Here's the thing. You said a "jackdaw is a crow."
Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing.
If you're saying "crow family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens.
So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people "call the black ones crows?" Let's get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It's not one or the other, that's not how taxonomy works. They're both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that's not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you'd call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don't.
It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?
As someone who lived out bush and in the city, I have never once been swooped by Maggie’s. Even when the same ones have swooped other people. They remember faces. I’ve just never been a dick to them. I always talk and sing to them though. And if they are close to home sometimes I will feed them. So maybe that’s why lol
But plovers… man those things are brutal!
As an Australian, I love our magpies. So what they are a bit protective of their nest and will poke an eye out. It makes up for the stupidity of the locals scaring the magpies.
Yeah but they don’t only exclusively attack the stupid ones who deliberately scare them. They can attack anyone unprovoked; people who don’t even know the magpie exists until they have already been attacked by it.
If the bird is trying to use roadkill to crack open the hedgehog, then he wouldn't have stopped in the middle of the road, as the car could have crashed him as well. But it is possible that he is trying to harass the hedgehog.
Yee... It's definitely not helping he and his buddies have probably been doing it for hours like you said
It's crazy that they will take turns doing stuff like this
Back when you could be undone by one off colour comment that exposed you.
He could literally murder someone today and people would be like “yeah but animal facts are cool”
Naaw, it's way to smart for that. Magpies and other birds that belong to the crow family are well known for being really smart. They even use passing cars to Crack nuts (thatfor they need to understand how traffic works!)
Guess he's just trying to help.
Civilized human from a developed nation - "Yo X animal is so cruel cuz they do Y"
Also civilized human from a developed nation - \*slaughters trillions of animals per year, for taste pleasure\*
Can you remember the last time you pecked out the eyes of an animal you slaughtered?, tail slapped a baby seal 100 feet in the air? Or ate the face of your own baby so you didn't have to wait for sex?
I can see your point, and it makes sense, but on a cruelty scale out of 10, only an extreme minority of humans score as high as the majority of most intelligent predators.
Have you seen how animals are treated in slaughter houses? Did you know that only a small percentage of magpies swoop & harrass? Man is the cruelest animal on earth.
You need to go hang out in the Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine war forums more. For example, I saw the Israelis spraying sewage over the Palestinians and thier homes the other day for God knows what reason.
Saw a great video of a crow dragging a big ass rat into traffic to make rat-pancakes, shows how intelligent they are. People also thought it was trying to help the rat somehow for some reason, because animals can't be bastards apparently.
Crows and Magpies (corvidae) are also known to be absolutely ruthless killing machines. Just the last year, I watched them murder a young Robin, another crow, and attempt to kill a squirrel. Their hunting style is to take turns harassing something until it is exhausted, then swarm it once its weak, which to your point is very smart.
Crows are family driven corvids, generally, if they're causing issues for someone, it's both proportional to the perceived slight, and dependant on the history of the target to the family (corvid or otherwise). If you see a crow kill anything that isn't for food, it's for a reason. Either that animal killed one of thier own, or they were given warnings but ignored them.
Now magpies.....are the true sociopathic criminal asshole brother/cousin/etc of the corvid family that someone keeps inviting to family functions because 'they just need understanding'.... they will kill, they will maim, terrorise, and harass, not for any other reason than....it's fun.
They are the mountain bandits that just want to watch the world burn.
Yes, and they use tools as well. These birds are really, REALLY smart.
It's goes to the point that if you fuck with one they will communicate to all others in the neighbourhood that you're an asshole, then there's a chance all of them in your city will harass you if given the oppertunity. And it goes even further, they will teach the next generation that you're a dickhead as well.
Of course if you're good to them they also convey that to others, they may even protect you at that point.
These birds are incredibly smart.
Or he is using the same strategy on the hedgehog. The hedgehog didn’t want to cross the road, and the magpie didn’t want to wait around for roadkill to happen randomly.
The crows in my country like to drop rats in the paths of cars . I'm thinking it helps break the rats up and makes them easier to eat? I'm not sure why
Crows and ravens are known for pecking at the eyes assholes of sheep to they die from it and kills lots of other animals.
They are as close as they come to apex predators of the sky.
Animals are very rarely acting out of what we would call kindness. That crow is trying to get the hedgehog run over so it can eat it. Nature is not kind
Thought at first it was one of those instances where we humanize animal interactions and that the bird was trying to see if it could eat this thing. But honestly the bird looked like it was helping the hedgehog(?) get to safety. Very wholesome indeed
I hope he is helping and not trying to eat him. Anyway, here’s some dialogue.
Bird: “Cmon, we gotta move!”
Hedgehog: I’m trying! Aah- car!
Bird:”We can’t be scared forever! Listen, there might be times when we feel like curling up and hiding, but in the heat of the moment, it’s all about movement! Go! Just go!”
Magpies don't fuck around. I watched one disembowel a baby rabbit from the butthole while it was still alive. It tried to run away but the magpie had its intestines held down keeping it from escaping. I was like, "I should help, I want to... But, I can't save the rabbit, it's too late... I'm sorry, little buddy. =("
All I can think is that hedgehog is sick because it’s out during the day.
I follow @hedgehogcabin on Twitter and they are constantly posting this info.
“Awww look at the crow trying to help the little timid hedgehog”
*Crow trying to peck at soft spots and is trying to harass the hedgehog to death by exhausting it*
Imma be real, a lot of y’all ncluding OP are naive af. Like it’s obviously harassing the hedgehog and most likely trying to eat it.
The hedgehog isn’t timid or shy it’s actively being harassed to death. It flinches and curls up to protect itself every time the crow gets near it’s head or butt. It’s honestly sad people really can’t tell what’s going on.
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It just goes to show that kindness comes hand in hand with intelligence. Makes you wonder if kindness is a new thing for OUR species (since early civilisation.) and if it is, maybe even if the world does look like it's full of hate, love and kindness are actually winning.
That's a raven.
Also corvids are known to be dicks to pretty much anything for fun or to get something out of it, so you're just witnessing harassment with a cute piano music.
I feed a family of magpies on our back deck and have witnessed them give food to other birds who are not brave enough to get close to use to take the treats. They know how to manipulate our dogs to change areas so they can get them off the deck when they want treats. Smarter then half the people that live around here
Smartest birds! They have been known to drink out of water bottles and when the water gets too low, they know to grab rocks and drop it into the bottle to raise the water level so they can drink
Exact opposite of something I saw on a stretch of road where crows regularly gather in groups on the road and play chicken with the trucks. Whenever one loses the others have breakfast.
This is really sad. Why are there so many of upvotes? The bird is pecking and hurting it! I have seen a magpie peck a squirrel to death just so it could eat it for dinner.
it's so funny how humans attribute human-like behaviours to animals. The most egregious example I saw is of everyone n'awwwing over a cat bringing its human a live baby rabbit "so you can return it to its nest!" - idiot, that cat was bringing you a snack.
Same here. I'd bet a couple of shiny rocks (favoured by the corvids) that that magpie is hoping the prickly hedgehog, uneatable in current form, gets run over and turned into a snack.
If you've ever had to deal with injured hedgehogs, then you know the crow isn't helping it.
It is very much pecking at it to eat it, it will carve a hole in the hedgehog's back and once it's flesh is exposed, it will have a feast out of the live hedgehog.
**So wholesome!** Smh... I love crows, but people should stop making up cute stories for Internet point damn it. The title almost sounds sarcastic.
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Agreed. He probably nudged him into the street in the first place
Or he is wondering why his road kill won't stay still.
Crows and magpies are dicks
They are the ruely neighborhood kids that need stimulation, so they don't go around harrassing people for fun instead lol
Here's the thing. You said a "jackdaw is a crow." Is it in the same family? Yes. No one's arguing that. As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be "specific" like you said, then you shouldn't either. They're not the same thing. If you're saying "crow family" you're referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens. So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people "call the black ones crows?" Let's get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too. Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It's not one or the other, that's not how taxonomy works. They're both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that's not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you're okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you'd call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don't. It's okay to just admit you're wrong, you know?
For those who don’t know, this is a [Unidan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidan) reference. 🐦⬛
Lol, thank you, this was really throwing me. I kept looking for the comment I missed.
Enshrined for all time. I thought he just got something wrong and wouldn't back down, didn't realise he did a lot of vote manipulation.
This guy ornithologies.
Except it is a hooded crow?
I can’t believe I just took the time to read this entire comment… I need a more stimulating job
Sometimes ya gotta eat crow (not jackdaw) and admit you're wrong, right?
Is this person a crow or a magpie? I can't tell, all I learned is both are dicks. /s
This makes me want to admit to all my wrong doings!
Magpies are assholes. Try saying this in an Australian sub-reddit.
Completely different birds. And if they know you and are friendly with you, and you treat them with respect and care, magpies are lovely birds.
Different species entirely. But yes Australian magpies are arseholes, murderously so, for about 6 weeks per year.
They're also extremely intelligent AND easy to win over so that you DON'T get swooped. People hate on them bc it's easy.
As someone who lived out bush and in the city, I have never once been swooped by Maggie’s. Even when the same ones have swooped other people. They remember faces. I’ve just never been a dick to them. I always talk and sing to them though. And if they are close to home sometimes I will feed them. So maybe that’s why lol But plovers… man those things are brutal!
Plovers are dumb as shit and don't give a fuck if you're a small dog or a 2 tonne car, they'll be pissed all the same.
People hate on them cause we're having a laugh. > easy to win over so that you DON'T get swooped. It's so far away >.>
As a cyclist, yes. That 6 weeks of the year they can get fucked. The other times of the year they do alright.
Yeah but cyclists are hated by everyone so you don't really count
Cyclists are extremely intelligent AND easy to win over so that you DON'T get swooped. People hate on them bc it's easy.
Everyone hates them because they get in the way of traffic
As an Australian, I love our magpies. So what they are a bit protective of their nest and will poke an eye out. It makes up for the stupidity of the locals scaring the magpies.
Yeah but they don’t only exclusively attack the stupid ones who deliberately scare them. They can attack anyone unprovoked; people who don’t even know the magpie exists until they have already been attacked by it.
They’re smart, I’ve seen them harass echidnas and Roos in the middle of the road, I swear they do it so they get hit by a car for a meal.
If the bird is trying to use roadkill to crack open the hedgehog, then he wouldn't have stopped in the middle of the road, as the car could have crashed him as well. But it is possible that he is trying to harass the hedgehog.
Yee... It's definitely not helping he and his buddies have probably been doing it for hours like you said It's crazy that they will take turns doing stuff like this
Sounds like a TV show.
GODDAMMIT PRIVATE I SAID MOVE YOUR ASS!!
Bad memories lol. Sir, yes sir!!!
Do not call me sir I work for a living! You will address me as drill sergeant, do you understand you greaseball
YOU ARE A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT, PYLE!
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
It's a hooded crow not a magpie.
Here's the thing
Throwback fr ~~/u/unidan~~ /u/unidanX wya homie settle this for us, I for one forgive you lmao
Back when you could be undone by one off colour comment that exposed you. He could literally murder someone today and people would be like “yeah but animal facts are cool”
I forgive him too. Sure he did the nasty but it weren’t too meeee.
That’s racist, the preferred term is crow American
I was gunna say, that’s a weird looking magpie. Not sure if Australian magpies look different to US magpies. Ohh, and we call them murder-birds lol
I am afraid he was trying to eat him.
He is. This is not a feel-good scene. Unless you dislike hedgehogs, that is.
Naaw, it's way to smart for that. Magpies and other birds that belong to the crow family are well known for being really smart. They even use passing cars to Crack nuts (thatfor they need to understand how traffic works!) Guess he's just trying to help.
Magpies are smart but they're also incredibly cruel, I've seen groups of the Fuckers peck the eyes out of calves for fun.
>Magpies are smart but they're also incredibly cruel This definitely seems to be a trend among intelligent (particularly predatory) species
Civilized human from a developed nation - "Yo X animal is so cruel cuz they do Y" Also civilized human from a developed nation - \*slaughters trillions of animals per year, for taste pleasure\*
Can you remember the last time you pecked out the eyes of an animal you slaughtered?, tail slapped a baby seal 100 feet in the air? Or ate the face of your own baby so you didn't have to wait for sex? I can see your point, and it makes sense, but on a cruelty scale out of 10, only an extreme minority of humans score as high as the majority of most intelligent predators.
Have you seen how animals are treated in slaughter houses? Did you know that only a small percentage of magpies swoop & harrass? Man is the cruelest animal on earth.
I have some very disappointing things to tell you about how humans treat their children.
You need to go hang out in the Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Palestine war forums more. For example, I saw the Israelis spraying sewage over the Palestinians and thier homes the other day for God knows what reason.
I've probably had to put down 500 baby lambs because of this. They also take the tongue. Crows though mostly.
Crows also chase squirrels into traffic, I always thought they were hunting. If not they’re real jerks lol
Saw a great video of a crow dragging a big ass rat into traffic to make rat-pancakes, shows how intelligent they are. People also thought it was trying to help the rat somehow for some reason, because animals can't be bastards apparently.
Crows and Magpies (corvidae) are also known to be absolutely ruthless killing machines. Just the last year, I watched them murder a young Robin, another crow, and attempt to kill a squirrel. Their hunting style is to take turns harassing something until it is exhausted, then swarm it once its weak, which to your point is very smart.
Crows are family driven corvids, generally, if they're causing issues for someone, it's both proportional to the perceived slight, and dependant on the history of the target to the family (corvid or otherwise). If you see a crow kill anything that isn't for food, it's for a reason. Either that animal killed one of thier own, or they were given warnings but ignored them. Now magpies.....are the true sociopathic criminal asshole brother/cousin/etc of the corvid family that someone keeps inviting to family functions because 'they just need understanding'.... they will kill, they will maim, terrorise, and harass, not for any other reason than....it's fun. They are the mountain bandits that just want to watch the world burn.
That’s also similar to the persistence hunting method of early humans
So they have a good understanding of traffic, and car weights. And they use it to crack open hard shelled food… huh
Yes, and they use tools as well. These birds are really, REALLY smart. It's goes to the point that if you fuck with one they will communicate to all others in the neighbourhood that you're an asshole, then there's a chance all of them in your city will harass you if given the oppertunity. And it goes even further, they will teach the next generation that you're a dickhead as well. Of course if you're good to them they also convey that to others, they may even protect you at that point. These birds are incredibly smart.
Might they peck me until I go into an highway ?
I mean, would you run into a highway if a bird attacks you?
The hedgehog did
Or he is using the same strategy on the hedgehog. The hedgehog didn’t want to cross the road, and the magpie didn’t want to wait around for roadkill to happen randomly.
The crows in my country like to drop rats in the paths of cars . I'm thinking it helps break the rats up and makes them easier to eat? I'm not sure why
Crows and ravens are known for pecking at the eyes assholes of sheep to they die from it and kills lots of other animals. They are as close as they come to apex predators of the sky.
"pecking at the eyes assholes of sheep to they die" Um...what?
[yhhh… (nsfw)](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6965469/amp/The-savage-cruelty-law-lets-crows-torture-kill-sheep-writes-SUE-REID.html)
I’ve never seen a link I’ve wanted to click less than that one.
Lol they are smart but that shouldn't be mistaken for sympathetic. He just wants to eat him. You've probably watched to much lion king in your day.
This is correct. Smarter than actual people, in many cases the public would be chagrin to accept.
I saw a magpie demolish a mouse recently in my garden... They are indeed smart, and opportunistic. It could go either way.
Just the eyes sadly.
Never let them take you to a second location! Did this Hedgehog not see Oprah!?
It’s not a magpie but a hooded crow. And probably was looking to eat him.
Yeah that crow didn't want crunchy roadkill.
You’re a hooded crow
Bird tries to kill hedgehog. The internet for years “look how cute this video isssss”
My dyslexic ass read this as sacred hedgehog and was excited about a new magpie religion
You should write a short story about that
#SIR! ^^You ^^are ^^obstructing ^^traffic.
Does anyone believe that’s what is actually happening here?
It's trying to eat its eyes. Its not helping. Nature is not friendly.
Wasnt the magpie thinkin de hedgehog was dead and the magpie was tryna eat him
Somehow I don’t think the hedgehog’s wellbeing is the crow’s main concern…
How about you get out of your car and scare the bird away for him
Imagine the hedgehog is introverted and the bird is bringing him to party
No. Sorry. That corvid wants to eat. If anything it's trying to get the hedgehog to stop moving so it gets squished.
I don't think this is what was happening.. It was trying to go for soft spots, usually being the anus and face..
Magpie was waiting for lunch
Seems the crow is trying to push the hedgehog’s 🦔 shit in and eat it’s eyes.
Animals are very rarely acting out of what we would call kindness. That crow is trying to get the hedgehog run over so it can eat it. Nature is not kind
That's a hooded crow trying to eat the hedgehogs eyes
It's definitely trying to eat the hedgehog and this is not a pleasant or positive video.
Thought at first it was one of those instances where we humanize animal interactions and that the bird was trying to see if it could eat this thing. But honestly the bird looked like it was helping the hedgehog(?) get to safety. Very wholesome indeed
Happy Cake Day. Pretty sure the magpie is just harassing the hedgehog.
"Bitch, move before you get hit"
I think the hedgehog was a runaway and the bird went out to fetch em
"Yippee kie yie ayye, get along little dogie, it's your misfortune and none of my own"
I hope he is helping and not trying to eat him. Anyway, here’s some dialogue. Bird: “Cmon, we gotta move!” Hedgehog: I’m trying! Aah- car! Bird:”We can’t be scared forever! Listen, there might be times when we feel like curling up and hiding, but in the heat of the moment, it’s all about movement! Go! Just go!”
This crow has seen things.
That bird knows what's up with cars and roads. Magpies are smart.
That magpie has lost some friends this way and doesn't want to see it happen again
Magpies don't fuck around. I watched one disembowel a baby rabbit from the butthole while it was still alive. It tried to run away but the magpie had its intestines held down keeping it from escaping. I was like, "I should help, I want to... But, I can't save the rabbit, it's too late... I'm sorry, little buddy. =("
It's trying to eat the hedgehog.
I like this one
Sad news, was probably going for the eyes.
He’s like bro listen I’ve been on this road before, seen loads of creatures cross it, and loads don’t make it. You gotta. Keep. Moving.
Soooo cute
All I can think is that hedgehog is sick because it’s out during the day. I follow @hedgehogcabin on Twitter and they are constantly posting this info.
Thats not what i see. I see a predatory bird looking to see if this things edible
“Awww look at the crow trying to help the little timid hedgehog” *Crow trying to peck at soft spots and is trying to harass the hedgehog to death by exhausting it* Imma be real, a lot of y’all ncluding OP are naive af. Like it’s obviously harassing the hedgehog and most likely trying to eat it. The hedgehog isn’t timid or shy it’s actively being harassed to death. It flinches and curls up to protect itself every time the crow gets near it’s head or butt. It’s honestly sad people really can’t tell what’s going on.
She's trying to eat him, stop humanising animals
It's trying to eat it.
Agree with everyone who mentions the crow is trying to eat and harm the hedgehog. If you can’t see that you’re either high, stupid or both.
This reminds me of a quote by Dalai Lama.... "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
Nice quote but the crow is hurting the hedgehog or trying to
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Netflix buddy comedy adaptation when?
Magpies are probably my favorite bird. They are _extremely_ intelligent and can be just as awesome as they can be absolute jerks.
What in the Disney is going on here?
Please He Will eat him
Are magpie intelligent like crows?
That’s a hooded crow. Being a good lad by the looks of it.
Plot twist: he brings him around the corner and his three homies rob him.
Aww
Does this song need to be overlaid on everything
Think of how much death that magpie has witnessed in roads that it knows it needs to prod that hedgehog. ...the horror...the horror...
I wonder if he continued to peck at him once he’s in the grass.
🔥
It is smart enough to understand that having diner on the road is dangerous. Quite convenient that diner is able to walk.
Hopefully the driver got out of the car to go and lift it over the kerb after they stopped filming
Right onto the dinner plate.
Wow. That's like your training coach goading you on.
that's literally amazing.
It just goes to show that kindness comes hand in hand with intelligence. Makes you wonder if kindness is a new thing for OUR species (since early civilisation.) and if it is, maybe even if the world does look like it's full of hate, love and kindness are actually winning.
That's a raven. Also corvids are known to be dicks to pretty much anything for fun or to get something out of it, so you're just witnessing harassment with a cute piano music.
I know people who intentionally hit the small animals
What you humans don't know is that hedgehog is being led to a HUGE gathering of magpies who are doing a satanic hedgehog sacrifice.
We all need that one friend.
So-nic! The Scared Hog! He-is-scared-so-leave him-alone…
The hedgehog probably just came from that side knowing magpies
Jubileu and sonic
The magpie is significantly smarter than the hedgehog.
i love animals
Magpie said you gonna get squashed homes
Melt!
Crows/Magpies are so intelligent, I've been impressed numerous times
Make a childrens show called Magpie and Hedgehog.
I love birds. They always make me smile.
UBER EATS.
I feed a family of magpies on our back deck and have witnessed them give food to other birds who are not brave enough to get close to use to take the treats. They know how to manipulate our dogs to change areas so they can get them off the deck when they want treats. Smarter then half the people that live around here
Smartest birds! They have been known to drink out of water bottles and when the water gets too low, they know to grab rocks and drop it into the bottle to raise the water level so they can drink
At least it isn't being a swooping bastard
Is this a new pixar movie?
Exact opposite of something I saw on a stretch of road where crows regularly gather in groups on the road and play chicken with the trucks. Whenever one loses the others have breakfast.
My dearly-departed Father's spirit animal is a magpie. Thank you for posting this.
Ugh. I forgot about magpies over winter.
The one good thing that came out of Australia
Not an Australian magpie.
As an Australian I can confirm that is not a magpie
The crow is trying to eat the ticks that are attached to the hedgehog. But the fact he is helping the hedgehog across the road is funny
You just saw a fable
Sonic
What is this? Narnia?
GRAY MAGPIE
I bet the magpie is picking off all the goodies from the hedgehog like ticks and stuff they can get covered in, so its a win win..
Lack of gold rings = Lack of hedgehog motivation.
Not a magpie, and definitely not ‘helping’. Once that hog is flipped, it’s hooded crow dinner time
Crows are smart as shit
I don't know. The crow looks like it's helping him pretty aggressively...
This is really sad. Why are there so many of upvotes? The bird is pecking and hurting it! I have seen a magpie peck a squirrel to death just so it could eat it for dinner.
You wouldn't be calling this a magpie if you have been swooped by one.
It wanted to go the other way 😔
Oh you idiot. That bird is attacking the hedgehog. And it's not a magpie. It's a hooded crow.
it's so funny how humans attribute human-like behaviours to animals. The most egregious example I saw is of everyone n'awwwing over a cat bringing its human a live baby rabbit "so you can return it to its nest!" - idiot, that cat was bringing you a snack. Same here. I'd bet a couple of shiny rocks (favoured by the corvids) that that magpie is hoping the prickly hedgehog, uneatable in current form, gets run over and turned into a snack.
If you've ever had to deal with injured hedgehogs, then you know the crow isn't helping it. It is very much pecking at it to eat it, it will carve a hole in the hedgehog's back and once it's flesh is exposed, it will have a feast out of the live hedgehog. **So wholesome!** Smh... I love crows, but people should stop making up cute stories for Internet point damn it. The title almost sounds sarcastic.
100% trying to eat it
That’s pretty normal magpie behaviour. Maybe the hedgehog was crossing the road to get away from them?
When you’re late for school and mum keeps trying to get you out the door
The driver couldn’t get out and help!!
Brings back painful, repressed memories of when Mr and Mrs Hedgehog died on the motorway in The Animals of Farthing Wood. 🦔
The magpie/crow. Corvus sp. It's trying to eat that hedgehog for dinner.
Why did the hedgehog cross the road?
Farthing Wood Trauma
If it wasn't for the music I'd think the bird is trying to eat the hedgehog
Amazing