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Type your answer here... In sailing ship days of old, To stop the lookout falling asleep high up in the crow's nest, stones were thrown up to hit the crows nest to keep the lookout awake and therefore watchful. As supply of stones carried onboard ship for this reason, and replensished at each landfall ?
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Do carrion crows come to gardens?
no not usually
Can crows eat crows?
Just saw two crows trying to catch a squirrel in the woods. The squirrel was jumping from tree to tree with the crows flying after it. They were definitely trying to catch it. So from what I saw crows do eat/hunt squirrels
When did Big yellow taxi by counting crows come out?
It came out in 2003.
If you split a crows tongue will it speak?
No; you don't need to split a crow's tongue to enable it to speak. The imitation sounds that crows make come from their throat.
Why is crow called the scavenger of nature?
Yes. Crows are birds, and farmers use scarecrows to scare crows and keep them away from their crops.
What does the phrase Stone The Crows mean?
Well, maybe its a different way of saying "kill two birds with one stone"...
When did Stone the Crows end?
Stone the Crows ended in 1973.
Where did the phrase A murder of crows come from?
The phrase "a murder of crows" originated from a time when groups of animals were given specific names based on their behavior or characteristics. In this case, "murder" likely stems from the belief that crows gathered together bore some association with death or violence, hence the term.
Where did the American crows come from?
other crows
When was Stone the Crow created?
Stone the Crow was created in 1994.
Where did the phrase the agony and the ecstasy come from?
From the 1961 Irvine Stone novel about Michelangelo of the same name.
When was Come Around - Counting Crows song - created?
Come Around - Counting Crows song - was created in 2008-07.
What does the phrase whose crumbs the crows inspect mean?
This phrase is often used metaphorically to describe a situation or place that is desolate or abandoned, as crows are scavengers that typically feed on remnants or leftovers. It implies a sense of neglect or emptiness.
Do carrion crows come to gardens?
no not usually
What are Alfred Hitchcock crows that come to mind?
The Birds.
What does stone the crows mean?
Stone the crow is an expression when someone is frustrated, annoyed or irritated.
What is the meaning of the phrase to crow about?
It means bragging or touting your own acomplishments, real or imagined. Like the rooster crows, maybe because he thinks he's King of the barnyard,or maybe he thinks HE made the sun come up.
