On of the things that fascinate me about crows are their vocals. Crow vocals are not just noise. These birds are saying something...talking. They have even been known to curse. What most humans hear as just loud noise are actually sounds that fluctuate some way, such as intensity. Their language is important and complex. Also, they make other sounds in addition to CAW.
Today a crow, smallish, was perched on a tall, thick, wooden post. It called and another bird seemed to call back to it. I paid attention to the several times this occurred, to make sure that this was not a coincidence. It appears that this was not. One time the other bird called out first and the crow on the post seemed to respond.
After the conversation was over, I saw a bird floating down toward the ground. I looked up and the crow was gone from the wooden post. Perhaps this was the same bird. The bird approaching the ground flying with it's legs hanging. I've never seen a crow fly with it's feet hanging down before. They were large, big, black feet. It was such a sight. Here was this bird, with fingers (feathers spread out so far you can see the spaces between the feathers at the edge of the wings), and large, pretty black feet handing down. It was such a sight.
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