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Rooks, Easter Lore and More
Like many in the corvid family Rooks are attached to many legends, myths, lore and superstitions. In Shropshire, it was believed that rooks never carried sticks to their nests on Sundays or Ascension Day, but simply sat quietly on trees and did not work. It was also believed to be futile to wear new clothes [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2009 under Easter Lore, etymology, folklore, legend, lore, myth, mythology, name origin, Rook, stealing, suspicious.
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Suspicious Crows…
The crows are so suspicious. They do not want you to be near when they are eating. I wonder if this is due to years of humans eating crows or because people in general are not nice to them or are they just super private birds? They won’t eat with me present. They could just [...]
Posted: March 22nd, 2009 under American Crow, behavior, Common Crow, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, feeding, peanuts, suspicious.
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