American Crow - Johnstown, Pennsylvania

I've been fascinated by crows and their antics for years. This fellow was just keeping a (noisy) eye over the neighborhood at the time I took his photo.

We had one of his flock who took offense to our cat sitting under a particular pine tree for some reason. For several weeks, every time the cat went under that one pine tree the crow would fly down to the road in front of the cat, strut back and forth, flap his wings, and just make a racket. Who knows why?

My respect for their intelligence was solidified by just recently reading a terrific book, "In the Company of Crows and Ravens," by John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell. It provides a look at the many ways that crows and humans interact. I just find them to be very interesting creatures.