by Atticus *.
Member since:
September 16, 2006

two crows

April 28, 2012 06:21 PM UTC
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in my birdbath this morning
there was a big black crow
complaining


about everything

he plunged his head
in the water
and shook his wings
in the air

then he flew off

bitching

crows are always complaining
that's the problem with crows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whetstone: It takes one to know one.




Comments: 23

JOHN BECK Apr 28, 2012, 6:39pm UTC
No worse than red squirrels, who are constantly scolding in vehement tones.

I like it, Atticus.
Andrea Grenadier Apr 28, 2012, 6:41pm UTC
The crows return! I think they're mostly bitching about us. And they're wondering, why no fresh water in the birdbath? Nice job of making the crows sound just like us! ; )
Len Maxwell Apr 28, 2012, 6:43pm UTC
I can handle the crows, I kinda like them but the ones that irritate me most are the mockingbirds -- they never shut up.

This was so much fun to read that I'm going to feature it on the Wall of Bitching Birds on The Triple Name Club.
william d. Apr 28, 2012, 9:30pm UTC
The other day a mockingbird was imitating our cat calling "out...out". Our cat does that when she wants out.
CL Mareydt Apr 28, 2012, 7:41pm UTC
How about those Blue Jays ... always quarreling & trying to stir up trouble !!!!


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Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 28, 2012, 11:38pm UTC
only the crow knows...why it's so p-d off...good observation and poem


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elizabeth evans Apr 28, 2012, 8:01pm UTC
In Mag's retirement community, we have several loud crows who are never satisfied.
Debbie W. Apr 28, 2012, 8:12pm UTC
A woodpecker mistook my aluminum gutter for wood and tried to peck it...stupid woodpecker~
Atticus *. Apr 29, 2012, 1:19am UTC
:-) bet that was a cacophony.
Anne Gresinger Apr 28, 2012, 8:56pm UTC
"it takes one to know one"

That's what I was thinking!

Crows have a way of bringing out what people aren't comfortable with in themself. In this scene, I see the crow loudly celebrating the great watering-hole it's found to bath it's beautiful black feathers in... yes, I have a hard time being really out there, vocally celebrating, and announcing to the world the great stuff I've found.
Anne Gresinger Apr 28, 2012, 9:01pm UTC
...make that bathe :)
Atticus *. Apr 29, 2012, 1:17am UTC
Indeed crows are the jesters and the seers of the bird world. They do reflect a lot of self-knowledge back to us.

Thanks Anne - Great to see you. :-)
Kevin E. Apr 28, 2012, 9:30pm UTC
I like this one very much!
stephen berwaldt Apr 28, 2012, 9:43pm UTC
Crows are always complaining...I know people like that...

Very nice poem and observation...that's the nice thing about poetry...everything can be grist for the music in your head...

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Betty S. Apr 28, 2012, 10:07pm UTC
Being a farmers daughter i grew up not liking crows too well. Daddy was always trying poison them or shoot one or two to hang up hopping to scare the others away.
They were not welcome in the corn patch..
Angela A. Apr 28, 2012, 10:37pm UTC
Yep, complainers all. Ha, ha
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Alison H. Apr 29, 2012, 12:45am UTC
Fun poem about these talkers and squawkers. I was in Juneau, AK recently and amazed by the size of the ravens and how bold they are. Well, it's a tourist town, so they might as well announce themselves...
Atticus *. Apr 29, 2012, 1:14am UTC
Thank you Alison. :-)

They say things are big in Texas, but Alaska is the largest state in the Union. I imagine them (crows) to be bigger, bolder, and a little less refined up there.
Alison H. Apr 29, 2012, 1:23am UTC
I didn't actually see any crows...they were ravens...huge, yes, and with those big curved beaks. They croaked down at us from the rooftops, the streetlights, and from the tie-ups on the cruise ship docks (no ships as yet).
Atticus *. Apr 29, 2012, 10:05am UTC
That sounds a little chilling. Like walking into an E.A. Poe story without knowing it!

I've always wanted to go to Alaska. I've heard (and seen in friends' photos) of its unbelievably beauty.
Alison H. Apr 29, 2012, 3:31pm UTC
Their size does feel intimidating...though it also seems like they are social...and they chat from a distance. We've been told that if you feed them, they won't come until you're a certain safe distance away.

Around Juneau it is beautiful. The mountains protect the city from the winter storms. It was a very snowy winter this year, apparently. We were privileged to see two glaciers (from a distance).
Barbary C. Dec 26, 2012, 4:01pm UTC
Yes, old crows are like that. Smile.

A very zany verse, Atticus.

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