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81. Crows, and the rest of the corvid family of birds...

Wed Jun 4, 2025, 05:29 PM

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rooks, jays, ravens, magpies and jackdaws. They're said to be the most intelligent birds. Crows have been know to establish relationships with the people in the house whose yard their tree is in...leaving gifts for the people in exchange for food even.

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