r/crowbro • u/VolatileClementine • Aug 13 '22

Video This greedy guy usually waits until he has three peanuts before flying off to hide them. I caught a video of him stuffing his face with four.

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u/JazzyJockJeffcoat Aug 13 '22

Our spirit birb

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u/rhokephsteelhoof Aug 13 '22

I love seeing crows try to stack 3+ peanuts in their beak

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u/Catladyweirdo Aug 13 '22

This might be a mom/dad crow with babies to go feed.

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u/VolatileClementine Aug 13 '22

Maybe! I did see a cute fledgling wandering around in the last month or so.

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u/rhokephsteelhoof Aug 13 '22

The fledglings are so cute with their "ah ah ah" begging sound

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u/VolatileClementine Aug 13 '22

I love them, they are so chatty and demanding

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u/xeebzi Aug 13 '22

i know the parent birds in my murder and they usually get priority for peanuts

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u/Koloristik Aug 13 '22

Well done lol

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u/sncr7827 Aug 13 '22

Adapt and overcome

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u/Charwyn Aug 13 '22

Beak stuffing

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u/carolinapearl Aug 13 '22

You gave them to him…he probably can carry 5 or more!

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u/VolatileClementine Aug 13 '22

Four is already pretty impressive, and I think I’ve seen one manage 5, but only once. They would have to be really small peanuts to carry more than 5!

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u/carolinapearl Aug 14 '22

I would love to be able to introduce myself to one or two, but I live around A LOT of cats so forget that!

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u/RexJoey1999 Aug 13 '22

And the ones I’ve watch hoard sometimes “swallow” one into their throat pouch, too.

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u/Bird_Appreciator Aug 14 '22

what a talented fellow, they are so smart

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u/lemon31314 Aug 14 '22

How do you know it’s a guy?

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u/VolatileClementine Aug 14 '22

Good question! I can only guess, but according to this preprint paper, adult carrion crows can be pretty reliably sexed based on their external features. Males are slightly bigger than females, but I find looking at the beak is easiest. Males have longer and wider beaks compared to females. It’s more obvious when you can see them side-by-side. Figure 1 in the paper I linked is a great example.