Category: Birds Blog

One afternoon, I was walking carelessly in my backyard. Suddenly, I saw a crow carrying off a pizza slice after several attempts. The crow wasn’t flying far or high. It just needed to take the slice behind a large tree in order to have a little privacy. This arises a question in my mind: How…

When it comes to arch-enemies, several pairs of animals, like cats and mice, wolves and elks, mongooses and cobras, spiders and flies, and pythons and alligators, may come into your mind. It’s high time to add another pair, crows and owls, to the list. So, do crows attack owls? The short answer is absolutely yes.…

Did you know baby crows are able to leave the nests and fly at 2 to 3 weeks after incubation? Still, the parents feed their babies until around 50 to 60 more days. Once baby crows leave the nests, they get along with the adults in the wild. So, why do you never see baby…

Did you know crows are both prey and predators? As predators, a murder of crows can mob and dive-bomb hawks and eagles. These birds can also kill the nestlings of songbirds and even their adults. Besides, they can crack and eat other birds’ eggs. So, when crows are prey, what are predators of crows? The…

Imagine if you’re driving on highways. Suddenly, you notice a couple of crows falling out of the sky, tangling up around each other. One attacks the other and already pecks out one eye. Meanwhile, a murder of crows comes to attack the injured crow as well, diving in next to it, peck it, and then…

Over the years, everything has been calm and quiet in your neighborhood, especially at night. Suddenly, you hear a murder of crows cawing at night. The sounds are getting louder and more irritating. It’s really unusual because crows are supposed to be asleep at this moment. This may lead you to wonder, why do crows…

Among 10,000+ bird species in the world, more than 900 bird species have ever been recorded in North America. Surprisingly, there are only two completely black birds, American crows and common ravens, out there in the United States. This may lead you to wonder, “Why are crows black?” Most probably, American crows carry the highest…

Hearing birds mimicking the speech of humans is fascinating. There are a few talking birds in the avian world. Budgerigars, parrots, parakeets, and blue-fronted amazons are significant. Among them, parrots can talk and mimic human voices pretty flawlessly. Now, this may lead you to wonder, can crows talk like parrots? Yes, crows can talk in…

When talking about crows, Alfred Hitchcock’s movie “The Birds” might come to your mind. Did you know crows can travel up to 80 kilometers to form communal night roosts? A night roost may consist of a hundred, a thousand, or even 100,000 crows (once recorded in Danville, Illinois). Now, the question is, where do crows…

Have you ever watched a little sparrow attack a crow to protect its territory? This often occurs in nature, particularly when smaller birds get death threats from large predators. Maybe, you’ve seen something similar between crows and large predators like eagles. So, do crows attack eagles? The short answer is yes. A murder of crows…