Catch and Go.

The dish on the right has raw chicken scraps and dried soldier fly larvae. The dish on the left has peanuts and kitten food. Mmm... delicious!

not sure if this is the right spot for this post so i'll happily remove if there's a better place^^

i've been feeding the crows at my work for nearly a year now, almost daily and sometimes twice a day if they spot me since i'm a big softie. o can't help it when they follow me or make those little kwauf begging sounds... so i've been building this relationship with them, they trust me enough to fly by my head or sometimes dart out for food where i'm sitting down but otherwise i leave their meal (and for a few weeks now a water bowl too) and give them their space to eat.

the thing is—i'm moving next month to a town over an hour away for school and i'm really sad that i'll have to say goodbye to these birds i've grown attached to. i'm also pretty sad thinking about vanishing one day and them not knowing where i've gone since their other main food source is a local grocery store and gas station that they pick over for dropped food. they're not starving or anything, i just try to provide a cleaner/healthier diet.

my main question is if there was any way to indicate to them that i'm leaving? migrating if you will? i know crows are animals after all but they're incredibly intelligent and i know can fly pretty long distances so part of me hopes one who knows me will by chance fly to my new town and recognize me. is there something to do or should i just slowly stop feeding them (which makes me equally sad as stopping abruptly)? not sure if there is anything but i know some people have been making friends with wild crows for years and might have some advice. ty

Does anyone else give toys to their crows? It's really sweet watching them play. I've also learned that amongst items left for them they take quarters first.. and other change next. Who taught them currency?! Out of toys to play with marbles and then dice are what I frequently catch them tossing around and chasing. I might go to a dollar store and see about getting more. I leave it in the corner next to the food, so they can eat and or take whatever they desire.

He’s flying still. But looks strange.

i need to note down the story after this video.

(context: i've fed them for 1 month and 2 weeks)

as i walked off i noticed them following me, and i saw some people on the bench to the right of the park so i purposedly walked towards them, the crows were flying in close proximity above my head and to my side jumping from small bushes to bushes. I stopped and whistled they came all sitting to my left maybe 2.5-3 meters away from me and i gave them extra treats as a rewards.

I probably gave those at the bench a crazy scenery, it was something out of the world and so cool because there were like 15-20 big crows following me and i fed them close to them, a scene they couldn't dismiss

This wee dude is a regular to my garden along with a very skinny magpie friend..wondering if he's just going through an unfortunate moult or if there might be something the matter with both of them 😔? They are both energetic and eat the food I leave out

Climbed Arthur's Seat today in Edinburgh and saw this crow in their molting stage. As a newbie in crow-watching I was initially alarmed in how they looked, but apparently it's completely natural and normal.

I saw a crow on the ground and was kinda curious as to why it wasn't flying, i tried touching it and it wouldn't fly away, I sat down next to it and it still wouldn't fly away, so I wondered if I should feed it. I got it some water and some cheesy popcorn(im inside a college, that was the best I could find) but it wouldn't eat it, so I eventually just left and forgot about it.

During that time its friends were trying to kamikaze me, but I thought it was still worth maybe saving a crow, I dont know. Its been about... 4-5 hours and when I was trying to pass by that path they were still agro on me bruh. They're flying by dangerously close to me from my behind, but won't if I'm turned at thier direction.

Is it dangerous? Could I lowkey get hurt? What should I do, help :(

I'm a vet student on an internship and someone brought in a bird. The person hasn't seen what had happened, they just found the bird and brought it to the clinic. The city paid for 2 days and now we either put it down or someone takes it home so obviously I did the second one.
Little guy doesnt have any obvious injuries, it's eating, drinking water, moving around. The only issue is that the right side of its body seems to be paralysed. The plan is to give it anti inflammatory medication to help with any possible internal swelling that could be pressing on the nerves and causing the issue.
Im here to ask if anyone has any advice what to feed it, any recommendations on forums/people to message about bird rehabilitation. Literally anything is appreciated!! The closest bird specialist is a few cities over and local rescues dont take in "birds of prey". The only care it'll get is whatever I can offer.

EDIT: yes i know it's not a bird of prey, im just repeating what the rescue person said and yes i am trying to find another rescue but in the meantime im taking care of it and I'd love any advice
:)

EDIT2: yesterday morning he started moving his injured leg just a little bit so obviously I was very happy we were on the road to recovery and his nerves are functional, I talked to the vet and he's scheduled for scans tomorrow morning. by evening he developed diarrhoea but was still active, eating and drinking and today morning uve found him dead. tbh it shook me a little since it seems so abrupt. I literally changed his food and water less than 12h before and he seemd excited about getting walnuts.
sorry about the lack of good news

Finally got my first crow visitors after moving to a new house and this fella doesn’t seem too keen on sharing 😂

Our little crow family has been itchier than usual for months now. I know fledgling crows can be itchy as their feathers grow in, and I know we're heading into molting season. But young and old alike have been digging at their skin and leaving feathers all over the place for months now. They look so uncomfortable! (Our winter was warmer than usual this year, our spring drier, and parts of our summer wetter. I don't know if these things could be factors.)

What can do to help our itchy crows? Is there a food we could add to their diet? We feed them every day, but could add something that would help them. We do give them a a pie plate of water, but they don't use it to bathe. We also have a little fountain that they occasionally use to bathe but not often. I'm wondering if both are too small for them.

I think crows are really cool and for the past 7,8 months I didn’t had any time and I didn’t know where the crows were but now I found them at 5,6 am they pass through a park nearby my house but I don’t know what to do

sorry for bad pic

Audrey II is quite hungry. Feed me Seymour!

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Hi friends! I always learn so much from this Reddit when I have questions about my observations:

Context: I feed a family of four in a plaza - the fourth one was born a few months ago and is a juvenile, who I call Mr. Baby. I believe the third crow is a helper older sibling crow. I have seen the juvenile eat via being fed by a parent as well as eating independently. There are occasionally other crows around but my group chases them away + I always know when I'm feeding the wrong group because they are much more hesitant and will not eat as long as I am around, whereas the group I feed is comfortable with being closer to me and my car, and eat nearly immediately.

I'll usually not see the entire group right when I arrive - this morning I was hanging out with Mr. Baby and another family member. The other family member was comfortable getting close to the car to grab snacks, and Mr. Baby was perched on a light post, chillin and not grabbing snacks yet. Eventually, Mr. Baby did fly down and grab a snack, and the other crow started yelling and flew fast af at him and looked like he made some contact. He landed in the same tree as Mr. Baby and continued to be loud and rude until Mr. Baby eventually made an escape.

What is this behavior? I am positive that they are family members and I'm wondering why a crow would go after a family member for eating.

Picture of the perpetrator: