A morning to Crow about

An interesting thing happened today. I was having breakfast when my attention was drawn to my balcony by constant cawing. On most days I put out spare food for the crows just outside the dining room window. But this was coming from the other side. Finally when the noise just would not stop, I got up to look.

A crow was cawing away and he was sitting as close as he could to my balcony inner door. On seeing me, he moved to the balcony railing but continued his cawing. And he did not seem to be calling at something/someone outside but towards me. Thinking he was hungry I went in to get him a biscuit. I had already put out the food for the crows in the morning and it was all gone in minutes, as it usually is. I thought maybe this fellow did not get his share and was hungry. But I had my doubts, as this was the wrong balcony.
By the way I have had crows knock on my dining window(thrice at least) when I have not put food out.

So I got the crow a biscuit. It had flown to the lower balcony when I came out to put the biscuit. I came in. The crow came back. Looked at the biscuit and continued its cawing. So much for the biscuit.

In one corner of my balcony, I used to put a wide dish of water for the birds all through summer. But then, I guess the monsoons started and I discontinued the practise.

Well I went and found the dish, filled it and went back in. Immediately two crows flew in to the balcony to the dish. Finally, peace returned to my balcony and I was allowed to continue with my paper reading.

Talk of an elephantine memory in birds.