This is a bit different in terms of topic. I dislike crows quite a bit inspite of some good they can do. Predation on songbird hatchlings is one topic. But this is digression. I have on more than one occasion tried to pop a few ground based crows at fairly good distance 300 to 500 yds with occasional success. There's not a lot of crow inside that ball of feathers!. Any how afer youve shot one crow and inthe future when you get a good sight picture of a crow stalking bugs or hatchlings on the ground and you start to squeeze the trigger the crow thats wearing the cross hairs will freeze for an instant and immediately take flight. Then you swing to crow number 2 that is marching around the field and it will do the same thing. Stops walking or focusing on the ground, stare at you intently for a fraction of a second then immediately take flight. This takes place at a range that is generally > 300yd. If you have not shot at any in recent history they dont usually take flight, just keep hunting. I have sighted on as many as 6 crows at one time and all have taken flight, but only the one you focussed on , one at a time.That population seems to be sensitized for the season after one is either shot or missed. You can stalk in fairly good cover but they respond to the crosshairs almost like a 6th sense. Its difficult shooting since they only give you a second or so before taking flight when the crosshairs are on them
I know crows are credited with excellent eye sight and above normal inteligence. I also know if you look through the objective end of a scope sight you get a well enhanced view of the focused eye.
Im guessing that the crows respond to my bloodshot eyeball focussing on them- the image is very narrowed field of view and I dont believe more than just 1 crow can focus on more than 1 eyeball at a time. Are they that intelligent that that eye focused on them is a conditioned warning that they are going to be fired on when they spot that eyeball. 6th sense would be another putative theory also.
Opinions and observations?
I know crows are credited with excellent eye sight and above normal inteligence. I also know if you look through the objective end of a scope sight you get a well enhanced view of the focused eye.
Im guessing that the crows respond to my bloodshot eyeball focussing on them- the image is very narrowed field of view and I dont believe more than just 1 crow can focus on more than 1 eyeball at a time. Are they that intelligent that that eye focused on them is a conditioned warning that they are going to be fired on when they spot that eyeball. 6th sense would be another putative theory also.
Opinions and observations?