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Cynthia wrote:
Well, the crows probably don't see it as stealing, but they've recently
taken to flying off with the pebbles I've used to mulch around pot plants.

Does anyone know why they do this?

They've been doing it daily for the last two weeks. I run out there whenever
I see them, but they don't take me very seriously, they're normally back in
the afternoon.

Sometimes the pebbles they take are surprisingly large, but most of the time
they're around 3-4cm in diameter.

I thought that they might be curious about them because of their egg-like
shape, but you'd think they'd get over it when they got no food from them.


Cynthia.


Theyre showing of for their darlings, bringing treasures home to show
how "clever" they are and how much they care. Diamonds for poor female
crows.
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Well, the crows probably don't see it as stealing, but they've recently
taken to flying off with the pebbles I've used to mulch around pot plants.

Does anyone know why they do this?

They've been doing it daily for the last two weeks. I run out there whenever
I see them, but they don't take me very seriously, they're normally back in
the afternoon.

Sometimes the pebbles they take are surprisingly large, but most of the time
they're around 3-4cm in diameter.

I thought that they might be curious about them because of their egg-like
shape, but you'd think they'd get over it when they got no food from them.


Cynthia.


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Cynthia.

Theyre showing of for their darlings, bringing treasures home to show
how "clever" they are and how much they care. Diamonds for poor female
crows.


Heh, that's kinda cute. Cynthia is providing crowy love tokens.
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Well crows have feelings too. Theyre known to be about as smart as dogs.
Theyre all thieves. But their "women" appreciate this daring approach to
survival.
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Cynthia.

Theyre showing of for their darlings, bringing treasures home to show how
"clever" they are and how much they care. Diamonds for poor female crows.


Heh, that's kinda cute. Cynthia is providing crowy love tokens.



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Well, the crows probably don't see it as stealing, but they've recently
taken to flying off with the pebbles I've used to mulch around pot plants.

Does anyone know why they do this?

They've been doing it daily for the last two weeks. I run out there
whenever I see them, but they don't take me very seriously, they're
normally back in the afternoon.

Sometimes the pebbles they take are surprisingly large, but most of the
time they're around 3-4cm in diameter.

I thought that they might be curious about them because of their egg-like
shape, but you'd think they'd get over it when they got no food from them.


Cynthia.


They are a bit like Bower birds they like the colour blue. A friend had his
greenish/blue peebles stolen by grows. He gathered those up and replaced
them with some other colour. No problems since.

I also remember when the coloured golf balls were popular that the crows
would pick them up and fly off.

Here in WA that have declared rainbow lorikeets as a pest and are going to
start culling them. It was also mentioned that the crow population had blown
out and that it was on the cards they could be hunted as well.

Richard




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Jonno wrote:
Well crows have feelings too. Theyre known to be about as smart as dogs.
Theyre all thieves. But their "women" appreciate this daring approach to
survival.



Heh, that makes 'em as smart as... um, Britney and Kate Moss. Okay, not
hard, but they tend to get the hots for the bad boy crim types of their
species, too. Rock on, crows!
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"Linda H" wrote in message
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Jonno wrote:
Well crows have feelings too. Theyre known to be about as smart as dogs.
Theyre all thieves. But their "women" appreciate this daring approach to
survival.



Heh, that makes 'em as smart as... um, Britney and Kate Moss. Okay, not
hard, but they tend to get the hots for the bad boy crim types of their
species, too. Rock on, crows!


They have gotten a few of my golf balls over the years too......



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Heh, that makes 'em as smart as... um, Britney and Kate Moss. Okay, not
hard, but they tend to get the hots for the bad boy crim types of their
species, too. Rock on, crows!



They have gotten a few of my golf balls over the years too......


Who, Kevin Federline and Pete Doherty?

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k wrote:

They have gotten a few of my golf balls over the years too......


Recently?

They have been turning up in my yard. We were discussing it at morning
tea as to whether it was some idiot driving golf balls in their yard or
crows.

We've had a continuing problem with white pebbles from the driveway next
door migrating here. I always blamed little boys, but I guess the crows
were probably the culprits.

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k wrote:

They have gotten a few of my golf balls over the years too......


Recently?

They have been turning up in my yard. We were discussing it at morning tea
as to whether it was some idiot driving golf balls in their yard or crows.

We've had a continuing problem with white pebbles from the driveway next
door migrating here. I always blamed little boys, but I guess the crows
were probably the culprits.

They've done a runner with all my pretty pebbles in the bird bath!

Linda




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k wrote:

They have gotten a few of my golf balls over the years too......

Recently?

They have been turning up in my yard. We were discussing it at morning tea
as to whether it was some idiot driving golf balls in their yard or crows.

We've had a continuing problem with white pebbles from the driveway next
door migrating here. I always blamed little boys, but I guess the crows
were probably the culprits.

They've done a runner with all my pretty pebbles in the bird bath!

Linda


Damn goes to show, crow bait is availalble. No one would have thought.
Here am i writing about sticks and stones. Stone the crows....
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odonata28 (Linda) wrote:
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k wrote:

They have gotten a few of my golf balls over the years too......
Recently?

They have been turning up in my yard. We were discussing it at morning
tea as to whether it was some idiot driving golf balls in their yard or
crows.

We've had a continuing problem with white pebbles from the driveway next
door migrating here. I always blamed little boys, but I guess the crows
were probably the culprits.

They've done a runner with all my pretty pebbles in the bird bath!

Linda

Damn goes to show, crow bait is availalble. No one would have thought.
Here am i writing about sticks and stones. Stone the crows....


indeed LOL
Linda


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"Cynthia" writes:
Well, the crows probably don't see it as stealing, but they've recently
taken to flying off with the pebbles I've used to mulch around pot plants.

Does anyone know why they do this?


Now that you mention it, I seem to remember hearing about this. Don't
crows need a pebble to add to their cooking, or something??
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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"Cynthia" writes:
Well, the crows probably don't see it as stealing, but they've recently
taken to flying off with the pebbles I've used to mulch around pot plants.

Does anyone know why they do this?


Now that you mention it, I seem to remember hearing about this. Don't
crows need a pebble to add to their cooking, or something??
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

Almost right, to cook a crow, you throw the crow in a pot, and a pebble,
when the pebble is tender the crow is cooked.
Also just ofr you, a blondes recipe for baking a roast, just in time for
Christmas....
Bake a small roast and a large roast together in a large oven. When the
small one is burnt, the big one is just right to eat.


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"Cynthia" writes:
Well, the crows probably don't see it as stealing, but they've recently
taken to flying off with the pebbles I've used to mulch around pot
plants.

Does anyone know why they do this?


Now that you mention it, I seem to remember hearing about this. Don't
crows need a pebble to add to their cooking, or something??
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

Almost right, to cook a crow, you throw the crow in a pot, and a pebble,
when the pebble is tender the crow is cooked.
Also just ofr you, a blondes recipe for baking a roast, just in time for
Christmas....
Bake a small roast and a large roast together in a large oven. When the
small one is burnt, the big one is just right to eat.


Should i be writing these recipes down?


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