Tony Austin, a Canadian photographer, unintentionally captured the unusual crow activity known as “anting.” Nevertheless, he became aware of it when his pictures became viral.

In the 1830s, this behavior was initially observed in turkeys.

That day, Tony was in the Swan Lake Nature Reserve in Victoria when a massacre of crows descended upon him.

One bird appeared to be bathing in dust. But there was something strange about the way she behaved; she acted a little crazy and lowered her wings on the ground.