RE: The Intelligence of Crows
November 6, 2010 at 11:31 am
(This post was last modified: November 6, 2010 at 11:33 am by Welsh cake.)
Last year a sparrow kept following me around all summer, I kid you not, not sure why but it was very tame and friendly nonetheless, though obviously I couldn't touch or hold it. Every time I'd shoo it off it would return a few minutes later hopping alongside walls and hedges to get a better view of me.
I swear that bird was bonkers eventually it earned the nickname "Jack Sparrow" from my family as in the same fictitious character from Pirates of the Caribbean.
On several occasions I'd awake to see it perched outside my bedroom window peering though the glass watching my every moment. The bird's favourite past time by far seemed to be staring at itself in our car's rear view mirror. Last time I checked sparrows were not on the list of animals demonstrating self-awareness in the mirror test.
I haven't seen the bird this year and can only assume it never survived migration. :C
I swear that bird was bonkers eventually it earned the nickname "Jack Sparrow" from my family as in the same fictitious character from Pirates of the Caribbean.
On several occasions I'd awake to see it perched outside my bedroom window peering though the glass watching my every moment. The bird's favourite past time by far seemed to be staring at itself in our car's rear view mirror. Last time I checked sparrows were not on the list of animals demonstrating self-awareness in the mirror test.
I haven't seen the bird this year and can only assume it never survived migration. :C
