Saturday, June 7, 2008

Yes but there's a nest just next door with no camera on it...

From the Crow's Point of View
During spring and summer, crows raise three or four babies. These babies need a lot of protein while they're growing. To get this protein, crows pay a lot of attention to robins and blackbirds. Adult songbirds can defend themselves against crows. Songbirds are usually faster fliers so have no trouble escaping crows. But nestling songbirds--and their eggs--are completely helpless. Tiny birds like hummers, warblers, and sparrows often build their nests on branches too skinny for a crow's big feet to grasp. But larger species, like robins and blackbirds, make a sturdy nest that is easy for crows to perch on while pulling out the babies. Baby robins and blackbirds are a very important food source for nestling crows.

(from http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/rwbb/Redwing_NeighborhoodWatch.html )

I'm glad we don't have a webcam on a crow's nest!!!