How many Crows make a mob?
How many Crows make a mob? The answer is only one.
The local Buzzard has taken off for its daily life of abuse.
Today there are two Carrion Crows. We need another word for mob to express just how seriously they take it. Two Crows are a full-scale riot.
There may be some difference in size, but Carrion Crows just can’t help themselves. A Buzzard nearby is a trigger for all their most extreme behaviours.
The Crows manoeuvre so they’re on its tail.
And the Buzzard has to turn upside down in the air and bare its talons in an attempt to fight off its attacker.
Who’d be a Buzzard?
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