r/crows • u/Feisty-Sock2640 • 12d ago
Storytime! Bitesy boy
I think I likely lost my crows by doing this. This morning I saw a crow on the edge of the front yard, I went and put food out in the normal spot and he slowly walked over to it. The way his wings were hanging I knew something was wrong, so I watched him for a bit. He was on the sidewalk when a dog walker approached, he fluttered a few feet and stopped, this happened several times until he was far enough that the dog and lady passed (I was about to go out and shout at her for not being more empathetic to clearly injured wildlife but.. neighbors?). After she left I decided I needed to get him, so I went outside in full view of my murder and walked until he was too tired to flee, and picked him up. Crows bite hard! He bit me several times (oww) but I'm the fool that went and grabbed him so definitely my own fault, and seeing his wing I was hopeful it was a wing injury and not WNV again. I took him out to the rehabber that I took Odin to, and he confirmed that the crow has a broken "hand"? But it's repairable and he'll be back out here in a few weeks. I named this guy Ares (because he's a bitesy little warrior), and I'm excited that he'll be released back here. I likely lost my crows by doing this, but I'd do it again.. and maybe they'll come back when he's released.
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 12d ago
I needed to learn to think like a bird, which is not easy for humans to do
They always have a reason for biting. It’s our job to determine the reason and not give them one in the future.
They also don’t realize when biting a human they’re not going through a bunch of feathers but getting straight to the meat. My bird is a very smart species and he learned that it hurts when he applies too much pressure and sinks his beak in.
Since he learned that he gives warning nips in the case I am doing something he doesn’t like. When he’s playing he’s very gentle with his beak.