by divacrows | Nov 17, 2018 | Gwen & Stephen, Snafu, Zen
Things that should not happen: snow in Northern Virginia before Thanksgiving. And yet here we are. The dusting we had at the beginning of the week is gone, but Thursday produced freezing rain, wet cold, and utter dreariness. Before this all happened, Super Hub and I...
by divacrows | Oct 11, 2018 | Gwen & Stephen
I’m sure we’ve all seen the video clips of super savvy crows pulling up buckets on chains to get the treat and otherwise manipulating tools to complete subtle moves that result in obtaining a treat. I decided to test Gwen and Stephen to see how much...
by divacrows | Oct 7, 2018 | Gwen & Stephen, Raptors, Snafu
Stephen has developed a new habit: he likes to honk. Every three to five minutes he will produce this sound once and go about his business until the next one must be shared with the world. He has not deigned to explain this behavior. Perhaps he is trying to...
by divacrows | May 18, 2018 | Breeding, Gwen & Stephen
It has been pouring down rain here for the past three days. Luckily it has not been too cold, but daytime temps in the 60s are no picnic when you are trying to incubate eggs. Gwen has reached Hero Mother status. She is, to be generous, bedraggled. Her chest is stained...
by divacrows | May 12, 2018 | Gwen & Stephen, Ucawz
UCAWZ VI Whereas, Crows are song birds and thus are experts on vocalizations (and everything else); Whereas, Humans engage in an activity called “singing,” in which they repeat music written by “composers;” Whereas, the avian practice of...
by divacrows | May 10, 2018 | Breeding, Gwen & Stephen
Gwen Hanging Out Gwen Still Hanging Out Gwen standing up and looking at something where she just was sitting I need boilerplate language that I can automatically insert into posts to the effect that crows are smart, will always outsmart people, love being a nuisance,...
