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19-01-2007, 09:55 AM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Carnoustie, Angus
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| | | Carrion Crow question
About half an hour ago I seen a Carrion Crow plucking and eating a Woodpigeon in the middle of a Scots Pine tree. Is this unusual? I have never heard of crows killing large birds or am I wrong? Any thoughts would be appreciated, cheers.
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19-01-2007, 10:16 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Little village called Chedworth
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| | | Re: Carrion Crow question
chances are the woodpigeon was already dead and the crow was just scavenging, something they'l readily do with dead things of all sizes. |
19-01-2007, 10:32 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: East Kent
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| | | Re: Carrion Crow question
I love Carrion Crows. I wouldn't turn my back on one, though! 
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19-01-2007, 11:25 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Suffolk
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| | | Re: Carrion Crow question
I expect alot of birds were killed yesterday in the storm, the crows will be well fed for the next few days. |
19-01-2007, 04:27 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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| | | Re: Carrion Crow question
Nicola, I would also say it was either a scavenged dead bird or possibly a sick bird polished off. I've read of Crows killing adult Lapwings, but such behaviour is unusual- I normally see the Lapwings chase off Crows to protect their nests.
One of the reasons corvids are doing so well these days is the abundance of roadkill- drive up any major road + it's littered with dead Rabbits, Foxes, Pheasants,etc. | | |
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