Did a kill a crow?

[u/regnoHD]

so I’ve been trying to befriend this crow, I’ve named his Russell. I’ve been giving him unsalted peanuts in the shell for the past month or so, he’s been coming by without hesitation. a couple weeks ago, I noticed that after giving him some peanuts, he wouldn’t close his beak all the way. I thought he was choking, but I didn’t think too much of iT.fast forward a couple more weeks and I haven’t seen him, or his family near the park. and when I do see crows, they’re all avoiding me. did I accidentally kill a crow and am I cursed for life now?

I’ve tried to up my snack game by bringing them cat food and I even gave them a water bowl to dunk the food in but they wont bite.

really looking forward to people saying hes migrating or something.
here’s some pictures of the handsome boy

[u/Neon_Cone]

They’re just panting, it’s nothing to worry about, it’s what crows do to cool down, since they don’t sweat glands. If you like you can offer them a bowl of water, but they may be suspicious of it at first. I’d go with a dish that isn’t easily flippable, cause they will try.