Sheffield James
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I came across this news story yesterday and I thought it worth sharing.
http://news.sky.com/story/french-theme-park-uses-crows-to-pick-up-litter-and-cigarettes-11469984
Great! I love crows and we have lots of them here in Tacoma WA.
That doesn't surprise me. Isn't it at the University of Seattle WA where all the crow experts do their work?...and also here in Anacortes, WA.
Well...it's where all the crows work with their researchers.Isn't it at the University of Seattle WA where all the crow experts do their work?
Pardon me, I'm from the colonies.It's the University of Washington in Seattle (where I teach) that continues to do crow research.
More or less, but definitely a more recent colonial than you.Depending on the historic time frame within which you identify (I take it you may be British)
Ahhh, yes, I get it. Neighbor to the near north less than 100 km from Anacortes. Unless you are in Victoria in which case from our deck we see the lights of the city reflected in the clouds, just 20 nautical miles away.More or less, but definitely a more recent colonial than you.
Lots of likes, Jill!I have two pet starlings, which are related to crows and are very intelligent. They say "Hello" when you enter the room, various other phrases, and whistle "Happy Birthday To You." Also, like crows, they love to steal shiny things. I am a mosaic artist and while I am working, one will often land on my shoulder, then wait for the opportune moment to swoop down and grab a tile out of my hand and fly away.
Lots of likes, Jill!
Just curious...what do they do with the shiny bauble, once they've swiped it?
Surely you've seen this story?:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31604026
(It's not about crows rather than starlings, but starlings are super smart too. And they're great mimics...I read somewhere that Mozart's pet starling sang his music. Oh, to be a fly on that wall....):
In the Swedish archipelago there has been projects where you get a trashbag with you when you rent a kayak and if you return the bag with litter from the sea you get rewarded. On the camino if you turn over x number of trashbags to trash stations you get a special stamp that get you into a speed line at the pilgrims office?I see the birds are rewarded with food every time they drop a piece of trash in a bucket. Maybe pilgrims could be rewarded with a cafe con leche or a vino tinto for doing the same!
Nah, never mind. Probably wouldn't work.
Maybe you're partly joking, but that's not a bad idea, Beatrice!In the Swedish archipelago there has been projects where you get a trashbag with you when you rent a kayak and if you return the bag with litter from the sea you get rewarded. On the camino if you turn over x number of trashbags to trash stations you get a special stamp that get you into a speed line at the pilgrims office?
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