Not the band. On my last trip to BC, after years and years of hearing about the crows that fly over my parents house, I went to see them for myself. She would tell me that every night, hundreds of crows fly over her house. I truly was starting to question her sanity a little.
So last Spring when Colton was out visiting they took him to see where all the crows go when they fly over at dusk. It was disgusting. You could hear the crap hitting the ground like big drops of rain there were so many of them.
Well it truly is a thing. First stop, the Costco. This is a just a stop off down the road from where they actually roost for the night. I am convinced that this is where they go to clean up the parking lot because people don’t know where to put their garbage. This lot is full of them.
This picture does not come close to telling you how many crows are in this lot. I have a video of Colton shaking a tree and the crows scattering. But they don’t stay here. This is just a layover to where they actually sleep. And again, this lot is so full of garbage, why not some for a quick meal.
I have renamed this particular Costco to Costcrow. They were in the carts, on the buildings, in the trees, walking along the ground eating people’s garbage. They lined the top of the store by the entrance. It was like The Bird’s.
We then headed back to the actual roosting spot. Now, I didn’t know this but crows are communal sleepers, so they gather in massive groups to roost together at night. As the sun begins to set, crows will fly in from long distances to a central location where they can share warmth, safety from predators, and even exchange information relevant for survival. I have also read that crows don’t see well at night so they will pick a location where there is light so that they can see what is going on.
This is only the beginning. By the time we left they were sitting on the lines, side by side from one pole to the next. Some guy was coming up to the intersection and noticed them and almost ran the light.
Now it really hard to see how many crows in these photos how many crows there really are coming in but there are A LOT.
If you are interested in seeing this for yourself, search where the crows roost in your city and
CRUMBLING MEMORIES 