Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Birds

Thanks to this behavior, crows are intelligent enough to keep an eye on their ‘friends’ when hiding their food. If they feel that they are being watched, crows will recover their food and hide it somewhere else. Some birds, such as the western scrub jay, even use deception when hiding caching their food. If they think they are being watched when hiding their food, they will re-hide it multiple times in order to confuse the onlooker​​​​​​​.