They are pretty opportunistic and will take just about whatever they can get, so it does not surprise me if it caught another bird off guard. This Spring, I have a crow who is regularly patrolling the shallow areas of my ponds, hunting frogs. I have seen it twice grab a frog and carry it off to its nest. I have observed it hovering above the pond and even go into the water, up to its belly, while it is hunting. As a kid, I had a pet crow...I could not believe how smart it was. Check out this YouTube video on how crows can figure stuff out...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz7WKiC4SpY.
-Uwe Kausch Duluth Township -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Molly Jo Miller Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Crow just Took a Cardinal Oh my gosh. A crow just came through the yard and snatched a male cardinal. The blue jays went after it pretty hard, but he made off with the cardinal in its talons. We have a neighborhood Cooper's so that's what I assumed it would be. No. A Crow. Do crows prey on other live, adult birds regularly? I assume they are like jays and steal from nests whenever possible, but adult birds? Molly Jo MillerInver Grove Hts, Dakota Co ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
