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[–] mar_k@hexbear.net 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My late grandpa nursed an injured crow back to health in his 20's, and 60 years later, crows would still occasionally land on his shoulder when he sat on the park bench. No one else's

My friend also told me a murder of crows would consistently harass and try to peck his childhood cat whenever they saw her walking anywhere outside, so often that the cat was forced to become an indoor cat (crow beaks are very sharp). Their family spoke to a couple neighbors and found none of their cats ever had a problem with crows, even an outdoor cat of the same color. Suggesting his cat tried to pounce on a crow and the whole flock waged war against her specifically