love bird spotting around the neighborhood through the different seasons - you start to pick up on certain areas they like more than others, certain "hot spots" where multiple flocks can be found, and noting, even without words, the differing group-styles they exhibit at different parts of the year.
on that note - my group of 4 crows became a group of 5 and i don't know why. is it a different group entirely? did a straggler need a pack? at the beginning there seemed to be a lot of animosity regarding the extra member but i don't see that much anymore.
i don't *think* it's a different group entirely, the rest of them still have a connection to me. on some days they'll still follow me, they still come up to the expected feeding spots.
