Crows are clever.
Crows are clever scavengers.
Crows are clever scavengers who eat roadkill.
Things they leave out
Crows are clever scavengers who eat roadkill which they first soften in the nearest birdbath.
Crows are clever scavengers who eat roadkill which they first soften in the nearest birdbath, and then they fly away.
Crows are clever scavengers who eat roadkill which they first soften in the nearest birdbath, and then they fly away leaving the bones of whatever it was in the water.
Niiiiiice. Maybe it's some sort of friendship offering?
ReplyDeleteThat's a cheerful thought!
DeleteMuch as I like crows, though, I suspect they aren't returning the favor. My guess is it's more of an "I'm through with this" gesture.
The "softening stuff" has happened more than once; the bones, so far, only the one time.
ReplyDeleteI think other birds soften things in there, too, as I frequently find bits of magnolia bean/seed, bread, and whatnot in there. They are *not* a tidy bunch.
The bones though, that... was unexpected.