Crows do the darndest things. And if we’ve learned anything from studying them over the last century, it’s that their intelligence and problem-solving skill sets have far exceeded what many animal researchers thought possible. Even so, they still continue to surprise us.

One woman named Chelsea (@dontfearthekeeper on Instagram) has posted some delightful clips of a crow doing fascinating things in her yard in Virginia. Her videos are quickly going viral for good reason: they prove time and again that crows are uniquely smart birds.

Making their own tools

In a recent video posted to Instagram, we see a crow actually using a stick to make a drinking system. In the clip, he’s perched on a small column on the deck, holding a long stick over a cup of water. She explains, “Okay this is crazy how smart he is. I put out a little dish of water because it’s so hot out here and our bird bath doesn’t fit on the porch anymore. “

Chelsea adds, “And he was getting frustrated because he couldn’t perch on it. And so he just had to put one foot, so he could lean over and drink. And he just flew back with a little branch, I think so he could balance on it better with two feet and drink the water. That is so incredibly smart!”

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