Hope bird behavior questions are ok. I received the following email from my neighbor in Buckfield; he was wondering about an explanation for the behavior.
Around 7.35 AM ( 2/24/2014) we heard a large commotion of crows in the side field.. more than their usual cawing etc. Upon looking out the window we saw at least 3 possibly more crows fighting on the ground. There were several others in the surrounding trees. After about 10-12 minutes of this fighting the other two crows flew off leaving one , apparently dead, crow on the snow. As I came in and started to write this up, Nancy called me and said the other crows were back and eating the dead one. I arrived at the window in time to see one crow flying off with something in its beak. We have lived here 30 years and never saw crows behave this way. Is this why a flock is called a "murder" of crows ???
-- Around 7.35 AM ( 2/24/2014) we heard a large commotion of crows in the side field.. more than their usual cawing etc. Upon looking out the window we saw at least 3 possibly more crows fighting on the ground. There were several others in the surrounding trees. After about 10-12 minutes of this fighting the other two crows flew off leaving one , apparently dead, crow on the snow. As I came in and started to write this up, Nancy called me and said the other crows were back and eating the dead one. I arrived at the window in time to see one crow flying off with something in its beak. We have lived here 30 years and never saw crows behave this way. Is this why a flock is called a "murder" of crows ???
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