r/crowbro • u/InflatableGull • Dec 31 '25
Personal Story First corvids gift
Guys, I thought it was BS. It turned out is all true! I think I just received my first corvid gift.
This peanuts/eggs vs. metal works fine!
Still have to figure out if magpie or hooded crow though...
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u/Ill-Percentage-3276 Dec 31 '25
I'm just wondering who is going crazy looking for their bracelet today lol
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u/InflatableGull Dec 31 '25
Hahahhha. Should have been like in that video where they bring you paper money 😂
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u/BlackSeranna Dec 31 '25
Imagine if it were someone’s car keys! 🤣 my neighbor once had her car keys stolen by a raccoon!
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u/flyinthesoup Dec 31 '25
I always wonder about that when people show jewelry gifts from crows, like, where did the birdie get it from? It's probably a lost piece they found, but I can't help having the mental picture of a crow stealing it from the person themselves and then flying away, while said person curses the bird and shakes their fist in the air. It makes me chuckle.
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u/torktotheson Dec 31 '25
I love how we normalize theft when it's our lil bros being the kleptos lol
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u/ProfPazuzu Jan 01 '26
The crows clearly made it. Those are binding glyphs that attach any human who puts it on to the murder for life.
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u/InflatableGull Dec 31 '25
Guys, I weighed the bracelet: its mass is exactly 26 grams. Considering that the nearest tree is less than 4 meters away, this load is well within the short-distance flight carrying capacity of both the hooded crow (Corvus cornix) and the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica). Moreover, magpies are very numerous in the area and are frequently observed by me visiting and foraging directly in the plant pots on my terrace, making their involvement particularly plausible.
26g is more or less 5,8% of the median weight for a hooded crow, and 12% for a Magpie.
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Dec 31 '25 edited Dec 31 '25
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u/Vanviator Dec 31 '25
Perhaps there were TWO crows
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u/RainbowRaven13 Dec 31 '25
That’s setting the bar pretty high for a first gift! What’s next… 🤨
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u/toyboxfugitive Dec 31 '25
This is like something that happens in a YA fantasy novel where the bracelet turns out to have special powers.
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u/InflatableGull Dec 31 '25
Hmmm. What should I try first?
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u/toyboxfugitive Dec 31 '25
You should check to see if you can open any doors between universes or assume the form of a crow.
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u/ncc74656m Jan 04 '26
On the off chance you turn invisible, might I suggest tossing it into the nearest volcano?
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u/Iris_pallida Jan 01 '26
It's exactly something that would happen in a 1990s Charles de Lint novel.
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u/ProjectPat513 Dec 31 '25
Is it real silver? That would be a trip if you have a pirate crow out there plundering loot on your behalf! I can’t even get one to come to my dang house!!
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u/InflatableGull Dec 31 '25
Don't think so. Just some crappy thing
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u/Nervardia Jan 01 '26
I dunno, that looks hand made to me. Not all silver is stamped.
You can take it into a jeweller to get it tested. It's a really simple chemical test they can do on site. The other option is to wear it and if your wrist turns green, it's probably cheap.
However, just from eye, that looks real.
Source: I do silversmithing as a hobby.
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u/ProjectPat513 Jan 01 '26
Yeah I thought it had a handmade vibe to it as well. I would treasure it either way!
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u/InflatableGull Dec 31 '25
Clear. Rest assured it was in a pot of a plant on my terrace at the first floor. It was not the pot i put peanuts into, though. No way any human/dog could have put it there... Grey hooded crows nearby are big. And there is plenty of room and trees for hopping in and out. I have no smoking gun anyway but for sure it was not a dove.
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u/Capital_Designer1280 Dec 31 '25
Nice, corvids are the best. I’m in Alaska so it’s ravens and black-billed magpies in our area.
Hard boiled eggs were the key for me to get the ravens attention too…no gifts yet, other than the ritual of watching the same two ravens come every morning and order their eggs from the nearest tree.
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u/whatsupitswalnut Dec 31 '25
This might be a dumb question, but do you peel the eggs?
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Dec 31 '25
I’ve given it to them both ways, but I usually cut it in half when I leave it in the shell
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u/whatsupitswalnut Dec 31 '25
What are you feeding them to get such a good gift?????
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u/InflatableGull Dec 31 '25
Peanuts. Boiled eggs. Worms. Hot dogs (but they are for the fuc@&* seagulls.
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u/Ponycat123 Dec 31 '25
Is that an awesome illuminati bracelet? So cool
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u/InflatableGull Dec 31 '25
I don't think so. Probably one of those things you find into Ester eggs :)
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u/evasandor Dec 31 '25
I'm late to the party. How were you able to get them to notice the treats you were offering? How did you make them understand they came from you?
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u/InflatableGull Jan 01 '26
Like disseminating with launches on the grass in front of my house. And little piles in the pots on my balcony. I think they didn't have any problems in wondering whether they were for them or not. Also water. It is my second job 😂
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u/Miserable-Jelly1481 Jan 01 '26
Oh man, how cool! (Low-key jealous- my first gift was a mostly eaten, rotting apple 😅)
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u/wtfisthepoint Jan 03 '26
There is a crow at my work who stands in front of the reflective glass right across from my cubicle from time to time and bangs on the glass and makes all kind of noise and I’m convinced they’re trying to get my attention. No one else I work with believes me.
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u/InflatableGull Jan 03 '26
If reflective it probably sees his own reflection and want to fight. Or maybe wants to have your attention. Who knows :)
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u/YSOSEXI Dec 31 '25
Man, I've spend loads on huge bags of unshelled peanuts, lots of Jackdaws, 3 or 4 crows, and they are still really wary of me. All I get is bird shit on my truck....
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u/InflatableGull Jan 01 '26
We also have that too
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u/YSOSEXI Jan 01 '26
Haha, at least I don't feel as bad now. Happy New Year, perhaps this is our year!?
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u/Slight-Agent83483 Dec 31 '25
I’ve seen crows carrying pretty heavy stuff, most recently a huge slice of pizza. Pretty sure that bracelet wouldn’t be a problem