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Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Crows walk on the dried-up riverbed of Zayanderud near Si-o-se-pol, the largest bridge over the river in Isfahan, Iran, on November 30, 2025. Zayanderud, like many other bodies of water in Iran, has faced droughts and water shortages in recent years. In addition to drought, mismanagement and overuse of water are major factors contributing to the decline of Zayanderud. Photo by Hozi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Massive Flock of Crows Creates Eerie Sky Over Qiqihar

On October 14, 2025, a huge flock of crows filled the sky over Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, forming a dark, swirling cloud that drew stunned onlookers and filled the air with the sound of hundreds of wings.

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China: Flock of Crows Creates Eerie Movie-Like Scene in Zhangjiakou

On September 21, 2025, in Zhangjiakou, a video captured an extraordinary sight of countless crows flying together across the evening sky, creating a surreal scene that looked straight out of a movie.

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Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Fledgling crows are seen at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby, BC, Canada on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Celina Slaght, a medical volunteer, feeds a fledgling crow at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby, BC, Canada on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Celina Slaght, a medical volunteer, feeds a fledgling crow at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby, BC, Canada on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Celina Slaght, a medical volunteer, feeds a fledgling crow at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby, BC, Canada on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Celina Slaght, a medical volunteer, feeds a fledgling crow at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby, BC, Canada on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Wildlife Rescue Association Feeds Crows - Canada

Celina Slaght, a medical volunteer, feeds fledgling crows at the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby, BC, Canada on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Sky Swarmed With Black Crows In Shenyang, Liaoning

Shenyang, located in northeastern China, experienced an eerie spectacle on the night of November 3, 2024. Residents captured video footage showing the sky swarming with countless black crows flying in chaotic patterns. Many of the birds perched on power lines, creating a dense and ominous silhouette against the night sky. The scene resembled something out of an animated film or thriller, evoking both awe and unease. The sheer number of crows darkening the sky was both intimidating and striking, leaving many viewers fascinated by the surreal and dramatic atmosphere.

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China: Crows Darken Skies Of Chifeng In Rare Gathering In Inner Mongolia

On the evening of October 26, 2024, a swarm of crows gathered above Chifeng City Hospital in Inner Mongolia, with some birds perched on the roof. This unusual phenomenon has occurred before in the area, with local officials attributing it to the "urban heat island effect" that attracts the crows. Experts warn that crow droppings can damage vehicles and clothing. The event ended without incident, but authorities continue to monitor the situation.

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Crows Perch On A Female Red Deer - London

Crows Perch On A Female Red Deer - London

Crows perch on a female red deer in Richmond Park in London, Britain on November 10, 2024. Richmond Park covering an area of 2,500 acres is a National Nature Reserve and home to several hundred red and fallow deer. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Crows Perch On A Female Red Deer - London

Crows Perch On A Female Red Deer - London

A female red deer is pictured in Richmond Park in London, Britain on November 10, 2024. Richmond Park covering an area of 2,500 acres is a National Nature Reserve and home to several hundred red and fallow deer. Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Flock Of Crows Creates Unsettling Scene In Xining

On September 23, 2024, in Xining, Qinghai Province, western China, a video captured an eerie and unusual scene in the sky. Against a backdrop of dark blue hues, a large group of black crows suddenly gathered, perching neatly along power lines and creating an unsettling visual. Chinese netizens commented, “Another strange phenomenon has appeared.” The video quickly gained attention online, with viewers intrigued and spooked by the mysterious behavior of the crows against the dim, foreboding sky.

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Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

SHENYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Flocks of crows forage for scattered corn kernels in a field in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, February 18, 2024. Since the mechanization of agricultural harvesting, the scattering of food is more obvious, which leaves a rich food resource for wildlife. For wild animals, the scattered corn is too much to eat.

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Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

SHENYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Flocks of crows forage for scattered corn kernels in a field in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, February 18, 2024. Since the mechanization of agricultural harvesting, the scattering of food is more obvious, which leaves a rich food resource for wildlife. For wild animals, the scattered corn is too much to eat.

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Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

SHENYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Flocks of crows forage for scattered corn kernels in a field in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, February 18, 2024. Since the mechanization of agricultural harvesting, the scattering of food is more obvious, which leaves a rich food resource for wildlife. For wild animals, the scattered corn is too much to eat.

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Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

SHENYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Flocks of crows forage for scattered corn kernels in a field in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, February 18, 2024. Since the mechanization of agricultural harvesting, the scattering of food is more obvious, which leaves a rich food resource for wildlife. For wild animals, the scattered corn is too much to eat.

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Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

SHENYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Flocks of crows forage for scattered corn kernels in a field in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, February 18, 2024. Since the mechanization of agricultural harvesting, the scattering of food is more obvious, which leaves a rich food resource for wildlife. For wild animals, the scattered corn is too much to eat.

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Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

SHENYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Flocks of crows forage for scattered corn kernels in a field in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, February 18, 2024. Since the mechanization of agricultural harvesting, the scattering of food is more obvious, which leaves a rich food resource for wildlife. For wild animals, the scattered corn is too much to eat.

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Agricultural Mechanization

Agricultural Mechanization

SHENYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Flocks of crows forage for scattered corn kernels in a field in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, February 18, 2024. Since the mechanization of agricultural harvesting, the scattering of food is more obvious, which leaves a rich food resource for wildlife. For wild animals, the scattered corn is too much to eat.

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Cold weather in Finland

Cold weather in Finland

A person feeds crows in chilly Helsinki, Finland on Friday, 5th January, 2024. Finland's coldest temperature of the century was measured on Friday in Northern Lapland's town of Enontekiö with -44,3c degrees. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Animals in Fukushima no-go zone

Animals in Fukushima no-go zone

TOMIOKA, Japan - A flock of crows fly over a cedar forest on Feb. 7, 2013, in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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'Blue Samurai' depart Japan

'Blue Samurai' depart Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's World Cup coach Takeshi Okada (R) receives some 1,000 origami crows, the symbol of the Japan Football Association, from a Japan Airlines pilot at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 26, 2010. Okada and his team departed for Saas-Fee, Switzerland, the team's training site.

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Charlotte'S Web (2006)

Charlotte'S Web (2006)

The Birds Film: Charlotte'S Web (USA/AUS/DE 2006) / Literaturverfilmung (Based On The Book By E.B. White) Director: Gary Winick 07 December 2006 Date: 07 December 2006

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Dumbo  film (1941)

Dumbo film (1941)

Timothy Mouse & Crows Film: Dumbo (USA 1941) Director: Ben Sharpsteen 23 October 1941 Date: 23-Oct-1941

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CROWS

CROWS

CROWS [POL 1994] aka WRONY KASIA SZCZEPANIK Date: 1994

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CROWS

CROWS

CROWS [POL 1994] aka WRONY KASIA SZCZEPANIK, KAROLINA OSTROZNA Date: 1994

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CROWS

CROWS

CROWS [POL 1994] aka WRONY KASIA SZCZEPANIK, KAROLINA OSTROZNA Date: 1994

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CROWS

CROWS

CROWS [POL 1994] aka WRONY KAROLINA OSTROZNA Date: 1994

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CROWS

CROWS

CROWS [POL 1994] aka WRONY KAROLINA OSTROZNA Date: 1994

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CROWS

CROWS

CROWS [POL 1994] aka WRONY Date: 1994

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CROWS

CROWS

CROWS [POL 1994] aka WRONY KASIA SZCZEPANIK, KAROLINA OSTROZNA Date: 1994

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JESUS OF NAZARETH (US TV SERIES 1977) ROBERT POWELL as Jesus

JESUS OF NAZARETH (US TV SERIES 1977) ROBERT POWELL as Jesus

JESUS OF NAZARETH ROBERT POWELL as Jesus with JAMES FARENTINO as Simon Peter. Jesus tells Simon Peter that before the cock crows the next morning he will have denied him three times. Date: 1977

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CROWS AND SPARROWS

CROWS AND SPARROWS

CROWS AND SPARROWS Date: 1949

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Bird flu virus detected in crow in Osaka Pref.

Bird flu virus detected in crow in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - An ailing crow (shown) caught at a house in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, has tested positive for bird flu, Japan's third case of crow infection following the deaths of two crows in neighboring Kyoto Prefecture, the prefectural government said March 10. Photo provided by the Osaka prefectural office. (Kyodo)

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2 crows test positive for bird flu in Osaka

2 crows test positive for bird flu in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo released by the Osaka prefectural government on March 17 shows a dead crow found in the city of Ibaraki, which has tested positive for bird flu virus in a simple examination. (Kyodo)

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'Blue Samurai' depart Japan

'Blue Samurai' depart Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's World Cup coach Takeshi Okada (R) receives some 1,000 origami crows, the symbol of the Japan Football Association, from a Japan Airlines pilot at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 26, 2010. Okada and his team departed for Saas-Fee, Switzerland, the team's training site. (Kyodo)

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The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The trees on both sides of the Xidan Commercial Street are covered with black crows at the beginning of winter in Beijing, China, Dec. 20, 2020.

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The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The trees on both sides of the Xidan Commercial Street are covered with black crows at the beginning of winter in Beijing, China, Dec. 20, 2020.

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The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The trees on both sides of the Xidan Commercial Street are covered with black crows at the beginning of winter in Beijing, China, Dec. 20, 2020.

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The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The trees on both sides of the Xidan Commercial Street are covered with black crows at the beginning of winter in Beijing, China, Dec. 20, 2020.

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The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The trees on both sides of the Xidan Commercial Street are covered with black crows at the beginning of winter in Beijing, China, Dec. 20, 2020.

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The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The trees on both sides of the Xidan Commercial Street are covered with black crows at the beginning of winter in Beijing, China, Dec. 20, 2020.

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The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The Mysterious Crow Gathering Place in Beijing

The trees on both sides of the Xidan Commercial Street are covered with black crows at the beginning of winter in Beijing, China, Dec. 20, 2020.

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Exhibition juxtaposes pop icons and traditional Japanese paintings

Exhibition juxtaposes pop icons and traditional Japanese paintings

A scroll piece featuring manga character Black Jack, created by the artist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), and three crows drawn by Rimpa-style artist Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858) is on display at an exhibition in Kyoto on Sept. 13, 2017. The free exhibition titled "We will inherit Japan," scheduled to run through Sept. 25, features famous anime and manga characters as well as other Japanese pop culture icons depicted in the style of traditional Japanese painting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Research team verifies crows have sharp vision

Research team verifies crows have sharp vision

TOKYO, Japan - A research team led by Hiroyoshi Higuchi, a professor of biological conservation at the University of Tokyo, has discovered that crows have the ability to see into transparent garbage bags when they scavenge for waste food. This photo was provided by the University of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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