Greensboro Birds

Yep, just another idyllic scene outside my office window. What, you don’t think a crow clutching a femur in its claw is idyllic? Well, then you must not have been a goth in your ’80s youth. This is pure goth gold. Can’t you hear Bauhaus playing softly in the background?

Bones must be hot stuff to crows. This one’s buddy is making castanet sounds in an effort to, oh, maybe intimidate the bone-owner into dropping it or maybe sweet-talk the bird into splitting it. To no avail, though; the bone-owning crow continued to pick off the good bits before dropping it onto the lawn and flying off for corn in the backyard. Crows can’t stand to be left out, so the other one followed shortly thereafter. Hey, let’s all sing! White on white transparent black capes …