This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Nest defence behaviour of four corvid species towards a common foe, the carrion crow, was examined. The various species responded quite ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The lives of corvid, or the family of birds that include crows, are ...

For jackdaws—black and gray relatives of crows—family comes first, according to a recent study published last month in Nature Communications. Scientists put these cognitively complex birds to the test ...

On cold, dark winter mornings, small black crows known as jackdaws can be heard calling loudly to one another from their winter roosting spots in the U.K. before taking off simultaneously right around ...

They are social and highly intelligent animals, which leads some bird enthusiasts to wonder if crows can even be kept as pets. Photo: Getty Images Birds like crows, jackdaws, or magpies are highly ...

Birds don’t merely chirp to sing songs that sound pretty to the human ear; they chirp to communicate with each other. For some species, like the Eurasian jackdaw, their sounds are used to warn each ...

Years ago, I lived in the English midlands and would walk the same route along the local canal each evening. On winter evenings, I would see the familiar sight of bird flocks dancing across the ...