CAWWWW blimey!

"These #Crows have counting skills previously only seen in people

"The #Corvids are the first animals other than humans known to produce a deliberate number of calls on command....

"...The researchers also... could` predict the upcoming number of crow calls based on the sound of the first call, suggesting that the birds planned the number of calls in advance..."

(A literal case of 'Counting Crows'?)

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01482-x

#News #Zoology #Ornithology #Neuroscience #Birds

These crows have counting skills previously only seen in people

The corvids are the first animals other than humans known to produce a deliberate number of calls on command.

^{Lenharo, Mariana}

Cat birds! More first time IRL specimens for me this week. The super dark one is super unique, and was the first to show up. They seem to enjoy the cuties I put out for the Oriels. They only hung out for a day or so.

#GrayCatbird #backyardbirding #BackyardBirds #Birdstodon #birding #naturalist #Ornithology #nature #wildlifephotography #Missouri #KC