This is not a photography question which is why I'm posting here. In general, are crows predatory birds? I know they will raid trash and eat garbage, but do they customarily kill other birds or break bird eggs?
This started out with both of my dogs getting sick and/or eating stuff at one spot in our yard. Then I found 2 bones (one chicken and one unidentified) in that same area of the yard. Initially thought one of our neighbors was pitching bones over the fence, but after asking, I found out they were away when it happened. Within a few days, a bird carcass appeared on an electric pole not far from where the dogs were finding things. A day later a crow was pecking at the carcass.
We have 3 birdbaths in our yard. The one immediately off our dining room window is at most 4 feet away. Saw a crow there (and prior to that, I've never seen any of the bigger birds use it), then within an hour, a baby robin's egg was left with the contents strewn in the water. Next day another unbroken robin's egg appeared in the water. Then I began finding very small, tan or beige eggs with brown speckles in the yard...some of which were broken open but with babies almost ready to hatch.
This morning two crows showed up at the bird bath. One was carrying what looked like a very small baby bird (possibly one that was removed from an egg). The crow washed the baby before grabbing it and flying off. We feed the birds, and although I know it's the circle-of-life thing, do crows tend to be predators? We have hawks in the area that also get birds, squirrels, rabbits, etc (and even some eagles although I've not seen one myself). This darned bird and its accomplice are really getting to me.
This started out with both of my dogs getting sick and/or eating stuff at one spot in our yard. Then I found 2 bones (one chicken and one unidentified) in that same area of the yard. Initially thought one of our neighbors was pitching bones over the fence, but after asking, I found out they were away when it happened. Within a few days, a bird carcass appeared on an electric pole not far from where the dogs were finding things. A day later a crow was pecking at the carcass.
We have 3 birdbaths in our yard. The one immediately off our dining room window is at most 4 feet away. Saw a crow there (and prior to that, I've never seen any of the bigger birds use it), then within an hour, a baby robin's egg was left with the contents strewn in the water. Next day another unbroken robin's egg appeared in the water. Then I began finding very small, tan or beige eggs with brown speckles in the yard...some of which were broken open but with babies almost ready to hatch.
This morning two crows showed up at the bird bath. One was carrying what looked like a very small baby bird (possibly one that was removed from an egg). The crow washed the baby before grabbing it and flying off. We feed the birds, and although I know it's the circle-of-life thing, do crows tend to be predators? We have hawks in the area that also get birds, squirrels, rabbits, etc (and even some eagles although I've not seen one myself). This darned bird and its accomplice are really getting to me.
