Comments on: “Hey, I know that guy!”

By: tyd

tyd — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

well, this bird has been banded four times. It probably stays probably stayed in this same area for most of it’s life.

By: john

john — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

i think it likes to hang out with the real reggae crowd, just like jeff does…

By: mike

mike — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

mind you don't get on his bad side: he can recognize you, too.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The NY-based zoologist that Mike linked to tags each crow with a unique combination of colored bands, so that he can identify each bird. If this guy is tagged in the same way, he is RB-GYS — for the red and blue bands on his right leg and the green, yellow, and silver bands on his left.

By: dayment

dayment — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

DON’T throw peanuts at him. Unless you want a new friend-for-life!

Although it would be funny if, every time you walk past him, say “Hey, Hal.” See if he responds to Hal eventually.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m working on a hot crow scoop on this breaking bird news, stay tuned.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

And here it is.

By: Kate S.

Kate S. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hal! I thought I’d lost ye!

(Hot crow soup … eeewww!)

By: mike.whybark.com

mike.whybark.com — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Counting your chickens I

Jeff has noticed that he is encountering the same crow repeatedly. I warned him that the crow might also recognize him, and went off to Google a couple of things. First off, I found contact information for James Ha, a University of Washington psych pro…