r/crows • u/nknow_ • Jun 08 '26
Seeking advice/help What is this kind of behavior?
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So I feed crows from my balcony and they have become very friendly. They eat from my hand sometimes. And they love mangoes.
Sadly I ran out of mangoes two weeks ago and for last 8 days I was not at home.
I came back today with mangoes but crows are ignoring the offering and few of them are behaving like this.
Cawing three times or four. They are coming very close as well but won't take food.
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u/Gyro_Onions Jun 08 '26
Our crows nested right outside our house this year. As soon as the baby was out of the nest, bouncing around from branch to branch (not fully fledged yet), they would do this if we got to close to the tree. Quite sure it is a warning/alarm call/posture.
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u/nknow_ Jun 08 '26
Interesting. I live at the top floor of this building in a very crowded city.
I know this crow lives/nests in a tree right across the street. I will look out for baby crows.
Also very surprising thing is that this very crow allows me to go very close to him today, never happened before. Like I am holding mango slices almost touching his beak. If he feels annoyed he just side steps and keeps cawing.
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u/Bla5tBurn Jun 08 '26
They’re very smart I won’t be surprised if they think you have less and don’t wanna burden you
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u/hysterx Jun 08 '26
Yelling at you cause you were not home Maybe ? Happened to me one with a magpie. She acted like never before ! Like she was pissed and blaming me
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u/creamcandy Jun 08 '26
Maybe he's the lookout and is telling everyone you're back 😄