{"id":9903,"date":"2017-10-09T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=9903"},"modified":"2017-10-10T07:53:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T11:53:36","slug":"take-5-clever-crows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-clever-crows\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Clever Crows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crows have long suffered under the reputation of being “bad.” Crows<\/a> raid crops, frequently steal eggs and chicks from other bird nests, and have been known to steal shiny objects such as articles of jewelry from people.<\/p>\n

Yet, these vocal black birds are among the most intelligent. Crow are said to be able to count (to a point) and they are also known to be very discriminating in their abilities to identify specific objects.<\/p>\n

Here are five photos of crows* from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest. Notice a theme with our Take 5 posts? All this month, leading up to Halloween, we’re spotlighting wildlife that’s “spooky,” “creepy,” and goes “bump” in the night. BOO!<\/p>\n

\"Crow

Crow \u00a9 Michele Moore<\/p><\/div>\n

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A crow and a red-tailed hawk face off in mid-air \u00a9 Jim Higgins<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Crow

Crow \u00a9 Matt Filosa<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Crow

Crow \u00a9 Steve DiGiandomenico<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bird

Bird silhouetted against the moon \u00a9 Greg Saulmon*<\/p><\/div>\n

*Okay, we’ll admit: this bird is not actually identifiable from just a silhouette, but it looks so perfectly spooky we had to include it anyway!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crows have long suffered under the reputation of being “bad.” Crows raid crops, frequently steal eggs and chicks from other bird nests, and have been known to steal shiny objects such as articles of jewelry from people. Yet, these vocal black birds are among the most intelligent. 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