tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3203307792490615645..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: An (Unusual) True-Crime Story From JapanOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-22314624181433598172018-01-23T12:14:30.739-05:002018-01-23T12:14:30.739-05:00I love the way 'scene' where you and the c...I love the way 'scene' where you and the crow are watching each other :-) Leyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669617004830331791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-32983066081927887112018-01-21T19:19:06.002-05:002018-01-21T19:19:06.002-05:00That is a fun story! Clever thief! I like the cr...That is a fun story! Clever thief! I like the crows, too,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-83103358912592543042018-01-21T14:32:05.095-05:002018-01-21T14:32:05.095-05:00I would love to see that, Stan. In fact, that'...I would love to see that, Stan. In fact, that's the kind of thing that makes me choose a hotel - that kind of interaction with the "locals" (even though arguably troublesome in some ecosystem-related ways) is priceless.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35379179473949994242018-01-21T14:24:36.727-05:002018-01-21T14:24:36.727-05:00Is it really her birthday week? Fantastic! (And se...Is it really her birthday week? Fantastic! (And serendipitous, indeed, because I agree it's the perfect story - but since it wasn't intentional, I won't crow about it too loudly.)Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28491737159723568772018-01-21T14:23:50.729-05:002018-01-21T14:23:50.729-05:00The macaque definitely would have been worse. :)The macaque definitely would have been worse. :)Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-44706922273968812482018-01-21T14:06:22.937-05:002018-01-21T14:06:22.937-05:00I was tempted to leave him to enjoy his victory (e...I was tempted to leave him to enjoy his victory (especially since I do like Japanese crows a great deal, and have a special relationship with them) but I'm a bit too vengeful for that.<br /><br />As for the photos . . . dare I say . . . you will be there THIS YEAR!Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24196765988675211772018-01-21T12:30:22.473-05:002018-01-21T12:30:22.473-05:00The perfect story to tell during the week of Tippi...The perfect story to tell during the week of Tippi Hedren’s 86th Birthday. As for what I’d have done, I think your subtle crowing before the crow was just right. Jeffrey Sigerhttp://www.jeffreysiger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39099756045772747762018-01-21T11:51:25.873-05:002018-01-21T11:51:25.873-05:00The crow was more polite than a Japanese macaque w...The crow was more polite than a Japanese macaque would have been. Think I would have walked away.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-88752253973539098812018-01-21T10:37:36.901-05:002018-01-21T10:37:36.901-05:00What a great story, Susan. If it had happened to m...What a great story, Susan. If it had happened to me, I probably would have said “Buon Appetito, you crafty SOB,” to the crow and gone on my way. I like your response better. You made him watch you enjoy the one he couldn’t get. I wish I had been there to take pictures. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67016097125293064262018-01-21T07:11:58.624-05:002018-01-21T07:11:58.624-05:00Great story, Susan. When Michael and I and friend...Great story, Susan. When Michael and I and friends used to go game watching in Zimbabwe, we would occasionally stay at a hotel just outside the Hwange National Park. The hotel boasted a wonderful outdoor buffet lunch. For those in the know, the entertainment was provided by a yellow-billed kite that circled eagerly above waiting for an unknowing tourists to carried their overflowing plates back to their tables. Down the kite would swoop, picking whatever morsel it wanted off the plate. The usual outcome was a shriek of fear as the two-metre wingspan bird appeared out of nowhere. And, of course, the tourist inevitably dropped the plate. Great fun - to watch. <br /><br />I think this also answers your question!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com