Why do crows sit around with their mouths hanging open?? We saw one today

[GreenPartyVoter]

just a few feet from the car. He just looked so funny sitting there staring at us like that. LOL

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Even a dead crow is a bad omen.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Depends how many you see at once :^)

One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for girl
Four for Boy
Five for Heaven
Six for Hell
Seven the devil's own self


(Also told as: One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for wedding, four for birth...)

[targetpractice]

3. I didn't realize how freaky smart crows are...

They recognize human faces, can learn, and teach other crows stuff...

Watch this stunning video... You will be amazed... It's worth the time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhmZBMuZ6vE

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Yes, I heard years ago how smart they are; that in olden days they

would follow armies as they marched because they knew there would be battles and therefor food.

I will have to show my kids the video.

Thanks!

[targetpractice]

5. A crow in that video actually *makes* a tool to get food! n/t

[pink-o]

9. I love crows! I love Ravens even more, having interacted with them in the English countryside.

The Brits know Ravens are the smartest of birds, even more than their crow-y cousins. But we don't have them where I live, albeit there are plenty of crows.

I happen to like sleek black animals. I have a black cat. I had a dog that was half-black lab, half-golden retriever who was just gorgeous. And big black birds are just awesome to me!

[suninvited]

15. that is a fascinating video

thanks for the link.

[EFerrari]

6. Is that the way they cool themselves?

I love them. There's every kind of black bird around here, from ravens to the smaller red winged blackbirds. It's like a set from "Harold and Maude" that was never used. lol :)

[pitohui]

8. yes that's how crows cool themselves, they don't have sweat glands

many other birds will sit w. open beak in hot weather for the same reason

[XemaSab]

14. Exactly

They pant to keep cool.

[mitchum]

7. Because they can

They are the absolute coolest birds.
I love their insolence.

[old mark]

10. They are just amazed.....nt

[Gormy Cuss]

11. That's the corvid equivalent of a jaw drop.

Crows are often shocked and amazed at stupid human tricks.

:P

[grasswire]

12. there's a new book out about crows and their intelligence

I've forgotten the name of it. It's supposed to be VERY interesting.

[KT2000]

13. Cool