying to get in through her kitchen window (Lab?) Is this normal behaviour for crows? I've never seen it before and I was wondering if anyone else has noticed strange behaviour? there just hard bastrads up your neck of the woods They had their sleeves rolled up and tattoos all over their wings 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 that last time we had all that snow I saw two carrion crows kill a magpie, you could see the hunger in the birds eyes also a few years ago I saw a herring gull swallow a live sparrow whole Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I've been watching sparrows eat big fat black flies in mid air today, shooting up, and plucking them out the air. It's dog eat dog out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mark@mbb 31 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I had a crow that used to knock on my window at first light every morning until i hid behind the curtains and shot it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I had a crow that used to knock on my window at first light every morning until i hid behind the curtains and shot it f**k me, I bet the Jehovah's witnesses give your gaff a wide berth! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxfan 479 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 The correct terminoligy for a goup of them is 'a murder of crows' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 The correct terminoligy for a goup of them is 'a murder of crows' or like the folk on thl, ie, "a shower o craws " 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 21,397 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 back to the original post and the point about crows harassing people ive experienced this myself at school when i was a kid we used to have crow that would swoop and chase us it was actuly quite scary ive heard other examples of this behaviour also from freinds.... now just to throw the the crow among the pigeons i feel like the corvids get a hard deal with all the egg theiving blah blah blah its just what they do like sharks eat little fish lions eat baby zebra ect ect its not down to us to play god and decide whats right and wrong i also think that the magpie and jay and the jakdaw are some of our most beautiful birds.... dont get me wrong i beleave in number control of these species but i dont understand the deep cut hatred people have towards them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mooch. 177 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Just remembered - I once watched 2 crows harassing a stoat across a golf course fairway. Whenever the crows got to close the stoat would turn and rush them! Best bit was once the stoat reached the otherside it ran about a foot up a tree trunk and leapt at the crows like a ninja!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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