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who moved the dish?

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Jim Dalling
Jan 12, 2024
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Who moved the dish?

Trevor will never tell and Suki is nowhere to be seen.

Today the crows tried something new.

We put the peanuts in the plastic container then put the plastic container on the chair on the deck.

Most days I like to watch them. Today, I was distracted. I left the kitchen. Trevor, Suki - you two keep an eye on these crows.

They purred wickerd their approval.

I returned to the window after a ten minute toilet hiatus.

The cats and crows were gone.

(the peanuts never last very long)

I went out to bring in the peanut container.

It was no longer on the deck.

It wasn’t on the ground either.

It seems the crows prefer to have the peanut container on deck rail.

I get it.

I like having my back against the wall in an restaurant.

We all do things to feel safe when we’re feeding.

When I want to change my seat, I typically ask the service staff.

How did the crows change their seat?

Did they help from the cats? Did they move the dish themselves?

Either way they impressed me with how well they coul…

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