About a year ago, I had noticed a small group of crows had taken up residence at Pulau Buloh. At that time, there were only about 5 crows seen in the group.
On 12 Jan 2014, I was surprised to see a large flock of crows numbering between 40 to 50 congregating in the late morning at the same corner of Pulau Buloh.
This was a mass murder in the reserve!
Looks like the conditions for the crows must be overly suitable. It's not surprising since the nearby offshore fishfarms tend to discard on a regular basis, without fear of sanction, dead or dying fish into the surrounding waters. Food is therefore plentiful. These crows have been seen to scavenge dead fish along the shore as well as picking up scraps from the water surface.
These crows have been observed to harass and chase away much bigger birds of prey like migratory ospreys, resident raptors like the brahminy kite and white-bellied sea eagle from the area. The crows have the ability and intelligence to totally dominate the skies.
These crows have been observed to harass and chase away much bigger birds of prey like migratory ospreys, resident raptors like the brahminy kite and white-bellied sea eagle from the area. The crows have the ability and intelligence to totally dominate the skies.
mass murder @ SBWR 12Jan2014 from SgBeachBum on Vimeo.
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Read more about this fascinating (and most intelligent) bird :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow
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