the_crow_caws_back unhinged so many things different here. the forest outside my window is evergreen; the flocks of birds big and black. often, the crows look me in the eye with disturbing intelligence. the busstop a short walk away from my apartment is always trashed. hookers and drug dealers hang out there in better weather. even in the winter, there's litter everywhere. the trash can usually overflows. a lot, there is a single crow picking over the trash, hopping in the street. recently, i saw a crow (or maybe THE crow; maybe it is always the same one. i'm not adroit enough to notice whether it is the same; not sure how i could tell) take a shit on the ground right in front of me. in retrospect, maybe i scared the shit out of the poor thing. probably not though, crows have some of the biggest balls in the avian kingdom. there is something about them that gives me a vague sense of unease. maybe it stems from the hitchcock movie; maybe it's cause i spent my childhood hearing my father freak out about how dirty and nasty birds are. watching a bird take a shit is a pretty nasty sight in any case. a few days later i walked up to the busstop and a crow was hopping in the road. i noticed some litter, a candy wrapper on the ground, and i shooed it away with a sweep of my hand 'GET!' the crow flew onto the roof of the nearest building and let out a loud raucous caw in my direction 'fuck you bitch' no doubt. he sat there staring in my direction. 'he is looking at something.' my roommate chimed in. 'probably me' and i looked in the same direction and saw a piece of red licorice next to the twizzlers wrapper on the sidewalk 'and probably at that piece of candy on the ground' 'oh...i don't know about that' eventually i moved under the awning to get out of the rain. the crow swooped down right where i was standing, looked over it's shoulder in my direction fo a split second, grabbed the candy in it's beak and flew back to the roof. caw. caw caw 120121 ... unhinged oh the drama i have become obsessed after being repeatedly chased during baby crow season crows ARE smart enough to remember human faces, heads and like many intelligent animals seem to view eye_contact as a threat, challenge during fledgling season, i walk under an umbrella even in sunny weather. in fact, the only reason i bought the umbrella was to use as a crow shield after the first time i was chased for several blocks on my way to work. 210904 what's it to you? who go blather from