It was wrong of me, I know, but it was amusing ...
A crow flew into the tree outside my second storey study window. Gave an
occasional 'ark'. A mature crow with pale eyes. Only a few metres from me,
but the lower light intensity inside plus the fly-screen on the window
presumably made me not obvious to the crow.
I remained motionless for a minute or so admiring this handsome bird, then
couldn't resist: Made the double note "ark, AAARK" call that means "will
you kindly remove yourself from my presence" - or more explicitly, "P...s
orf!"
The crow looked guiltily around for the other bird. Couldn't see one of
course, but wasn't taking any chances and smartly departed.
Syd Curtis in suburban Brisbane
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