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Index of Subjects --f46d043bda68b1c81d04d358cee5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Looks a little rough but they are tough as nails. Prob flew away because you approached but if he could fly he has a fighting chance. Helene On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Rick Whitman < dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote: > I was walking the dyke between Hortonville and North Grand Pre when I > became aware of a major "crow disturbance". There were dozens of crows > dive-bombing a spot in a plowed field. It took at least 5-8 minutes to > get to a point where I could see a Raven attacking what appeared to be > a Crow, down in a furrow. Given the occasional wing flaps from the > Crow, I thought he was a "goner". As I got closer, the Raven flew off, > as did all the Crows. The injured (?) Crow was left to move very > slowly, on foot, in the immediate area. I thought I should get a > photo. I took four photos, from a distance of 50 feet or so, at which > point the Crow spread his wings and flew off, looking perfectly > normal. However, would you agree that this Crow looks pretty beat up ? > > http://tinyurl.com/b73yn24 > > Rick Whitman > -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net --f46d043bda68b1c81d04d358cee5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Looks a little rough but they are tough as nails. Prob flew away because yo= u approached but if he could fly he has a fighting chance.=A0<div><br></div= ><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:18= PM, Rick Whitman <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerule= scens@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com</a>>= </span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I was walking the dyke between Hortonville a= nd North Grand Pre when I<br> became aware of a major "crow disturbance". There were dozens of = crows<br> dive-bombing a spot in a plowed field. It took at least 5-8 minutes to<br> get to a point where I could see a Raven attacking what appeared to be<br> a Crow, down in a furrow. Given the occasional wing flaps from the<br> Crow, I thought he was a "goner". As I got closer, the Raven flew= off,<br> as did all the Crows. The injured (?) Crow was left to move very<br> slowly, on foot, in the immediate area. I thought I should get a<br> photo. I took four photos, from a distance of 50 feet or so, at which<br> point the Crow spread his wings and flew off, looking perfectly<br> normal. However, would you agree that this Crow looks pretty beat up ?<br> <br> <a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/b73yn24" target=3D"_blank">http://tinyurl.com= /b73yn24</a><br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> Rick Whitman<br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <b= r>Helene Van Doninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1= Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br>902-893-0253<br><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.= com" target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a><br> www.cwrc.net<br> </div> --f46d043bda68b1c81d04d358cee5--
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