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The intelligence of crows

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Posted by john macpherson on January 8, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Another from my ongoing, if only occasional, foray into the world of crows. I am really fascinated by these fiercely intelligent creatures. This hoodie was gainfully employed on a winters day lifting and dropping whelks onto the rocky shore to smash them open.

1DMk2N, 500f4 & TC1.4x, 1/2500 @ f6.3, ISO 200
Posted by Ian Mason on January 8, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Love it! (Although I'm seeing some artefacts around the whelk and bird)
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 8, 2010 at 5:33 PM
Very nice John :toast:
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 8, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Very nice simple shot. Effective composition. Showing some nice behavour aspects of this overlooked species!

Ian
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 9, 2010 at 9:34 AM
Great and well composed shot, showing the birds behaviour. I really like it a lot. :smile:
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 9, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Hello John.

Superb capture and really like the way you have compossed this.

I got to see alot of this when I was on Mull looking for Otters but I hever got close enouth to photograph them, and would have love to have got a shot like this.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Craig Jones on January 9, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Brillant capture and have seen the same behaviour in Gulls as they pick a shell up,fly up and drop it.Love the composition.and the mono colours :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 10, 2010 at 1:30 PM
That is a brilliant shot John, the composition works reallly well with the background gradation showing off the bird to great effect.
Robert