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H5N1 bird flu confirmed after reports of 1,000–1,500 crow deaths in Chennai. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/over-1-000-crows-dead-union-govt-intervenes-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-situation-in-chennai-gq37d47n?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #H5N1 #Crows #TamilNadu

#Crows #Corvids

The crows don't like some bikers. I watched them mob one but ignore the next. I wonder what pattern they have memorized for unfriendly bikers.

Lesson they can easily be your enemy as your friend. (Actually, I knew that.)

Crow With No Name Part 6

#Wss366 entail #MastoPrompt Joust

“Why did I ever get such a rude familiar?” the girl complained.

“Rude? You #joust. Ack, Ack… Wait… a familiar? What does that #entail?” I asked cocking my head.

“You help me with magic, let me pet you, answer my questions, make coffee…”

“Hold it! None of the above. I don’t know magic. No one pets me. Okay, maybe I can answer questions. But I don’t have hands, so coffee is out.”

“You're useless!”

“Now who's being rude, Miss Bossy-pants!”

#TootFic #MicroFiction #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy

I'll spend a bit on peanuts in the shell, but I won't buy meat to feed the #Crows However, I had a a small amount of trimmed raw chicken fat that I put out for them this morning.

#AmericanCrow #Corvids #Birds #Massachusetts #FairhavenMA

A crow standing by a snow bank near a small pile of fat trimmings.

Crow with a bit of chicken fat in his beak that it just picked up from the snow.

Crow With No Name Part 5

#Wss366 detail

I stopped gloating when the girl said, “I was hoping for a cat for a familiar.”

If I could have sputtered, I would have. Instead, I said, “A cat? Why would you want a sneaky old cat?”

“They're fluffy, purr, and make the best familiars. If I were lucky, I could have gotten a bakeneko.”

“I’m fluffy,” I objected, fluffing my feathers. “And I’m smarter too. I’m college-educated!”

“But you won’t let me pet you.”

“Caw, caw, caw, #details, #details, #details.”

#TootFic #MicroFiction #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy

no rain today so was able to take pics again.
#bird #birds #BirdsOfFediverse #birdsofmastodon #corvid #corvids #crow #crows #hoodedCrow #hoodedcrows #starling #starlings #rook #rooks #magpie #pigeon

a magpie and a crow on a foot path at dropped food.

2 rooks and a crow waiting ovn road for food to appear.

pigeons and starlings on road by supermarket.

"Mind how you go, human"
#Photography #London #Crows

A Crow on an old style London lamppost, with a blue sky behind it.

"Too much eye of newt! Now look at us..." #WackyWednesdayArt #photography #birds #crows #ClassicMono #HighKey #art #patterns #gift #EastCoastKin

Three Torresian crows perched in a roughly triangular formation, one horizontal, one vertical and one upside down.

#Crows #Corvids It's a nice day, so I walked further than usual this morning. A new murder of crows greeted me. They knew me, but I didn't know them. Smart fellows.

Meet One-Foot-san. That's how I'm sure it was a different group. No pictures

He did come down a little later, while I was bringing my son to school.

I'm really wondering what's up with his wings. Every winter now many big feathers get broken. I always assumed it came from fights with black kites and unfriendly crows, but Ms Crow is fine, and while it's not uncommon for crows to get some damage on their wings, it's never that bad with other crows. I'm starting to wonder if he has a condition that makes his feather more fragile? No idea.

#crows #CrowUpdate

Mr Crow was not in the mood to come down this morning (yesterday evening either). It's that time of the year again when it's cold, and his wings are damaged and he conserves his energy as much as possible.

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#CrowUpdate #crows #birds

Mr Crow perched on a utility cable in front of a very blue sky.

Mr Crow perched on a utility cable in front of a very blue sky, but from a different angle where his messed up wings are more apparent.

lots of annoying gulls trying to steal everything today.
#bird #birds #BirdsOfFediverse #birdsofmastodon #corvid #corvids #crow #crows #hoodedCrow #hoodedcrows #starling #starlings #Jackdaw #jackdaws #magpie #pigeon

a crow on footpath while mapie on road waits for food to appear.

a jackdaw on road while a blur of another jackdaw flies past.

a crow, a pigeon and 4 starlings on road by supermarket.

Crow With No Name Part 4

#Wss366 Ground/ #GroundhogDay #MastoPrompt Harridan

Motionless girl—kimono stirring—no longer shimmering—eyes uncomfortably direct.

I scanned the area uneasily, and my gaze was instantly drawn to the sparkling pentagram she stood in. "I want! So pretty! Move, silly human," I cawed.

Moist cavities in the leaves surrounded the pentagram—a feast. "Move! Your ass, girl." I added, making myself clear.

Shadow moving on one side. A harmless head popped out of the #ground. We looked at each other, and then it yawned, looked at it’s shadow, and disappeared.

“Rude!” I shouted. “Shove it, you root eating #harridan.”

Motion. My attention snapped back to the girl—ready to fly.

“You talked,” she said.

“Yeah? So?” I replied. “Why wouldn’t I be able to talk?” Actually, that was a good question, I thought

“You’re a crow.”

A crow? A crow! I wasn’t tripping.

“I’m a crow. Holy moly, no more bills! Eat my shit, bank loans! Drop dead, stupid girlfriend! I’m going to steal some red hats and show those fascists just what I think of them.”

The air in my lungs abruptly ran out, and I shut-up.

#TootFic #MicroFiction #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy

Caption: Shove it, you root eatingf harridan.
Image a perched crow with its mouth open.

#Crows #Corvids

I just realized what was off about the conversation I had with a passerby. I was feeding the Northern Murder, and they said, "Trying to train them?"

It felt wrong. I'm not training them. I am showing that I'm a friend and am willing to share with them.

I suppose it's just #semantics, but "train" implies they don't have agency.

Four crows are eating food scattered on the pavement. (One in the street)

shadow figure

https://lemmygrad.ml/post/10569746

I always make crow noises when I go out to feed them old cat and dog kibble; I hope I’m not offending them by butchering their language (looking at you, french crows).

But I’ve recently started crowing “acá..acá” and I love the semantic ring of it. Like I’m calling in the cows, “here…here”.

#espancrow #crows

A fraction of a second before he catches the nut.

https://lemmy.world/post/42518501

Crow With No Name: Part 3

#Wss366 Nick #MastoPrompt Articulate

At first, I flew toward the voices cawing, “I’m here! This way!” But I soon veered north. Something was cawing to me: a scent, a murmur, a hue. A fascination #articulated through every sense.

Houses and fields sped past below. Once or twice, places where I might find grubs or seeds beckoned me. But the call had become a song that drew me on.

Then I saw it: a swirl of unnamed colors rising from a glade in a copse of nesting trees. The colors brushed motionless autumn leaves, rising into the sky—a scent as alluring as yesterday's trash.

I swooped down, landing on a branch to take in the scene: a girl dancing. With each swing of her arms, stomp of her heel, and swish of her hips and kimono, a shimmering mist arose. She sang, accompanying her dance with a song like evening crickets or morning doves—ancient, yet new as dawn.

“Caw, caw. I’m here,” I called. I really wanted to know what she was doing.

She stopped dancing—face turning—eyes fixed uncomfortably on me. I wanted to tell her, “Don’t be like that. Look away,” but she spoke first. “Did Old #Nick send you?”

“Satan?” I replied. The words sounded harsh in my ears. “I came because you cawed.”

#TootFic #MicroFiction #NMFic #Crows #Corvids #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy