Comments on: Crowfoot or Buttercup?

By: Marcy C

Marcy C — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:39:49 +0000

Thanks for the photo…now I don’t have to look up what’s growing in my garden…golden alexanders, golden ragwort and the wild phlox(purple) are blooming…the columbine (native variety are blooming) but next week the gardens will be full of columbine of all colors…can’t see the ground now in the shade gardens…need to make sure the fire pinks aren’t blooming yet…everything else is 2-4 weeks ahead now…It’s beautiful out!!!( but chilly).

By: John English

John English — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:48:51 +0000

When living in out in the ‘burbs, I saw a crow catch and eat half a garter snake. It then dug a hole and buried the other half of the snake! I had never heard of or seen crows do this before. The majority of the birds where I lived were crows and I never observed any others doing this. A learned behavior on the part of one crow or part of the species behavior?

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:04:53 +0000

Also speaking of crows, they keep family bonds intact for a long time. There is extra info about this under Life History here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Crow/id