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Birds Spotted Riding The Metro (Photo)

A photo has emerged of a couple of birds apparently riding in a Metro train on the Green Line recently.

A photo has emerged of a couple of birds apparently riding in a Metro train on the Green Line recently.
A photo has emerged of a couple of birds apparently riding in a Metro train on the Green Line recently. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC -- Yes, the photo below is real: a couple of birds, apparently crows, can be seen riding the Green Line on the Metro.

Popville posted the photo, which was shared by a reader who proposed calling it "Murder on the Green Line" -- a reference to the fact that a group of crows is known as a "murder."

The jokes came fast and hard and punny.

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"Quoth the raven, 'we'll be moving momentarily,'" remarked someone on Twitter.

"I hope they didn't have carrion luggage," wrote a Popville commenter.

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"I’m pretty sure I saw them jumping the gates at Waterfront," added another.

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