Glasseye Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Pretty cool.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Super cool birds. Smart. There's a group of 'em that follow me around at the local botanical garden. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, lazarus said: Super cool birds. Smart. There's a group of 'em that follow me around at the local botanical garden. Proud Boys in disguise ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 6 hours ago, Glasseye said: Proud Boys in disguise ? It's all about turf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Studies have shown that wild ravens have at least 60 different vocalizations, and they are indeed very intelligent; there are lots of them around my neck of the woods, as well as eagles since our town dump is only a couple of kilometres away. On my way downtown I pass a valley near this dump with a prominent south-facing slope, and on windy days the ravens and eagles gather in large groups and actually play with each other, and some of the aerobatics are incredible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 I think some lived in the Tower of London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, coxyhog said: I think some lived in the Tower of London? As I understand it, some still do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 hours ago, coxyhog said: I think some lived in the Tower of London? 36 minutes ago, Freee!! said: As I understand it, some still do. There are supposedly at least six resident ravens. If they leave the Tower the Crown will fall and Britain with it. Legend of course but the many legends of the ravens make interesting reading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Atticus said: There are supposedly at least six resident ravens. If they leave the Tower the Crown will fall and Britain with it. Legend of course but the many legends of the ravens make interesting reading. Didn't one of them just croak..? RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 23 hours ago, coxyhog said: I think some lived in the Tower of London? When I toured the Tower of London many years ago, I was amazed by the raven's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Smart yes, survivors definitely; it is pretty messy when they disembowel a freshly dead animal starting from the rear end first. But, that’s real nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 6:13 PM, Norton said: Smart yes, survivors definitely; it is pretty messy when they disembowel a freshly dead animal starting from the rear end first. But, that’s real nature. Hey, any creature that can survive by eating frozen bags of garbage at -40 has to have some extraordinary survival skills, alright... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 6/28/2021 at 2:13 AM, Norton said: Smart yes, survivors definitely; it is pretty messy when they disembowel a freshly dead animal starting from the rear end first. But, that’s real nature. You ever see a gang (flock ??) of vultures on a dead dog in India...... blimey ???? Or in UK magpies and dead sheep. Pretty birds but vicious at times. Our bird population in London is struggling because of the sodding wild noisy parakeets everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 6 hours ago, nampla69 said: You ever see a gang (flock ??) of vultures on a dead dog in India...... blimey ???? The collective noun for vultures is a wake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Freee!! said: The collective noun for vultures is a wake. Danke mijnheer ....... so what bird collective noun is a Parliament.??? No Googling. I have others like this from pub quizzing .... before Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, nampla69 said: Danke mijnheer ....... so what bird collective noun is a Parliament.??? No Googling. I have others like this from pub quizzing .... before Google. The collective noun for owls is a parliament and no, I didn't use Google, it is something of a hobby for me. EDIT: While we are at it, what is the difference between a gaggle of geese and a skein of geese? Edited June 29, 2021 by Freee!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 No Googling ...... my guess and I think I am right from memory is about flight ???? A skein is a formation in flight ??? Gaggle bunch on the ground ....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 29 minutes ago, nampla69 said: No Googling ...... my guess and I think I am right from memory is about flight ???? A skein is a formation in flight ??? Gaggle bunch on the ground ....??? Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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