What Did He Say?

The other morning, Pat stepped outside to get the mail. She noticed there was a crow in the liquid amber tree to the south of us. As they made eye contact, the crow let out a strange sound that Pat had never heard before. It was a deep, guttural sound. It was kind of like a belch, but had a ripple quality to it. Maybe “trill” would be a proper word. I don’t know, but she said it was very strange. Pat said, “Are you talking to me? What does that mean?”  Then, she tried to replicate the sound, but got no answer from the crow. Maybe it was speaking a German version of crow language?

Dave Thomas

2/8/2024