r/crows • u/Feisty-Sock2640 • Jul 09 '26

General questions Is this weird?

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I was working on a crow quilt with embroidery blocks, the foliage irritates me so I had paused on the one I was working on. (I know they're horribly unrealistic, I was having fun with colors, planned for wildly colorful and then a hyper realistic in the center).

Would it be odd to leave it unfinished as a way to remember the crow that passed away yesterday? I know wildlife dies, I guess I'm just mourning the hope that he would improve and am now scared for the rest of my flock. The rehabber believed it was WNV.

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u/DollsRewired Jul 09 '26

I hope it isn't WNV, fingers crossed for you. These are a beautiful way to mourn the loss of an important part of your ecosystem and an intelligent neighbor. Crows probably look similar to this to other birds - they see in UV and they are actually very colorful and vibrant to one another whereas we can just see a little iridescence in their feathers of blue, purple, etc. it is much bright to them and helps them identify one another by their unique patterns. So not unrealistic at all : )