Deplorable Crows

[Que]

Que didn't post in this thread until I posted about my smoking hot girlfriend. Now he's regretting the fuck out of that mistake

lolwut?

 

[CandiCame]

All agree that the bird in the picture above does look exactly like an American crow. Are you saying though that the bird in that picture looks to you exactly like the bird in the water bottle picture yes or no?

I think the water bottle bird looks longer leaner with a longer tail and smaller than that bird appears to be.

Que, quit. You're going down that road like that time you tried to tell me the biblical flood happened and I made you lose your goddamn mind.

Chill.

Chill or we're gonna wake up tomorrow and the whole damn thread is gonna be a nonsense bible quote that I can refute with a pic of Ms Piggy. You're done. No one thinks you actually can't identify a bird at this point. We know you dug yourself too deep to get out of.

So I am giving you the opportunity to drop it and chill.

 

[RocketLauncher]

How does a guide to tell the difference between Crows help you determine the difference between a crow and a grackle?

Cuz grackles don't look or sound like crows. If you notice there are several species of crows and not one single species of crow looks like a grackle. Easy peasy.

 

[Que]

Cuz grackles don't look or sound like crows. If you notice there are several species of crows and not one single species of crow looks like a grackle. Easy peasy.

I see. So you are agreeing that the water bottle grackle can't be a crow, what with it looking like a grackle?

That's a relief, because I was starting to think that I was the only person that saw it as a grackle.

Thanks!

It would have been more supportive though for you to post something like this:

https://urbannature.blog/2018/02/16/crow-vs-grackle/

 

[von_Bismarck]

Yeah! I've actually posted about this before, which is part of the reason why it's weird to me that Que is acting like I don't know what a crow is, but there was this crow in the bank my granny used to do her business at that talked. It was a pet, because that's pretty common, which is why it's buckwild Anne thinks they won't come near people.

But that bird would fuck with me. He was in this cage and he'd be like,

"Hey kid, hey kid. Come here"
"Let me out"
"Give me candy".

They had a sign under this cage like, "Please do not let this bird out or give him candy. He's fat and he'll poop on things."

But like he learned "Give me candy" because the bank gave out suckers to kids, and people would frequently give him suckers. I gave him suckers. He was fat as hell.

I'm somewhat of a bird enthusiast; my charity dollars go to bird conservancy. And bird intelligence and evolution are just endlessly fascinating to me.

 

[CandiCame]

Also not for nothing, but you know what I just did? I went and found me a list of every species of bird found in croatia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Croatia

You know what happens if you hit "cntrl-F" and type in "grackle"?

It makes a noise and turns pink to alert you to the fact that

wait for it

There ain't no grackles in Croatia.

 

[CandiCame]

I'm somewhat of a bird enthusiast; my charity dollars go to bird conservancy. And bird intelligence and evolution are just endlessly fascinating to me.

That's actually really cool. I like birds, but I'm not like... in love with them.

The only bird sanctuary that I can remember going to is that Eagle sanctuary in Dollywood and none of them said a goddamn thing to me.

 

[beew]

Also, I didn't learn until just a few years ago that crows are songbirds, and can be taught to speak English (and, presumably, other human words).

https://youtu.be/BbRS9K4rZ8Y

Cute vid.
Me too. And not just intelligent and curious but also affectionate, humanly so.
This guy was so in love with the dog. Fuckin' ridiculous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjVRMSBye-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZfBLWQ6wU

 

[Que]

Also not for nothing, but you know what I just did? I went and found me a list of every species of bird found in croatia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Croatia

You know what happens if you hit "cntrl-F" and type in "grackle"?

It makes a noise and turns pink to alert you to the fact that

wait for it

There ain't no grackles in Croatia.

Ha!

Brilliant proof.

I shall preheat the oven.

350° sound about right?


Pluck, me!

 

[RocketLauncher]

I see. So you are agreeing that the water bottle grackle can't be a crow, what with it looking like a grackle?

That's a relief, because I was starting to think that I was the only person that saw it as a grackle.

Thanks!

Tbh, I don't care enough to go and look at the picture. Thread tl;dr. I will if it will make you happy.
I just can't believe people have such a hard time identifying those 3 common species of birds. Ravens big, crows black, grackles blue/black.
Back in a sec.

ETA https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/raven-crow-or-grackle/

 

[CandiCame]

Ha!

Brilliant proof.

I shall preheat the oven.

350° sound about right?


Pluck, me!

Thank you. That was a waste of time for everyone involved.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/edcdd4a704217065f484171c012bc2d0/tumblr_nmtb1sbkNs1rtcfaqo1_400.png

 

[Que]

Thank you. That was a waste of time for everyone involved.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/edcdd4a704217065f484171c012bc2d0/tumblr_nmtb1sbkNs1rtcfaqo1_400.png

Nonsense we learned far more than we ever knew about birds in Croatia, and far more than we ever would have learned from a hashtag post about the birds in Croatia.

 

[Que]

Tbh, I don't care enough to go and look at the picture. Thread tl;dr. I will if it will make you happy.
I just can't believe people have such a hard time identifying those 3 common species of birds. Ravens big, crows black, grackles blue/black.
Back in a sec.

ETA https://blogs.massaudubon.org/yourgreatoutdoors/raven-crow-or-grackle/

I'm apparently the only person that thinks that that bird looks far more like the bottom picture than the middle picture.

Your explanation that crows are black and do not contain any blue black, and the grackles do would appear to clear that up except for the grackles here to me look completely black. All they do have a kind of a greasy iridescent sheen to them that I think would probably what you're calling blue black.

 

[CandiCame]

Nonsense we learned far more than we ever knew about birds in Croatia, and far more than we ever would have learned from a hashtag post about the birds in Croatia.

When that comes up on Jeopardy I'll have already forgotten it.

I'll deal with this conversation nevermore.

Also, Que, this is a Raven, not a crow.

Which I feel the need to tell you because you're so goddamn bad at bird identification.

 

[RocketLauncher]

I see. So you are agreeing that the water bottle grackle can't be a crow, what with it looking like a grackle?

That's a relief, because I was starting to think that I was the only person that saw it as a grackle.

Thanks!

It would have been more supportive though for you to post something like this:

https://urbannature.blog/2018/02/16/crow-vs-grackle/

K, I see your mistake. If we are to presume that all 3 different pictures are of the same group of birds, evident by the little ducky thing, they are definitely crows. The tail in the top pic is fanned. The birds in the other pictures are all black as well. In the one picture the light is being reflected from the glossy black feathers making them appear blue. If the three pictures being used were of random flocks of birds one could mistake the light reflecting crow being a grackle. But the dead give away is the fact that crows travel in murders and are rarely seen alone or in pairs.

 

[Que]

K, I see your mistake. If we are to presume that all 3 different pictures are of the same group of birds, evident by the little ducky thing, they are definitely crows. The tail in the top pic is fanned. The birds in the other pictures are all black as well. In the one picture the light is being reflected from the glossy black feathers making them appear blue. If the three pictures being used were of random flocks of birds one could mistake the light reflecting crow being a grackle. But the dead give away is the fact that crows travel in murders and are rarely seen alone or in pairs.

Um.

The "crow" is alone in the video where it is being social with people and not other "crows."

 

[RocketLauncher]

Um.

The "crow" is alone in the video where it is being social with people and not other "crows."

Sigh. I'm talking about the crows RoryN posted at the beginning of the thread. I didn't watch the video. Don't make me watch the video, I hate cute animal videos.

 

[CandiCame]

I'm apparently the only person that thinks that that bird looks far more like the bottom picture than the middle picture.

Your explanation that crows are black and do not contain any blue black, and the grackles do would appear to clear that up except for the grackles here to me look completely black. All they do have a kind of a greasy iridescent sheen to them that I think would probably what you're calling blue black.

Blue-black is a color, not an iridescence. Blue-black is my natural hair-color. It's a different color from black.

Like if you pick up two boxes of Revlon, one black and one blue-black can you honestly not tell the difference? They're different colors.

This is black. If I sent you to the store and you got this I'd be pissed.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91Cr8P4IX-L._SY550_.jpg

This is blue black. If I sent you to the store and you got this, you would have gone to the store successfully.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41xCc4v1ezL.jpg

Do you see the difference?

Edit: NOT that I would ever send someone to a store to get hair color because I don't have grey hair. At all. I'm still young. I'm still gorgeous. I don't know who told you that but they fucking lied to you. Hahahahahahahahahahaha give me the fucking bag

 

[Que]

If you sent me to the store to get anything involving color I would toss you the keys to the Prius and say go get it your own damn self.

 

[RoryN]

So, the tl;dr version:

*I posted a gif of a bird I identified as a crow.

*Que and Ann then had an orgasm, saying the gif did not show a crow.

*Others chimed in to prove it was, in fact, a crow.

*Que and Ann are now desperately trying to find a loophole to substantiate their hilarious error.

And so the thread will continue.

 

[Que]

Sigh. I'm talking about the crows RoryN posted at the beginning of the thread. I didn't watch the video. Don't make me watch the video, I hate cute animal videos.

It's not a video it's a gif at the top of page 3.

I feel like I should talk programs for each threat I seem to be the only one who can follow a conversational thread now I might be wrong with my end of the conversation with red but at least I can follow one.

 

[CandiCame]

If you sent me to the store to get anything involving color I would toss you the keys to the Prius and say go get it your own damn self.

Que I can't go out lookin like this look at my goddamn roots

 

[Que]

Que I can't go out lookin like this look at my goddamn roots

Tosses you my hat. You'll look cute in it.... go!

 

[CandiCame]

Tosses you my hat. You'll look cute in it.... go!

You are the worst sugar daddy I've ever had.

Edit: Also if this says MAGA on it I'm losing my absolute shit

Edit: Fuck it, I'll send the crows. They know how to shop now.

https://bluecray.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/benoit_et_fifty-1.jpg

 

[RocketLauncher]

It's not a video it's a gif at the top of page 3.

I feel like I should talk programs for each threat I seem to be the only one who can follow a conversational thread now I might be wrong with my end of the conversation with red but at least I can follow one.

Damn you! You made me look.
It's a crow. The gif is low quality and becomes pixelated. 'Nuff said.