Not sure if it’s the season for crows, but I’ve been seeing a lot of them lately. One very early morning after dropping my husband off at work at 6:00 am, I was driving home and upon stopping at a red light I heard a very loud noise over my car heater and radio. I shut off all the interior noise and rolled down my window, looked up at a tree in front of me and realized it was a huge flock of crows. The tree was completely full, there must have been close to 200 of them. The noise was literally deafening. I sat there with my eyes and mouth wide open, wishing someone else could be in the car with me to experience this strange situation. The image was so surreal with the sky still completely dark and the black silhouettes of the tree and crows against it. This sound clip is similar, but honestly would have to be reproduced about 3-5 times to match the loudness of those crows. I have also yet to find a photo that can match how many crows were in that tree.
Then, twice this past weekend we had flocks of crows in the backyard, sitting in the trees and again “cawwing” and squawking and making all sorts of noise. I’m beginning to wonder why I keep seeing large groups of them, which by the way is called a “murder of crows.” It’s making me slighty nervous. I wonder if seeing large amounts of crows is an ominous sign for something…
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Responses to “Crows”
January 30th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
There is a cool documentary about crows that aired on CBC very recently. I had no idea how smart they were til watching it. Link is below.
Our culture is definitely imbued with a superstition/emotional reaction to crows; they freak me out sometimes, too.
The doc talks about the science of how they think and act – maybe it will give some insight to the flocks that are hanging around you!
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_Nature_of_Things/ID=1385855962
January 31st, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Laura, I wish I could watch it! The video is unable to be played outside Canada. I was able to see the preview and a few clips and it definitely looks like a good show to watch. Hopefully it will be available to all soon!
October 14th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
I love this, I haven’t even read the blurp but the image you posted is fabulous and now that I know your secret love for crows I appreciate it so much more!
January 26th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
an excerpt from a website with crows as your totem animal…
“They are wonderful for psychic protection and will literally mob together to drive off negative energy from those they care for….Crows are very social and band together for the good of the group so this is an indication that we need to work with and cooperate with others of like mind in order to bring about blessings for all beings. Crows and Ravens look out for one another and they also warn other animals when danger is near. Frequently they drive hunters mad because they are always warning Deer and Elk that the hunters are near! When a Crow or Raven is shrieking loudly near you, check around to see if someone or something that could be “harmful” is in the area. Of course when they call like that it can mean many things yet over time once you work with them frequently you will begin to understand what their messages mean to you specifically.
Many times when I am outside I will be thinking about something to do with my work or a friend and if the Crows start calling to me, I know it’s a heads up that something needs to be attended to in that area of my life. They even make comments when I am situating new plants in the garden. If I place it one area and they are quiet, I know it’s not the right place so I keep moving the plant until they start shrieking at me. The plants always do well when I follow their advice!” …cool
http://morningstar.netfirms.com/crow.html