This is a very good album by the way. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6d04569863.jpg

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Michigan has always had a firearms season for crows. I don't know why...hardly enough meat on them to make it worthwhile.
When I was a teen, I tried a few times to pick one off.... nearly impossible. They understand the looks of a rifle and will disappear....smart birds.

I was invited to the first public performance of the band that Mr. Dog became at Bottom of the Hill in SF. My girlfriend was bored and wanted to leave after a couple of songs. The band was Counting Crows. I never let her live that down.

Not really a fan of Counting Crows either but I did see The Black Crows open for Robert Plant at Lake Front Auditorium, New Orleans, on the Manic Nirvana tour. Good show!!!

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I don’t like either but I did see Robert Plant last summer and he was great!

How about Sheryl Crow opening for the Stones.

When we went snowmobiling in West Yellowstone years ago, one of the park Rangers told us not to leave any food, etc. at our snowmobiles. He said the crows, knew how to unzip bags, to get what was inside. We didn’t believe them, until we got back and saw that our bags were open and items were missing.

Either that, or the park, Ranger was ****ing with us and stealing our stuff!

Timing is excellent on this.

I was mowing last weekend just up from Paul's place in the Oregon foothills. Sweethome, to be exact. At the family farm. A very large raven was super interested in my fresh cut grass. It would fly away as I came near but then fly back. Until I saw it fly off with a mouse in its beak.

I was mowing at the same property this weekend. Again, a giant raven flew down into my fresh cuts. I don't think it scored a meal this time.

This was a very well fed raven. It seems to have worked out a bit of a system. Smart.

The funny thing is I liked the band Mr. Dog better before Adam Duritz joined it. Their lead singer decided to join a cult or something and they struck gold when Adam Duritz joined to replace him. I went to high school with Dave Bryson (a few years younger than me). Nicest guy you'd ever meet. He was the guitarist and mandolinist and a driving force with them.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1748487125.jpg
Found a pic of the crazy bird.

Mark Rober's crow episode. He gears his videos to kids, but they're entertaining to all ages, nevertheless.

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My Dad told me a story of when we lived in Canada, not sure what province. I was but 2 years old. We lived at the end of a culdasac and the neighbor, Jim Borroman, used to hunt with Dad for birds on occasion. Well the story goes there was a large tree at the end of the street and was recently taken over by a flock of very vocal crows/black birds. Some time goes by and my Dad and Jim said thats enough and walked toward the tree with their shotguns. The birds flew off as they approached. Another attempt and the birds flew away again. Jim and Dad, being at the end of the street in view of the tree decided to leave their shotguns under the tree and walk off. The vocal birds returned and vocalized their win. Jim and Dad again approached the tree, this time without shotguns, and the birds remained. The ending story was it was raining birds as Jim and Dad worked their 12G pump shotguns into the tree.

Have not read the prior comments, so if this a love fest for black birds, sorry to disappoint. :)