tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post1804984680821634961..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Popularity of CrowsCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-72804613257875033282017-05-24T02:13:43.297-07:002017-05-24T02:13:43.297-07:00I've been witness to huge flocks of birds (lik...I've been witness to huge flocks of birds (like Sandhill cranes) and had lorikeets perched on me from fingertip to fingertip and on my head and shoulders. For some Hitchcockian reason, it's the crows and gulls that I keep an eye on.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-64935229761586064892017-05-24T01:18:40.068-07:002017-05-24T01:18:40.068-07:00I don't really have a preference. Crows aren&...I don't really have a preference. Crows aren't my thing, although I like other birds, including the little sparrows that hop up and down my block and tweet from the trees.<br /><br />I have Alfred Hitchcock to thank for the bird phobia of an ex partner of mine. He'd see a group of pigeons on the sidewalk and have to cross the street. This stemmed from his memory of the birds attacking Tippi Hedren in that film.<br /><br />When we went to Florida once to Busch Gardens, one area was for visitors to hold huge macaws. I held one on each arm and was fine. He was standing far away and taking pictures of me with the beautiful birds on my arms. And nobody got hurt!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69669981788545477012017-05-23T18:32:41.255-07:002017-05-23T18:32:41.255-07:00I wondered if anyone would notice that I was readi...I wondered if anyone would notice that I was reading Magpie Murders (before I moved on to the next book)! Yes, they are related, although I like magpies closeup, not just at a distance. Of course, I don't live around magpies. My British family seems not to like them.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-86199064654801485832017-05-23T14:53:27.481-07:002017-05-23T14:53:27.481-07:00This is such a great post! Who knew?! The bird on ...This is such a great post! Who knew?! The bird on the Ian Skewis book looks pretty scary with that eyeball! And how funny you are reading one about Magpies. Aren't they all related? I am plowing through Into the Water. As I am one of the few people who didn't read Girl on the Train, I'm not sure what to think. There's a lot of viewpoints so far! Have a great week!holdenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-86676121777283912352017-05-23T01:17:36.406-07:002017-05-23T01:17:36.406-07:00I'm glad someone else thinks that one bird is ...I'm glad someone else thinks that one bird is a starling. ;-)<br /><br />I agree, the purpose of all good covers should be to intrigue passersby, to make them wonder what the book is about, to pick it up, and to buy it/check it out.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69909978668505393382017-05-23T01:14:43.709-07:002017-05-23T01:14:43.709-07:00KR from NY wrote to say:
"I initially though...KR from NY wrote to say:<br /><br />"I initially thought that crows have red eyes but further research says no, but a brown-headed blackbird does. I do think the Ayers bird is a starling.<br /><br />I agree, the top two are the most striking. The one by Chisholm is interesting and the one by Duffy is too stylized (and a bit too much like James Bond). The Colasessano one was my favorite originally, but the more I looked at it, the placement of the word “of” separated the C from Rows. Using the definite article in the S. Done book is just wrong. The Hamel image is striking (I can’t tell, are there crows in that tree?) but why in heck do they shift the letters in the author’s name up and down? <br /><br />The Tom Lowe is the best overall, on many levels: Good clean type layout, interesting juxtaposition of black letters for title and white for author, repeated in the intriguing backdrop, and the image of the crow (is that a mean glint in its eye or just curiosity?) grasping the shell casing is the topper. I don’t know the author, but I am intrigued as to what the book may be about. And in the end, isn’t that the purpose of all good covers?"Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80943996787021548622017-05-23T00:33:34.126-07:002017-05-23T00:33:34.126-07:00I agree, Mystica. As I said in my post, I like the...I agree, Mystica. As I said in my post, I like them...from a distance!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-40510399841809083352017-05-22T18:35:28.961-07:002017-05-22T18:35:28.961-07:00I agree that The Birds traumatized a lot of people...I agree that The Birds traumatized a lot of people. Thats the first thing that comes to my mind with crows anyway!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-89524255342198951042017-05-22T11:30:15.325-07:002017-05-22T11:30:15.325-07:00I remember that. I think King was traumatized by T...I remember that. I think King was traumatized by The Birds, too. ;-)<br /><br />I have a huge pine tree in the front yard, the top of which a family group of grackles used to nest in. I say "used to" because a crow started showing up regularly at just the right time of year to eat the grackles' eggs. It was a bigger bird and there was very little that the grackle parents could do. I don't blame them for moving, but I do miss them.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80379783816298498412017-05-22T11:27:22.317-07:002017-05-22T11:27:22.317-07:00Yes, that certainly is a spooky-looking tree!Yes, that certainly is a spooky-looking tree!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-17107644307685550922017-05-22T11:26:45.797-07:002017-05-22T11:26:45.797-07:00Yes, they may be scouts for their much larger fami...Yes, they may be scouts for their much larger family.... ;-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-58265318057549783702017-05-22T06:56:57.992-07:002017-05-22T06:56:57.992-07:00I think it was The Stand by Stephen King where as ...I think it was The Stand by Stephen King where as the people walked across the country, there would be a crow on a telephone pole watching them. I know after that while traveling I would see a crow on a fence post or a pole, it would creep me out. It was like evil was watching or following us. Typical Steven King-he makes you see harmless things differently.<br />A lady in a flower group I belong to said that the crow was her favorite bird. That stayed with me because I had never heard someone say that before. When I worked, I would read at noontime in a park and the crows were there often. They were always in groups and appeared very social and happy.I am not sure how I really feel about crows but they are fascinating and fun to observe. <br />My favorite cover is Tom Lowes. Book with titles or photos of crows do attract my attention.Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-55678206351439228012017-05-22T04:31:25.127-07:002017-05-22T04:31:25.127-07:00You know what really freaks me out - when we come ...You know what really freaks me out - when we come to an intersection and the power wires and stoplight rods are covered in birds - like dozens of them. I think that 'The Birds' traumatized all of us! As to the covers, I like bottom left cover - book by Heather Hamel. Like the look of that tree. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-40991289308633429552017-05-22T04:25:08.076-07:002017-05-22T04:25:08.076-07:00Wow, Cathy! I'd never thought much about it, ...Wow, Cathy! I'd never thought much about it, but you're right. That's a lot of crows! Hmmm....I'll have to keep a careful watch on the ones that land on the roof and trees near me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com