British Broadcasting Crowporation.

October 31, 2023 6:19 AM

BBC' Radio 4's Today programme celebrated Halloween this morning by devoting its Tweet of the Day slot to the carrion crow. It was quite a production.

There's a longer version too.

posted by Paul Slade (6 comments total)

The first two links are the same.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 6:43 AM on October 31, 2023

Yes, I know. The Metafilter form wouldn't let me post till I'd added the opening link. It often seems to do that, even when I've already included a perfectly good link in my post.
posted by Paul Slade at 6:55 AM on October 31, 2023

That was unexpectedly spooky! For all our modern love of crows, it's good to remember they're actually psychopomps rather than friends.
posted by mittens at 6:59 AM on October 31, 2023

I don’t see how “friend” and “psychopomp” are mutually exclusive.

Editing to add that I love this and I’m glad it got shared. Caw!
posted by Suedeltica at 8:07 AM on October 31, 2023

'Carrion crow'? I've heard of the British carrion doctor, which is indeed as rank as one would expect carrion to be, but carrion crow is a new one for me.
posted by zaixfeep at 8:47 AM on October 31, 2023 [2 favorites]

carrion crow is a new one for me

Surely a typo for this guy?
posted by Paul Slade at 9:12 AM on October 31, 2023 [1 favorite]