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Entries Tagged as 'crows'

Leucy, A Most Unusual Crow, RIP

August 3rd, 2009 · 9 Comments

My West Seattle neighborhood has been graced, the past few years, by a most unusual crow.  Her actual sex is not definitively known, but those who lived on her street and watched her most closely suggest “she,” so I’ll go with that.  This crow was famous in her small circle, and everyone seemed to have [...]

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Tags: birds, crows, urban nature

Crow Planet Art, and Dive-bombing Crows

April 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Yesterday I was out hanging clothes on the sunny line as the crows in the neighbor’s Douglas fir worked on their nest.  So I just had to share this image from my new book, Crow Planet.  Amazing local artist Dan Cautrell created gorgeous lino-cuts for each chapter.  This one is called “Dwelling,” and I think [...]

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Tags: clotheslines, crows, urban nature

Quid Pro Crow: Gardening Alongside Wildlife

April 23rd, 2009 · 8 Comments

When I planted our peas in March, I chased the crows out of the cherry tree before I started. I was thinking of all the crows I’d seen watching gray squirrels bury their peanuts.  The squirrels are so busy-busy, patting down the soil over their treasure with those bad little paws.  Then as soon as [...]

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Tags: birds, crows, garden, urban nature