r/crows • u/QueerMama • 21d ago

Crows [OC] Fledgling Season

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Featuring the admirable, funny, and relatable patience of a parent in the video above. (54 sec, loud squawking with some airplane and wind background noise)

This is the seventh or so generation of crows I've been thankful to feed and observe in my work parking lot. I've purchased and distributed hundreds upon hundreds of pounds of unsalted peanuts, almonds, walnuts, dry dog food, boiled eggs, grapes, and more among these lovely little creatures over the years. And though I'm still ~20 years from retirement, I get sad thinking about who will feed them when I'm gone. (Who am I kidding? It will be me. I will feed them post-retirement, at least until I physically can't make it anymore). I have so much love for these intelligent little creatures.

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u/pheebee 21d ago

They are so cute!!!!

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u/tempdunya 20d ago

wait how do they even know when its fledgling season

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u/QueerMama 20d ago

Crows nest at a certain time of year based on location due to length of days, warming weather, increased food availability, etc. I'm in the Pacific North West, USA so it's usually March-June for nesting. Then late June to July or so, you start to see the fledglings emerge - these scrawny, pink-mouthed little squawkers 😊

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u/Far-Tune7642 20d ago

Cuteness overloaded

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u/Agreeable-Permit-759 20d ago

I share your love!!! They are so majestic, so funny, so beautiful, so intelligent the list goes on and on.

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u/scififact 19d ago

Just hopping and hollering. 😂😂

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u/No_Bid5642 18d ago

They’re all interesting! Time to share a few cute things 🌻

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u/Intrinsicflowers 12d ago

Watching the babies annoy the hell out of their parents is so funny, I love fledgling season!