https://youtu.be/PBlxNkyrMJs
Mike
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Lol, looks like that corvid is having fun riding the slopes on his polo mint. !! thanks for sharing this link Mike. I remember a crow in our last garden body-boarding over the icy layer of snow as if it was having a body scrub lol
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Regards, Hazel
I recall, a number of years ago, reading in a local, Bristol newspaper a piece (by a respected ornithologist) describing Ravens tobogganing on their backs down a snowy roof. First one bird, which then sought out and taught another. Her call: because it's fun. No biological advantage to be gained.
Corvids: both intelligent and ingenious.
But this one may be a very, very special case Mike.
All the best -
Dave
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HAZY said:Lol, looks like that corvid is having fun riding the slopes on his polo mint. !! thanks for sharing this link Mike. I remember a crow in our last garden body-boarding over the icy layer of snow as if it was having a body scrub lol
As we know, crows are very intelligent birds and i find it fascinating watching the juvenile crows in our garden, how they explore and play with things.
rspbailey said:This was included in Chris Packham's Natures Weirdest Events a few years back.
The quality of the video suggested it wasn't a fairly recent one, but still worth a share to bring smiles to faces and show how ingenious crows can be.
SunnyKate2 said:As I reached the end of that Lovely video, this one popped up, love how they never forget, he comes back to the frozen one at the end.
Crows really are fascinating birds to watch.