Crows

Crow on a Wire, Sept. 14, 2009

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One can observe birds of a large number of species in and around the parks below the Viewpoint. Let's start with the crows. Sometimes huge numbers of them congregate in the treetops just below the Viewpoint, making a terrific racket. I'm always fascinated by this. They're very active in the cemetery across the street, too.

Like Birds

I stopped by the Viewpoint this evening. There was a circle of five or six young people, probably in their late teens or twenties, sitting in a circle to one side of the laurel tree. They were talking up a storm, but once I walked into the center of the park, they suddenly grew silent. I didn't go any closer to them. It's like birds--you don't go too near, or they might take off in a hurry.