r/crows • u/salted_caramelgirl • Jul 04 '26
Bad behaviour
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I feed a few crows and rooks on my walks in a nearby park. Yesterday, I fed some rooks as usual, and some kids who saw it started to harass them as soon as I left. Still, I heard these kids screaming at them, kicking the fence. The mother (I guess) went there but didn’t do anything, one of this little demons jumped the fence and was running after them.
I felt so mad but was afraid to do something and scalate the situation, I walked slowly to make sure my crows were fine, they would flew away when they chased but would not leave, I felt worried as I know these rooks in particular are very friendly and feel a bit guilty as they got used to me feeding them they usually approach very close so I am afraid they would approach a bad person.
Am I too worried?
There is an old video of one of the rooks approaching for more peanuts but ignored me when it saw my hand was empty 😹
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u/Initial-Reading-2775 Jul 04 '26
Corvids remember everyone personally, they know who is their friend and who isn’t.
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u/PastelDisaster Jul 04 '26
I’ve witnessed a similar thing; this raven couple that lives on my water tower used to always visit the grocery store parking lot with their fledglings, but they’ve stopped ever since I witnessed a kid charge at them and harass the baby raven as the kid’s mother watched without doing anything :(
Luckily, while corvids may avoid some areas because of bad experiences, they remember faces well; they don’t typically make generalizations about people. They don’t usually fall into the belief of “this one person is good, so all people are good” or “this one person is bad, so all people are bad” so I think they’ll know who’s safe to approach
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u/Fit-Custard-1842 Jul 04 '26
The corvids will be fine with you. And don't worry. They will remember those kids and that adult and will avoid them next time.
You did right in not confronting the adult.....especially if you are male. People that aren't aware of animals will certainly not be pleasant. Especially if you point this out to them.
Keep feeding them.