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Originally Posted by Tobra View Post
It is not so much that they have a deal as that a crow has enough sense to know that if it tries to kill and eat a squirrel, it is liable to get injured.

Crow is smart enough to know better than to get in a fight unless they are sure to win with alacrity.
Crows hunt in packs not unlike other apex predators.

It was fascinating watching their cooperation when going after that baby dove I rescued.

It was a group of around 6 crows.

There were 2 that where perching on rooftops calling out to the others on the doves location / movement.

When the dove flew into some bushes a couple others took up deep safety positions will the rest tried to flush the dove out.

At one point the dove got out and flew under a parked car.

The lookouts called to the ground troops directing them to the car and they assumed the same deep cover / blitz formations.

Was fascinating to see how well they worked together. Kind scary actually.

The same group moves down my street every morning and if I go outside when they are within a house or two of me they get very obviously agitated at my presence.
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