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Crow Grudge

It was revealed that crows can remember the human faces who capture them. According to a study published in the journal Animal Behaviour, ravens which include crows, jays, and magpies, have the ability to hold grudges for up to two years.


hawk scolding the crows
sitting in front of street light
wait to lose the grudge

Written: May 10, 2022

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Jennifer Proxenos May 12, 2022 at 9:59 AM A wonderful Haibun. Crows are revengeful, and their grudge is handed down from generation to generation, never cross a crow, for generations down the line, they remember and their wrath will show. A clever write Lesaad, Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Victor Buhagiar May 11, 2022 at 3:29 AM I never knew of this. Clever haiku.

Valsa George May 10, 2022 at 9:25 PM I concur with this opinion.... ! My son was only three when he picked up a dead crow from the compound unwittingly. It was seen by a crow. Soon a murder of crows surrounded him. Dropping the dead, he ran back home. But the sad thing was that the crows would swoop down and peck him whenever he got out of the house. This continued for almost a year and it vexed us greatly.

Vijay Pandit May 10, 2022 at 10:14 AM Thank you for this informative write--I certainly didn't know they do that, Lasaad.