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[@Yhelta]

The respect of the crow is, I'm sure, greatly appreciated and quite wise.

[@spidermanmyers]

Well ther is a reason a group of them is called a m... WE ARE A FAMILY, HERE. Just Helping out the neighborhood.

[@psychronia]

@@spidermanmyers There are two types of "families" here. There's families built around familial love, and then there's "the Family" that crows are part of.

[@AmalgamJiena]

Good choice. As crows can remember faces, remember the deeds of said faces, hold grudges, follow you around the world, and can communicate their trust/distrust of individual people to other crows. Also, if you wanna get on their good side fast, kill an owl if you see it encroaching on crow territory or nests. Owls are violent towards crows and the crows hate them for that.

[@crazysasha1374]

About the woodpecker on the utility pole. Woodpeckers are known for jamming their head violently into trees, and there are actually two (2) reasons for this. The first one everyone knows, they are trying to get at their food, larvae and such, that live in the wood. This can be a somewhat lighter, irregular pecking. The second is a strong rythmic pecking, trying to make the most noise to attract a mate. Since it's not looking for food here but for maximum decibels, it works amazingly well on things that aren't wooden, such as utility poles.

[@geosternburgia010]

Somebody date me, smacks drum, Somebody date me

[@squiddwizzard8850]

In my neck of the woods, a utility pole is wood. It's just dead.

[@fictionalcricket6789]

There’s a woodpecker in my neighborhood that keeps pecking our stone chimney.

[@beemaster6950]

It’s honestly sad to me that 90% of these “neighborhood birds” i’ve never seen :(

What country do you live in?

[@If-loki-was-a-fox]

Almost certainly because of location - different countries, continents, and regions have different birds (and more/less city-like neighborhoods probably have more/less birds)

[@9nikola]

@@If-loki-was-a-fox Plot twist: the bird watcher OP is their neighbour and is hogging all the birds

@@If-loki-was-a-fox I can confirm. I mainly get jackdaws, wood pidgeons, ouzels and the occassional magpie or crow.

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

​@ Which type of crow? Carrion or hooded? Completely black or partially grey?

[@Noel-822]

I was waiting on the edge of my seat for the bluejay. 12/10 indeed. I have seen them divebomb cats, dogs, and people with zero hesitation. They'll get the whole flock in on it. They'll let you think you're safe under cover and then swarm you again once you step out. Bluejays would fight God if they felt He looked at them funny

[@lisayhand6779]

I don't see many bluejays where I live, but once, I saw one chase a mouse around a bush

[@ApocalypticJay]

Anna's Hummingbird: 10/10 the entire reason I have a hummingbird feeder is to watch you fight over it. you divebomb each other. It's wild considering you're smaller than my hand.

[@Arkylie]

Have you seen zefrank's video on hummingbirds? They are... complicated, for being so tiny.

[@ApocalypticJay]

@@Arkylie no, I gotta check that out

[@alanherlan3429]

@@ApocalypticJay there is a reliable story of a hummingbird divebombing an eagle repeatedly that had (from the hummingbird's perspective) invaded the hummingbird's territory sometimes hummingbirds will divebomb humans until the humans leave the area the hummingbird thinks is its territory (I think that happened to my grandpa)

[@jessehunter362]

i've been bit by one

[@annameyl]

Oh yeah, starling is way accurate. The ones outside our house have learned how to Bark and are antagonising all of the dogs on our street

[@pigeongod3450]

As the Pigeon God I appreciate the praise to the dove, pigeons and doves are just sweet little goobers

[@justaperson4656]

They really are

[@CadanL]

They are not XD The pigeons often bullied the doves in my old garden off the bird feeder. These are wood pigeons mind, so they would get bullied by the town/ feral pigeons if they visited.

[@greensteve9307]

RATS WITH WINGS! Filthy, disease-ridden things.

[@aidansroadams5328]

With the doves in my backyard I would disagree on that, if anything I would call them oblivious. Sometimes that obliviousness leads them to be chill and not care about the other birds around them, other times it leads them to claim a part of a railing near where we have a bird feeder and violently chase any other birds that got near, it wasn't eating from that feeder it just wanted that spot to itself.

[@scoutgaming737]

Today I saw a pigeon sitting in the dog water bowl at McDonald's

[@Anime-Control]

Mockingbird: 13/10 You attack me when I enter my own backyard. The audacity to dive-bomb me on my own property. I know you have a nest out there - it’s not even in my yard. Yet you elect to choose violence, regardless

[@justaperson4656]

My mother but with house martins. They dive bomb exclusively her, nobody else

[@Fetch26291]

Grey Catbird. Yes, please shush. (Their cry sounds like my RL name. They would wake me up as a kid, because I thought someone was yelling for me)

[@Hi-js6kz]

The last comment immediately made me think “And in the 8th day He created Tumblr and said it was good”

[@Konpekikaminari]

if we're rating birds like that, I'm giving the chickadee in my backyard a 3.5/10 If he's bold enough to stand infront of the invisible wall and yell at the giants within every time the nuts in the feeder run out, he has some capacity for violence

[@trdrudedude6099]

Crows are amazing; you can train crows to pay for food

[@WDWM_choose_a_shorter_handle]

I love how they wrote it like the birds are going to find and read it 😂 Don't get me wrong though I love it

[@savvivixen8490]

For all we know, the crows will: and they WILL remember... 🐦‍⬛

[@vexations_on_discount]

It’s really weird how our language works, that you said you love something and then you had to clarify that you loved it, sarcasm gets in the way of sincerity a lot of the time huh?

[@jucom756]

La Famiglia will assume this is but ignorance, however be wary as another slip up will get you a special place as the dinner table.

[@pinkajou656]

Such a wide variety of birds!😊

[@ThatOneCatInATopHat]

The tufted titmouse one is 100% true, they are the best, everytime i see one, i almost scream from joy.

[@vulpinitemplar5036]

The Turkey Vulture being on the list is the testament that everyone has or will have a weird addition to the birds they see in their backyard or nearby, for me it was a Peacock who hung around for quite a while before disappearing as mysteriously as when he had first appeared, about a 1 or 2 out of 10 in terms of violence, the Cats weren't too fond of his presence and would harass him until he charged at them at a slightly faster pace than his usual leisurely stroll, otherwise a well mannered friendly fellow that insisted on being an alarm clock for the entire suburb :p

[@squiddwizzard8850]

I really love the visual of a peacock slowly strutting towards a cat, staring it down "you want some of this?"

[@dariascott2267]

Haha yeah I have 2 ducks that always show up together. I live nowhere near a lake. WHY ARE YOU HERE

[@BetaJackMaxis]

Crows are very smart. They know it's not one of them. They're friends.

[@FrumiousBandersnatch42]

Seems like this guy likes watching birds, and that it is a pass time that brings him so much joy. When is the part about stealing bones from Applebee's gonna start?

[@diamondan5721]

I'm sorry but WHAT

[@scoutgaming737]

I like living in a high density area, but one negative is that there's only 4 birds here: pidgeons, crows, ravens and sparrows

[@Danka42]

And then there's the swallows, with their chipmunk war cry

[@jadetheslime3140]

mourning dove: 0/10 oh, you sweet, precious birds. your call brings me happiness and nostalgia. i hear you have returned this week, for the days get longer and devil's oven preheated. (guess the state)

[@elawinjala1635]

Things I exclaimed at my cat while watching this video No Stop. Mine. There are so many more interesting things to play with STOP STEALING MY AIRPODS You cannot eat that. Good job. You paused the video. YOU LITTLE THEIF!! Your adorable, yes, please cease your kleptomaniacism!

[@PikalaxALT]

I saw a gathering of crows the other day and thought to myself, "there's been a murder".

[@ari638]

We have a flock of starlings and a flock of sparrows in our garden. Despite the 5 billion feeders we've set up for them, you can imagine how they still get into scraps several times a day. ESPECIALLY in late spring when the fledglings arrive

[@Grey_psychedelics]

Some of my personal favorites are great tits, because if they'll do one thing, it WILL be getting violent with other birds that they believe have less of a right to be there, but I also absolutely love wagtails that just swoop around aimlessly and occasionally stop to sit very close to me and just. stare.

[@aidansroadams5328]

Downy Woodpecker 0/10 I think I one stand its ground once, but aside from that it actively avoids going near the other birds, even waiting until there is a storm out to eat just so it can eat alone, even if the feeder was swinging all over the place. (If you have not seen them look them up they look adorable)

[@Simon_42_42]

I like to think that this person just knew all of these birds and didn’t look them up :)

[@catthatlooksatyoufunny7377]

Where does OP live that they get to see all of these beautiful birds IN THEIR BACKYARD? wtf?

[@ikelom]

If they or their neighbours have bird feeders, then that can attract all sorts of pretty birds, especially if the feeders have been there for a long time.

[@feuerling]

​@@ikelom add blooming plants that attract insects.

[@mobbcentral4675]

I saw a sparrow chasing a crow nipping at his tall they went behind a tree and when they came back up there were two sparrows chasing a crow Also leave them vultures alone he ain’t hurt anybody you auda be thanking him cause there’s no telling what kind of deseases plague’s and sickness you ain’t got cause he got to the body first

[@mothiestman4995]

OP's backyard is medieval Verona at this point

[@PrimumQualia]

As an Australian, may i introduce the Australian Magpie and the Cassowary. if you haven't heard what a Cassowary sounds like, god have mercy on you.

[@synderthmc]

No you may not, you can keep those for yourself

[@hiimcrazyfordrwho]

Turkeys: 11/10 They will attack anything that moves. I have witnessed them attack somgbirds, other turkeys, crows, dogs, people, cars, and trucks. They know no fear.

[@jermfanaccount]

since this post is likely from someone in a country that isn't Australia, i'd like to rate some of the birds i see/hear in my yard :) *Magpie - 6/10* considering how absolutely violent you guys can be, i'd really expect this one to be higher. not only do i see you inciting violence on innocent people's hair, but i also see you having duels amongst your own kind purely because they lived a singular tree over from you. however, i'm only giving you a 6 because you're just defending a territory that's rightfully yours and that's honestly pretty likeable. besides, you're actually a lot more timid and lovely when you aren't tearing strands of human hair from their roots. your warbling calls are beautiful and your pride in your land is admirable. you're a pretty solid bird :) *Butcherbird - 1/10* you are one of the most chillest little goobers in my entire yard. all you do is fly around and sit on things, enjoying the view as you look around for something tasty to eat, living the simple life full of curiosity that the smaller, fightier Minor birds just don't understand. you're like a travelling visitor, hanging out for a bit and then flying away back to your nest in the trees. you're doing great hun, keep it up :) *Cockatoo 0/10* i've never seen a single one of these guys ever provoke anything with anyone. really all i've seen them do is scream bloody murder whilst flying through the skies at the slightest sign of thunder and to be fair, that is a completely reasonable reaction to have. good bird with a cool hairdo :) *Rainbow Lorikeet - 2/10* a true icon of beauty in Australia. stunning. fashionable. charming. these guys just kinda hang out in the spider flowers (Grevilleas) out the front and eat. they're a lovely thing to see and i appreciate their presence in my yard :) *Kookaburras - 1/10* pretty little fellas that just kinda hang out and hysterically laugh at absolutely nothing every so often. that's a mood if i've ever heard of one. good bird :) *Minors - 5/10* do not be fooled by the tiny innocent appearance of these dudes, they are secretly a supergang of mobsters that attack every other bird they come across. if you are a bird and exist you are on their hitlist and they will not step down. they're like primary school bullies in bird form, masters of harassment. fortunately for the other birds, though, harassment is really all they can do, so other than getting their lunch money stolen, Minors are pretty harmless. funny little bird :) *Crow - ????* just kinda... bounce around and stuff. ominous and beautiful black voids that just kinda scream and waddle around and if that isn't a good bird i don't know what is :) *Pluther - 12/10* think Magpies if they were twice as feared and dangerous if you provoke them. thought getting your hair plucked out was bad? these fuckers have _talons_ and shit. they'll be all fine and dandy at first and then you take one step close and boom. you just got pluther'd and you didn't even know it. watch out...... *Galah - 0/10* unbothered. laying in grass. happy. in my lane. focused. flourishing. i've really only seen these guys hang out in big patches of grass and just lay there with each other and honestly? that's the kinda life i wanna live. pretty pink and grey dudes who just hang out, what's not to love? amazing bird :)

[@jucom756]

How isn't this the top comment?!

[@phoebegilliland8897]

What about the seagulls? I read one of the fast food restaurants had to serve its fries in shiny containers to scare them away.

[@Merilirem]

@@phoebegilliland8897 Depends where you live. Some places let them get away with too much. Cowards breed aggressive domineering seagulls.

[@quiverdancervolca]

Magpie: 14/10 Has the audacity to swoop down from god knows where and aim right for the eyes. Makes horrible shrieking noises. You can’t see them coming from behind until they scratch the hair off your fucking skull. Possible hellspawn.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

They're good dogs, Brent

[@dasirrlicht5415]

Gooses. Just all Gooses. 7.5/10 You are challenging Gods, yet your threats are hollow. Any tears you cause will only last a few minutes as even the children wise up to your display. Swans. 11/10 Oh fuck, you are everything the goose is, but you back up your fighting words! Even worse, you play up your act as a symbol of love to lure clueless youth towards you. Absolutely despicable. I will share with you my popcorn afterwards.

[@SingABrightSong]

Canada Goose: Ω/10. Not so much the rating as the unit of violence. on which the number line exists.

[@Dusk_Shade]

If there's one thing I learned in my childhood, it's that bluejays are hella territorial.

[@lemongrasseyelids]

rating all the birds in my yard a 10/10 for violently waking me up every morning with the screeches of the damned

[@BThings]

I kept wanting to pronounce "La Famiglia" as "La Fa-MIG-lia"…but I guess I'm full of Bo-LOG-na...

[@Names_Nyooooo]

Wow I’m early today nice

[@kipperdoodler]

hi

[@wheelrunner4]

​@@kipperdoodlerhi

[@silverdrag0n_]

as a bird enjoyer, this video pleases me (also, how come the US get the cool goth crows while us europeans get the black and grey little bastards who look like fugitives recently escaped from prison?)

[@Human-163]

3:17 As someone who feeds dove every day: no, nO, NOOO. It's clear you don't even comprehend the extent of their violence. Every day I see a fight. Heck, THEY ARE LITERALLY FIGHTING RIGHT NOW! Those are violent bird, bullies not only to themselfs but to other species as well.

[@pranavghantasala6808]

“Would you. Respectfully. Would you shut the FUCK UP” -Me to everything and everyone at all times

[@JadeLockpicker]

... And I feel cheated that there was no hummingbirds because those little *@#!#$ are, to borrow a undertale term, made of LOVE.

[@secondairy]

I saw a grackle fly away with a duckling once at Disney World

[@sachiel197]

wow these are spot on the only difference is that I referred to the sparrows as a mafia (if I had more crows, that title would go to them) starlings fit the description of gang violence much more in my opinion also we have european blue tits here, but they are basically like the titmouse

[@nabra97]

I guess great job growing native plants... It's more birds than I have seen at a time anywhere other than in the zoo.

[@cowsharkdefin6376]

A bit harsh on the turkey vulture. Blame the parents for not preparing their snowflakes for the realities of life.

[@transnewt]

0:41 fun fact: american robins have the red patch to /show/ that their aggressive.

[@marisstaff7019]

This is amazing

[@NotYammic]

Cw: Dead dove do not eat

[@Executioner334]

Well idk if this counts but we would have eagles in our backyard

[@hawkfeather5408]

I would argue that the brown-headed cowbird would be a 10/10 for violence for the simple fact that when the baby cowbird hatches, it will push the still marinating eggs out of the nest and declare supremacy. Cowbirds are parasitic birds and they are the most violent when they first hatch.

[@aussiemerican750]

I have been trying to find this video again for so long, THANK YOU KZbin ALGORITHM!

[@Ilovetulinspower23]

Kookaburra: 10/10 I'm not in Australia, but I heard that they're very aggressive to people.

[@foxowaranimation397]

As someone who watched a blue jay fight a rat in my backyard as another jay cheered it on (and then harassed a squirrel) I can confirm they're bastards Also I love seeing OP's backyard lore, like, the civil war going on? you could write a book about op's backyard

[@DreamtaleEnjoyer]

3:37 I'd like to mention that one of my old OCs is a sentient crow, who HATES blue jays for being bullies. I am very glad to know I'm not alone in my recognition of blue jays being mean :)

[@Snomrade]

Saw a poll recently asking what everyone’s favorite kind of bird was and unsurprisingly corvids were the most popular

[@ShadowKestrel]

my experience of collared doves has been... different. I've watched them attack cats and pheasants before. and win, somehow

[@brianroberts783]

Clearly this individual doesn't know much about the Eurasian Ringneck Dove. You don't get labeled as an invasive species by playing nice.

[@thelastsliceofbread4098]

Are tufted titmice cute? Yes. Are tufted titmice incabable of violence? Absolutely not! The ones in my yard never do the sweet little "peter peter" call, it always the mangled calls of other birds and shrieks from the thorn bushes outside my window where their little gangs like to group up. Can't say how they are at the feeder, but whenever a flock comes by I feel very judged..

[@Runix1]

I was about to complain about the turkey vulture rating - they're just big sweeties cleaning up the street. But I have to agree, scaring children is a plus.

[@EvilBunnyGlobal]

Their backyard sounds eventful.

[@madeofmandrake1748]

Surprised at the blue jay rating. They are the obnoxious idiots of the backyard bird gang. Trying to fit onto feeders made for sparrows, hogging all the space and throwing seed everywhere. They are a lovable menace that you'd shoo away if they weren't so darned pretty. 4/10

[@FiSH-iSH]

whoever named the red-bellied woodpecker needs to be fired

[@gabrielsfilms2086]

what app are they using to identify these birds???

[@justaperson4656]

I thought this was going to be about backyard birdkeeping. Like pigeons and chimkems

[@a.w.4708]

Great Crested Flycatcher looks like it was drawn by somwbody who cannot into proportions, namely draws heads too big for the rest of the body

[@globin3477]

Aren't cowbirds nest parasites? I think they should get a higher rating for that.

[@Schneemann-rx6jb]

the european starling reminds me of my little brother… (he ALWAYS piks up or taps our cats and then is angry at them when they scratch him even tough everyone told him to stop)

[@micahh9351]

0:49 house sparrows also peck bluebirds to death, smash all the eggs, and take over the nest. they're tiny psychopaths

[@d4n737]

... I'm getting the feeling that the higher the rating is, the worse the bird is supposed to be.

[@Ilovetulinspower23]

I will note, *without any criticism* that a group of crows is called a murder.

[@timestorm5687]

We need a post we’re someone irrational the several different colours of the small pigeons. Like there are those grey ones, the grey white ones, the whites with a spark of color on the wing, the brown ones, the green shiny guys etc.

[@Oceloto999]

There’s this one bird species that I can’t remember the name of, but they had to put up a sign saying to watch out for them during their nest season/ all the time

[@jhamanrai]

This video cam in my hour of need I needed bird names for my characters undercover code names Thank you

[@adams0123]

Nuthatches are the best small bird. Change my mind.

[@andrewpotts]

Good thing there weren't any magpies in the neighborhood.

[@corpsehandler5321]

the bluejay is so fucking accurate and true

[@aperson9973]

Wonder where the Canadian goose would be on this list.

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

I wonder if I could overlay all the ranges of these birds to find where this person lives.... I shall ask the Corvid-Coloeus syndicate for permission.

[@venus_de_lmao]

The amount of drama in this backyard

[@KefkeWren]

This man...this man undastands Da Family.

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

this taught me many more bird types

[@Luigi-np8td]

how many birds are in this yard

[@dwayneasher6765]

I love the video

[@TheBlandestGuy]

your videos are good 👍

[@RasheedaParker-qn9ec]

Awesome 🤩

[@Something_wicked_this_way_come]

Bird

[@lilyoftheflame]

I love this so much. I need more of this.

[@52flyingbicycles]

It’s a good thing there are no geese in that yard 🪿

[@JaySwag77]

This is fantastic.

[@kipperdoodler]

no way

[@PinguTheGamer]

Im offended that the tuffed titmouse gets a 1/10

[@filipthunell8631]

i think the lower the better in this case

[@PinguTheGamer]

@@filipthunell8631 then I am honored