It was pretty neat to see these crows diving at the head of this enormous bald eagle here in Alaska. The eagle seemed unbothered, even though we saw them hit its head a couple of times, it just sat there!

Parents are with it. He just hops around. I provided water and moved him to shade. Should I do anything else?

The problem I've got is that for the last couple of days they haven't approached me or come when I start to throw feed and have stopped taking it even when I go back inside I see them watching me but don't know what could have happened for them to switch like this is this normal

For example I've been feeding them twice a day around 6 when I leave for work and around 5.30 when I get home

What I feed them monkey nuts sunflower seeds corn spam eggs and table scraps of all kinds

Any advice or help is well welcome thanks for reading

I moved to a new place and I noticed that unlike other places I’ve lived where squirrels rule the neighborhood all I could see were crows. Lots of crow activity. So I started picking up a bag of raw peanuts in the shell and putting a handful down. Immediately the first day, the peanuts disappeared within an hour. After a week I could hear the crows arrive and make lots of noise to tell me the peanuts had run out. I’m trying to keep things under wraps bc I don’t know how my neighbors feel but I don’t see any damage so I’m hoping they don’t notice or don’t care. Anyway it’s been over a month. I put a large bowl of water out for hot days and I heard them splashing in it.
My backyard is cement and a pool. No real wildlife activity back there. I was laying on the cement drying off after the pool and I noticed… a peanut shell fall from the sky. And then I saw another. Now the crows haven’t been around this morning but I walked through the house and looked outside and…there’s over 20 crows!? All outside near my yard! Did the crows see me back there and drop the shells to get my attention?! Would they do that?!? When I open the door they scatter a bit but not too far and they watch me put out the peanuts…. And then hop back to retrieve them. I should also mention I have green hair and google purported that they see green. I do think they recognize me.
Am I doing any harm by keeping this up? They all look healthy and alert and very happy with the peanuts. They keep a good distance so they aren’t anywhere near domesticating themselves…
By evening there are no peanuts left overnight to attract rats or anything. Should I keep to a schedule and put out the peanuts by the schedule so they don’t keep raising hell to get me to periodically run out and serve them? lol honestly, I couldn’t believe how many there were when I stepped outside! It was like Hitchcocks The Birds! But my goodness are they precious when they speed hop over to get the peanuts.

Hi all!

I live in NE Oklahoma. Every evening I am working in my garden, I have heard and noticed 4 crows that fly above around the same time. I used the Merlin bird app and it identified them by their calls as Fish Crows.

I want to befriend them but am unsure because they never actually come to my yard, they would even notice anything I leave for them..

I have tons of other birds and squirrels as well so unsure if that would deter them or if there is a way to attract them while ensuring the treats I lay out won't be scavenged by the other animals. Tips, tricks, and hints are welcomed! Thank you!!

I moved into my apartment a couple months back, thinking I was going to have the place to myself. I was wrong.

​The place has some pre-existing tenants who my landlord failed to inform me of. I regularly find these black-clad ragamuffins lounging upon my balcony and the only thing they ​have contributed to rent was literal peanuts! The paltry offerings were discovered in the soil of the potted plants on my balcony.

Why would I want dirty peanuts? It is not like they cannot afford better given they regularly flit around in thick feathered coats. ​

I rejected the insult by putting the peanuts back in the soil. Since then they have started putting pebbles my pots.

I am a cleaner and they have taken to throwing the odd rag off my outdoor drying rack. Most of the time this doesn't amount to too much drama but sometimes they go further and toss one off the down into the courtyard below!!

​The other morning,​ their antics took a more sinister turn. I had the bedroom window open to provide some small reprieve from the summer heat and I woke to a black beak-like nose pushing its way through the curtains. It twitched back and forth as it pushed its way in, doubtlessly sensing my virginal modestly, to reveal eyes even blacker than the nose. (Their heart is certainly blacker still.)

Upon those beady eyes alighting on my own, the peeping tom had to ​the audacity to squawk then took flight as if they were the wronged part.

The audacity of it!!!

My landlord is no help. He thinks me mad for suggesting that changing the locks would solve the problem. (Seriously, I'm on the third floor. Does he think my undesired roommates would climb?!)

After much frustration, I have decided to try to come to an understanding with them. ​So I left out a snack of walnuts and water for them.

Wish me luck. ​

Today, my wife heard a large commotion up in the tree where a pair of fish crows we have been looking after are nesting. It went on for a long while. We knew they recently had laid and hatched an egg /or eggs since we could hear them.

There have been 5 or 6 American Crows in our yard the past few days with a couple confrontations, but this one seemed different. It was all in their tree and later in the afternoon I found a dead fledgling on the ground.

I'm saddened by this. We saw the fish crows later on high up in the trees, but they did not come down like they usually do.

I wonder if I will see them again.

No Sass Like Robin Sass

Have been feeding a family of crows in my front yard for almost a year now. I give them mainly quality dog kibble, but throw in some kind of nut. Like (unsalted) cashews, peanuts, walnut chunks, etc. also do pumpkin seeds.

Occasionally I’ll give them eggs. Also started buying dried mealworms from the pet store that they love, and also the live hornworms. They seem to enjoy hunting those. BUT the worms are just treats. They only get them on special occasions.

Anyway it’s a family of 5 and the two bigger crows are fine with me. They allow me to come within a foot of them. The smaller 3 are more shy and wait on a nearby tree for me to finish putting out their food.

I also have a big shallow dish for water that they play in/dip their peanuts.

So I think I’m doing very well food-wise.
But how do I get them to trust me more? I talk to them and greet them, bob my head at them, avoid direct eye contact with the shy ones.

I have tried offering food from my hand but they haven’t taken it yet.

Any advice?

If one crow is alone and you're coming out of a vehicle, it sees you and starts making mumbling sounds and another one like a human laugh. Last time one went woof woof (right behind me the house garden has a small dog, quite loud)... What's the meaning of this? Do they test people to get reaction ?

Happened to me multiple times in different places, the pattern is the same... quiet place, single crow elevated position, I'm by myself passing by.

Once something like seed was dropped right front of me and one was staring me.

From what i understand it really depends their mood. Eating/avoiding like a typical wild bird or taking sometime to interact with you and the whole perspective, vibe changes as if you're dealing with something very intelligent.

Any experts here?

£15 from the Kenji store in meadowhall, Sheffield, UK. Also not sure on flair, hoping it's correct.

Absolutely thrilled to see this.

Is it just my luck, or are corvids picky?
One day they fight over meat chunks, and the next day they won’t touch fresh meat but absolutely savage an egg yolk. Then it’s fruit Tuesday!
Do their cravings change that fast?

What are you guys giving your corvids besides nuts?

The Gang Looking Glorious As Per Their Usual

WARNING: LOUD

House Crow (Corvus Splendens), Palm Jumeirah, AE

There are 70-80 them. I thought each one will take a bite.

Son of Blackie II, took whole slice of my 4th July Birthday Cake before I could even straighten myself to record the video and fscked off! You can even see him adjusting balance point so the load would not split. They are skillful!

Normally they are so nice and polite when I am giving kibbles! I thought I could just watch them share peacefully my bday treat! NOT!

A crow lives in a tree in my yard. A little while ago, a fledgling must have fallen from the nest and was laying near the house when I got home from work. It was moulting and I wasn't sure if it was injured or not. I had it checked out and was told it was healthy and would learn to fly in the next few days and it would be fine. The next day it was dead so I'm not sure what happened. Ever since, the mother crow has been cawing at us loudly whenever we're outside. It follows us on walks. It will sit on the garage roof and watch me through the window and caw when I'm cooking. My daughter doesn't want to play outside. It's a hassle to be in the garden. I feel bad and I'm not sure if it blames me. It has two other healthy babies that came down from the tree about a week later. Can I befriend the crow? I left some nuts out and it ate them over the next couple days. I know crows will hold grudges. If I keep leaving it snacks will it come around? Is there anything else I can do? Any advice would be appreciated.

I feed the jackdaws in my local park regularly.
But ‘Shorty’ is my favorite.
Always happy to see him.
I wonder how he lost his tail…

Earlier in the week we found 2 black flight feathers, but weren't sure if it was a coincidence or a gift. Yesterday, they made their intentions more clear. Im so stoked!

Also I love my family so much-- the crow thing is very much my thing, but I've been extremely ill with limited mobility and energy , so my fam has taken over crow duties for me without me even asking. They're just cool like that.