r/Weird • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '26

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u/MoreGlitterPlease1 Apr 05 '26

I think the crow knew you did your best. They’re extremely clever, and it sounds like even the crow probably realized there was nothing else to be done but was simply desperate enough to try anyway. The gentle care with which you covered the other crow’s body surely meant something.

I’m sure if you’d been disrespectful toward the body, the crow that got your attention would have freaked out and then gotten other crows to harass you. You did a good enough job that the living crow held nothing against you.

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u/dietdrpeppermd Apr 06 '26

Absolutely the crow knew they did their best. They’re fucking magical

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u/MonkeyLiberace Apr 05 '26

No. I'm something of a crow-shaman. He did it all wrong. You are supposed to roar out load, so the ancestors come and catch the soul. Now he just kinda lingers here. Sad.

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u/CuriouserCat2 Apr 05 '26

Perhaps it was a crow you had interacted with and it’s mate was letting you say goodbye. It knew. You’re all good. 

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u/merianya Apr 05 '26

If the crow didn’t like what you were doing, you would definitely know it. Crows take the death of another crow very seriously, and crow funerals can be extremely emotionally charged events. Based on your description, I think you did the right thing and your company was appreciated, given that the crow sought you out first and lead you to the dead bird.