What a wonderful and very interesting information,you both,Sri Gopalakrishnan Sir,and Sridharan Sir have been giving! Your zeal is so impressive. Thank you. YM
On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 5:43 PM 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *Respected Sir/s,* > > * CROW meaning and symbolism include > adaptability, cleverness and intelligence, teamwork and reciprocity, > transformation, and psychic abilities. Crows live on every continent except > Antarctica. * > > *COMMON CROW** also known as the raven is the national bird of the** > country **BHUTAN.* > > * The house crow has apt names in Indian languages which are onomatopoeic > **(**சொல்லின் உச்சரிப்பும்**, **அதன் பொருளும் கிட்டத்தட்ட ஒரே மாதிரி > இருத்தல்**)* *i**n origin. It **is KAKAH **काकः* *in Sanskrit, KOWWA* > *कौआ* *in Hindi, KAAKI **కాకి* *in Telugu, KAGE* *ಕಾಗೆ**, in Kannada, > KOWLA* *कावळा* *in Marathi, KAGDO* *કાગડો** in Gujarati and KAG* *কাক* *in > Bengali. The most befitting name is **kaa kaa* *கா* *கா* *கா* *കാ* *കാ* > *കാ* *in both Tamil and Malayalam as this is precisely echoic of the > bird's call. **This is the main call, but it has a bit more of vocabulary > expressive of various moods and situations.* > > It is one of the better and less harsh looking of the crows. The > fore-crown, front parts of the face, wings and tail, as also the bill and > legs, are dull black. The hind-crown, neck, breast and belly are > mouse-grey. Variations occur region-wise and the birds of Sri Lanka and > southern India are more blackish. > > Crows typically hide their nests in a crotch near the trunk of a > tree or on a horizontal branch, generally towards the top third or quarter > of the tree. They prefer to nest in evergreens, but will nest in deciduous > trees when evergreens are less available. • > > Power of Insight: Crows are known to build their nests on very tall > trees. By doing so, they get a better vision and perspective of the > surroundings. If the crow is ones *totem* animal, you will also get a > better vision to see things clearly. When a fearless crow has a direct, > unimpeded path to a nearby food source, the adrenaline kicks in and the > bird rapidly hops in a beeline to the meal. Familiar with this particular > food and confident in its environment, the bird knows it can go quickly and > seize the prize. Its speed may be determined by the fact that its prey may > be moving, or that there’s competition for it from other crows. > > (*TOTEM: a** natural object or animal that is believed by a particular > society to have spiritual significance and that is adopted by it as an > emblem*.) > > Crows will only use a nest once, and generally only fledge one brood a > year. They will, however build on top of an old nest particularly in areas > where nest trees are especially sparse. > > *CROWS** are one of the most mysterious and > complex birds and an animal that we are still learning more about each day. > One very interesting behaviour of crows is their ability to communicate. > They are highly intelligent animals that have their own unique language, > and sometimes that communication is directed at us humans. Crows are > extremely intelligent birds. They are known for their problem-solving > skills and amazing communication skills. For example, when a crow > encounters a mean human, it will teach other crows how to identify the > human. In fact, research shows that crows don’t forget a face.* *Some > people have reported that after they establish a strong relationship with a > wild crow, the crow gave them a unique name. There will be a certain tone > and sequence that the bird calls to a specific person to get their > attention and to communicate with other crows about that person. * > > Many types of crows are solitary, but they will often forage in > groups. Others stay in large groups. A group of crows is called a murder. > When one crow dies, the murder will surround the deceased. This funeral > isn’t just to mourn the dead, though. The crows gather together to find out > what killed their member. Then, the murder of crows will band together and > chase predators in a behaviour called mobbing. With some crow species, the > yearlings and non-mating adults live in a group called a roosting > community. > > Some crows migrate while other crows don’t migrate in the common sense. > They will travel to warmer areas of their territory, when needed. > > *Crows sometimes appear as a method of divination and prophecy. In > some mythologies, crows are seen as a sign of bad things to come, but in > others they are considered to be messengers from the gods. Crows often > appear as trickster characters in folklore and legend.* > > · Crow or raven is a spirit animal. A spirit animal is a symbol > of magic and mystery that we experience in our lives. Spirit animals can > help us know more about ourselves as well as the world around us. If a crow > appears in your waking life or your dream, it brings you different > messages, which are going to affect your life. > > · Most ancient cultures have accepted crow as the harbinger to > guide human souls to the afterlife. The new era has brought different > meanings of the crow as the spirit animal. > > · WHEN Crows show up it lets us to foresee that there are > spiritual shifts happening around us and reminds us to pay attention to the > spiritual messages sent to guide us. They represent transformation, cycles, > psychic tools, and insight into unseen realms. > > · When two or four crows are cawing near our house, it's believed > to get good fortune, prosperity, and abundance. When there are five crows > around our house, people believe that illness and poor health are going to > take place. > · COUNTING CROWS: > > * ONE for sadness, > * > * TWO for mirth (amusement or laughter.களிப்பு; இன்ப உணர்ச்சி) > THREE for marriage, > > FOUR for birth; > FIVE for > laughing, > SIX for crying: > > SEVEN for sickness, > > EIGHT for dying; > NINE for > silver, > TEN for gold; > > ELEVEN a secret that will never be told.* > > · * OMEN*: If a crow appears on the window or at the door, means > someone near to is going to die. *If the crow appears after the death, > that means the dead person is reborn*. > > · Crow Symbolism > > Throughout history, the crow has been associated with both positive and > negative symbolic meanings. The most common are: > > 1. Life magic; mystery of creation > > 2. Destiny, personal transformation, alchemy > > 3. Intelligence > > 4. Higher perspective > > 5. Being fearless, audacious > > 6. Flexibility, adaptability > > What the people think > > * It is a **PITY** that > this INTELLIGENT BIRD;* > > *Is wronged by people in many cultures* …….may be because of its dark > feathers resembling velvet apparel, or *because of his loud, ugly voice*, > as a symbol of pessimism. *In general, crows are predictors of events, > good or bad. They are treated as ancestors, as a sign of visit of > relatives, bad luck, and scavengers. > **There is so much more the** CROW** symbolizes than > what meets the eye.* > > *Regards* > > *V.Sridharan* > > *Trichy* > > > > > > On Friday, 14 January, 2022, 09:29:31 am IST, 'gopala krishnan' via > Thatha_Patty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > THE CROW PART 4 > > Dear friends, > > I am continuing more about the crow in this part of the posting. Most of > the information are compilation from websites. I *wish all members a > HAPPY PONGAL* > > Sincerely, > > Gopala krishnan 14-1-2022. > 26 Intelligence > > *The brain-to-body weight ratios of corvid brains are among the largest in > birds*, equal to that of great apes > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_ape> and cetaceans > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean>, and only slightly lower than a > human. > > Their intelligence is boosted by the long growing period of the young. By > remaining with the parents, the young have more opportunities to learn > necessary skills. Since most corvids are cooperative brooders, their young > can learn from different members of the group. > > *When compared to dogs and cats in an* experiment testing the ability to > seek out food according to three-dimensional clues, *corvids > out-performed the mammals.* > > A metaanalysis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaanalysis> testing how > often birds invented new ways to acquire food in the wild found corvids the > most innovative birds. *A 2004 review suggests that their cognitive > abilities are on par with those of great apes.* Despite structural > differences, the brains of corvids and great apes both evolved the ability > to make geometrical measurements. *Some corvids demonstrate the capacity > for imagination, something believed to be otherwise unique to humans.* > > My note- I think long back our elders might have noted it and so the > crow is told as representing pithru > > Corvid ingenuity is represented through their feeding skills, memorization > abilities, use of tools, and group behaviour. Living in large social groups > has long been connected with high cognitive ability. To live in a large > group, a member must be able to recognize individuals and track the social > position and foraging of other members over time. Members must also be able > to distinguish between sex, age, reproductive status, and dominance, and to > update this information constantly. It might be that social complexity > corresponds to their high cognition. > > The European Magpie <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Magpie> is one > of the few non-mammal species known to be able to recognize itself in a mirror > test <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test>. > > There are also specific examples of corvid cleverness. *One **Carrion > Crow <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_Crow>** was documented to > crack nuts by placing them on a crosswalk*, letting the passing cars > crack the shell, waiting for the light to turn red, and then safely > retrieving the contents. > > *My note- This phenomena appeared in a group posting also.* > > A group of crows in England took turns lifting garbage bin lids while > their companions collected food. > > Members of the corvid family have been known to watch other birds, > remember where they hide their food, then return once the owner leaves. > > Corvids also move their food around between hiding places to avoid > thievery, but only if they have previously been thieves themselves i.e*., > they remember previous relevant social contexts*, use their own > experience of having been a thief to predict the behavior of a pilferer, > and can determine the safest course to protect their caches from being > pilfered. Studies to assess similar cognitive abilities in apes have been > inconclusive. > > The ability to hide food requires highly accurate spatial memories. > Corvids have been recorded to recall their food's hiding place up to nine > months later. It is suggested that vertical landmarks (like trees) are used > to remember locations. There has also been evidence that Western > Scrub-Jays <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Scrub-Jay>, which store > perishable foods, not only remember where they stored their food, but for > how long. This has been compared to episodic memory, previously thought > unique to humans. > > *27 Darwin’s theory- Crow has developed intelligence among birds* > > During the 19th century there arose the belief that *crows were the 'most > advanced' birds*, based upon the belief that Darwinian evolution brings > 'progress'. In such a classification the 'most intelligent' of birds were > listed last reflecting their position 'atop the pyramid'. Modern > biologists somehow reject the concept of hierarchical 'progress' in > evolution. > > 28Crow-Relationship with humans > > Several different corvids, particularly ravens > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven>, have occasionally served as pets > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets>, although they are not able to speak > as readily as parrots <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrot> and do not > like being caged > > 29 120 Species in raven family > > Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains > the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and > nutcrackers.The common English names used are corvids or the crow family, > and there are over 120 species. The genus Corvus, including the jackdaws, > crows and ravens, makes up over a third of the entire family. > > 30. Kakkasseri Bhattathiri > > He was a person who could understand what the crows talked and > communicate with them. He could identify the crows coming regularly, > occasionally etc. > > *31 Vocalisation of crows* > > Crows make a wide variety of calls or vocalizations. Whether the crows' > system of communication constitutes a language is a topic of debate and > study. *Crows have also been observed to respond to calls of other > species*; This behaviour is presumably learned because it varies > regionally. Crows' vocalizations are complex and poorly understood. Some of > the many vocalizations that crows make are a "Koww", usually echoed back > and forth between birds, a series of "Kowws" in discrete units, counting > out numbers, a long caw followed by a series of short caws usually made > when a bird takes off from a perch. > > *Crows can hear sound frequencies lower than those that humans can hear, > which complicate the* study of their vocalizations. > > Loud, throaty "caw-aw-ah"'s are usually used to indicate hunger or to > mark territory. When defending a nest site or food, crows will usually > enlarge their crest feathers and hunch their shoulders to increase their > size. Softer, gurgling sounds have also been observed as a sort of > beckoning call, or a call of affection. These noises are emitted from > within the throat of the bird, much like a cat's purring. > > *32. Human identification* > > Recent research suggests that crows have the ability to recognize one > individual human from another by facial features. (Totally a new > information read from wikipedia) > > 33. Crows in culture and mythology > > Crows, and especially ravens, often feature in European legends or > mythology as portents or harbingers of *doom or death*, because of their > dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion (including those > of humans). *They are commonly thought to circle above scenes of death > such as battles.* > > In occult circles, distinctions are sometimes made between crows and > ravens. *In mythology and folklore as a whole, crows tend to be symbolic > more of the spiritual aspect of death, or the transition of the spirit into > the afterlife *, whereas ravens tend more often to be associated with the > negative (physical) aspect of death. > > Another reason for this distinction is that while crows are typically > highly social animals, *ravens don't seem to congregate in large numbers* > anywhere but: > > > > Near carrion where they meet seemingly by chance, or At cemeteries, > where large numbers sometimes live together, even though carrion there > is no more available (and probably less attainable) than any road or > field. > > *34 The white crow become black- story* > > In classical Greek mythology, when the crow told the god Apollo that his > lover Coronis was cheating on him with a mortal, he became very angry, and > part of that anger was directed at the crow, *whose feathers he turned > from white to black.* > > > > *So there is some truth in telling vellakakka malarnnu parannu. (White > crow flew body upside down) in Malayalam.* > > *35Balikakka* > In Hinduism, it is believed that people who died will take food and > offerings through a variety of crows called "Bali kakka". > > Every year people whose parents or relatives died will offer food to crows > as well as cows. This is on the sraaddha day for Brahmins. > > *36 Battle between owls and crows* > > A battle between crows and owls is said to have inspired the final night > of the Mahabharatha war. > > *37 In Buddhisam* > > In Buddhism, the Dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) Mahakala is > represented by a crow in one of his physical/ earthly forms. > > 38* Dalailama and crow* > > alokiteśvara, who is reincarnated on Earth as the Dalai Lama, is often > closely associated with the crow because it is said that when the first > Dalai Lama was born, robbers attacked the family home. The parents fled and > were unable to get to the infant Lama in time. When they returned the next > morning expecting the worst, they found their home untouched, *and a pair > of crows was caring for the Dalai Lama*. It is believed that crows > heralded the birth of the First, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth and Fourteenth > Lamas, the latter being the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. > > *39 Chinese mythology* > > In Chinese mythology, *the world originally had ten suns embodied as ten > crows,* which rose in the sky one at a time. When all ten decided to rise > at once, the effect was devastating to crops, so the gods sent their > greatest archer *Houyi, who shot down nine crows and spared only one*. > Having a "crow beak" is a symbolic expression that one is being a jinx. > > *This is the final and concluding part of the posting on the crows* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/483344825.57826.1642132739547%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/483344825.57826.1642132739547%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1349950205.198999.1642162421177%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1349950205.198999.1642162421177%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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