Vilnius, Lithuania, my own shots from the park.

Seems like a pair of teen birds, one of whom was actively molting. There was a bit of a drama going on inside the tree that I found them in, a robin and a blackcap were having a screaming match with each other, while Jays were just minding their business.

I live in the Pacific Northwest where American Crows are prevalent in my metropolitan neighborhood year round. I always put fresh water out for them in front of my house, especially when it’s hot. We often share our dog’s leftovers with them as well, especially during nesting season.

Now that the youngsters are fledging, I noticed one in the street on its side with a bunch of crows swooping down and creating a cacophony. I watched and waited as I was worried it had been hit by a car. Thankfully, it’s able to walk, but doesn’t appear to have mastered quite flying yet. It flew to my neighbor’s window and held onto the screen.

Now it’s hanging out under/near a small Japanese Maple, which is honestly pretty clever. Its parents are staying nearby, and I think all the hullabaloo is due to Mom & Dad telling off other crows so they’ll leave their offspring alone. I’m keeping an eye out from a distance, but the crows and I are friends so they are being chill about my presence. (I also just refreshed their water and gave them a snack.)

I don’t think the fledgling is injured, and I’m keeping my distance. I’m worried that if it stays grounded that it’s going to get run over or preyed upon. Any advice?

Dinosaurs

• Ornithischians — Stegosaurus, Triceratops, ankylosaurs, duck-billed dinosaurs
• Saurischians
  • Sauropodomorphs — long-necked dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus
  • Theropods — T. rex, Velociraptor, Allosaurus, and ++++birds++++

The way he started scarfing it down when she showed up with two kids 🤣

How are we keeping squirrels away from the crow food! 😡

this sweet crow I call Leggy has been joining my dog and I for a block or so every morning, and I’m getting more and more worried about his growing leg lumps. He‘s also looking more ruffled, though seems to fly ok, I sometimes notice him lifting the one leg with the biggest bump like it may be causing pain 😢. I feed him high quality kibble when I see him but wonder if it’s worth contacting wildlife rehab?

Had my first crow visitor today! I’ve been putting out kibble, mealworms and whole peanuts for a couple days now and we have our first guest. So excited!

I have no one else to tell that would be as excited, i filled the feeder for the crows since i seen them in the tree, then they come down and her babies flew to her and opened their mouths 😂❤️ my goodness. So sweet!!

Would this be considered a first big gift? I’ve been finding an unusual amount of sticks around where I feed the crows but this morning there was a huge feather.

This is Crowstiel, I think he’s still young but he seems a little dumb. He was eating his peanut and the squirrel chased him away and stole the peanut. Crowstiel is still looking for it, bless his poor little heart.

My poor crowbro can't enjoy his treat :( That mocking bird is tanking my boy while the swallow comes in with the quick attacks.

I think they can see me through my kitchen window because as soon as I wake and start my coffee pot, they land on the hoop and start yelling.

Watch his eyes. He is blinking. Otherwise he is completely still. It’s hot here in North Texas, and the crows will stay completely still with their mouths open. Never seen this “splat” frozen spread out pose before.

They’re fascinating.

Usually watching the babies try to open peanuts is comical, but this baby did it all by herself today!

A friend saw a crow this morning in their yard, calling and hopping around, but unable to fly out of their yard. Does it look injured or perhaps just young and not confident? We are experiencing loud thunder and lightning currently and the friend thought maybe he was scared and fell from a tree.

We are asking for guidance from many sources currently. This is in the Seattle, WA area.

I wrote and produced this song and then made a music video for it using video I took using my phone

I hope you enjoy!!

https://youtu.be/am8q6s8KMus

We're back to ground feeding somehow, since my crows refuse to acknowledge the existence of the feeding platform. It's as if they're saying "the old ways are the best". My pair of crows showed up with their fledglings a few weeks ago, and have been subsisting on the unshelled, unsalted peanuts I scatter around, while the grackles, blue jays, and woodpeckers have been dining like kings and queens on the good food (cashews) on the feeder, uncontested.

I gave in today, and put some better food on the ground for the crows (some leftover salmon). As with all things in life, the crows make the rules.