Yesterday evening around six, I caught sight of a flock of crows - about 50 of them - having a good time off a nearby building. Apart from all the cawing, they were all facing into the wind and busy taking their turns, like boys jumping off a diving board in a swimming pool.
Intrigued, I went to the terrace to try and see what the commotion was about, and captured this video.
As I said, they too turns heading into the wind, which was from North/North East, though not a stiff breeze, was quite gusty. The Murder of Crows were trying to hover into the wind, and that when I understood they were hunting some insects blown by the wind.
Try as I might, I could not spot any of those insects which kept the crows enthralled for a quarter hour. Perhaps like children, the crows were enjoying the welcome breeze and not actually hunting!
Here is the video:
So why is that a flock of crows are called a Murder of Crows?
Tags: crow
Intrigued, I went to the terrace to try and see what the commotion was about, and captured this video.
As I said, they too turns heading into the wind, which was from North/North East, though not a stiff breeze, was quite gusty. The Murder of Crows were trying to hover into the wind, and that when I understood they were hunting some insects blown by the wind.
Try as I might, I could not spot any of those insects which kept the crows enthralled for a quarter hour. Perhaps like children, the crows were enjoying the welcome breeze and not actually hunting!
Here is the video:
So why is that a flock of crows are called a Murder of Crows?
Tags: crow
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