I was recently gifted a porch goose - you know, with the silly outfits. Will this make crows want to avoid my front yard and porch area? I’d rather have the crows than the goose. I feel silly asking if a fake goose in a bikini will scare them off but I suppose you never know.

I was out with my dog feeding "my" crows today. They sometimes follow me when I go home. Today we stopped for the dog to sniff something, and then he saw something in the trees nearby that frightened him, so he started barking. Since my dog is scared of everything, including large rocks, I walked towards the trees to let him investigate and hopefully understand that rocks don't bite. The crow that had followed us flew towards the direction we were going, and then sat down on a railing close by. Like, less than 2 meters close. When we gave up the rock investigation and started walking back, it cawed the warning sound and then escorted us almost to the front door, by perching on trees and streetlights on the way. Did it want to protect us? Can they even understand dog signals? It really felt like it was squaring up to fight whatever had scared the dog. Or am I antropomorphising?

I'm about to move into a new place and I'm thinking of befriending some crows if it's possible. I'm just wondering if there are any negatives or things I should consider before I start. Mostly I'm concerned about not being consistent with feedings and such.

I feed a group regularly and they follow me around occasionally wanting nuts. This is a juvenile who is the most comfortable with me and gets very close. Today I ran out of nuts and they wanted more and followed me out of the park, this juvenile was basically next to me the whole time then did this at the end before giving up. Does anyone know what these vocalisations mean?

I've been feeding my little flock of flying monkeys for a few weeks, and let's just say they are VERY fond of peanuts. I've been buying them from my local Safeway for about $1.7/lb, but since A: I'm buying around 4-8 lbs a week, and B: I'm a broke ass college student, that cost can add up fairly quickly.

Where do you get food for your crow bros? Do you know of any online wholesale supplier where I could get my nut on for a bit cheaper?

I started feeding crows about 3 months ago. Generally, I feed 3-5 crows twice a day but then Saturday happened.

On Saturday between 20 and 30 crows appeared at once. I thought it was fun and interesting so I fed them several times. On Sunday, they came back for brunch and it felt like they brought some more friends.

Today they had a guy posted outside my house (creepy) and when he saw me go outside he went and got the gang.

I gave them radically less than I gave them on Sunday and on Saturday but I still fed them. The murder has increased too - there's more than 50 now. They're not satisfied with what I gave them and are being very loud and mouthy.

My neighbors aren't thrilled by this sudden increase, and quite honestly, I'm rather intimidated by them at this point. I want to stay friends with my original murder but I don't want to feed all their friends and relatives. It's not sustainable in any way for me or my neighbors. (Also, I'm kind of afraid of them at this point because there are so many of them)

Please help me understand how to responsibly handle this situation I created without receiving animosity from the birds

Location: Sarasota area of Florida :: NOT the flooded part - about 20 miles from the flooded part so still in their range

So I have 5 hens. I was hanging out with them in my front yard when suddenly a hawk dove on one of them. Before I could even stand up from my lawn chair, two crows dove on top of the hawk, which let go of my hen and flew off. (My hen is unharmed!) I’ve seen crows mess with hawks before but this was a huge shock to me.

I love my hens so much and I can’t express how grateful I am to these crows. I want to reward them for their efforts and encourage them to stick around to hopefully keep the hawks off my girls. What do y’all suggest?

I already feed backyard birds/squirrels, so I have a couple feeders and a bowl of nuts on my porch. I very rarely see crows eat from them, however. Would they maybe prefer a stack of peanuts just on the ground or something?

Hello!

I was taking a nighttime walk with a friend and stumbled upon what seem to be an injured adult crow. The crow was not a fledgling, although it does seem young for a mature crow. He still has one or two gray neck feathers, but he’s definitely old enough to have been flying. He was awake and alert, making gentle gurgling noises and reacting strongly when he heard cars; he couldn’t fly, though his legs seem fine. He was not bleeding nor did he seem sick/infected with pox.

I had to pick him up; I would rather not have, because I didn’t know if his parents were nearby or if he was sick, but a cat ran at him and i panicked, hissed at the cat (lmao) and wrapped the crow up in my flannel to carry him out of the way.

He is now in my backyard a block away from where I found him. He’s in my dog’s old crate with some towels, a dish of water, a few shelled raw peanuts, and a blanket over his crate so he stays warm and doesn’t get night spooks. He isn’t cawing, but I can hear him shifting around infrequently. The night is clear, 60-64 degrees F, and he’s protected from cats.

Should I bring him a hot water bottle? Should I not have put water or peanuts in his crate? Is there anything else I should know to make sure he’s OK until I can get him some help? Who should I call?

I’ve attached some pictures. He is very cute, and I feel very sorry for scaring him.

So I’ve been feeding the same (I think?!) family of 4 (now 5, I think?!) crows for about a year. They come a few times a day and I spoil them rotten (don’t even ask, half my grocery bill is stuff for the birds). I normally just toss the food on the ground, same feeding spot away from the other birds and our animals (horses, dog, cat). I put a big thing of fresh water out there a few weeks ago when it started getting hot out, but I don’t think they’ve ever even touched it

I have no good reason for getting them a picnic table, but I did. Do you think they’ll eat off it? Or am I just feeding the squirrels (again)? 🤬squirrels.

I just wrote in a comment about how crows recognize our faces, they know me no matter what I wear, trousers, skirt, cap, sunglasses, t-shirt, big winter coat...

I sometimes wonder how they (and other animals who perceive us, like cats and dogs) "explain" to themselves our ever changing attire.

Do crows think: Wow, they are molting and changing feathers from day to day...? Or do they realize that it is something additional that is not part of the body? Or do they not think about it at all?

Similar, do they perceive "beauty" of nature, of a landscape? I often see crows sitting on the roofs of houses catching the last rays of the sun in the evening, sure for warmth, I guess, but they seem so content and contemplating... but I guess that's anthropomorphism to think they enjoy a sunset aesthetically.

But, I once saw a blackbird, sitting on a tree, staring transfixed on the direction of a rainbow, not singing... is that only a reaction of "this is not normal", or maybe even a "this is special/beautiful"?

edit: typo

Hey guys. Not gonna beat around the bush, but when I woke up this morning my mom told me that she was out in the backyard earlier when a crow fell out of the tree and basically passed away in front of her.

She left it alone so it wouldn't be stressed out, but now it's just there, and she told me because I'm the one who feeds them. What is the best way to take care of this respectfully?

Do you caw? This morning my bros came when I I called “Crow bros where you at??” It was the first time they’ve come when they heard me (I had no idea where they were, but bother could here me)

I saw a comment from a guy who said he uses a dog training clicker. I don’t really like calling out (I feel like my neighbors are going to think I’m crazy… not that they’d be wrong, but I try to keep my craziness to myself) Any suggestions for calling them without my voice?

They are in the neighbourhood, but won’t come eat. Any advice?

I fed these bros a few unsalted peanuts months ago and now they won’t stop rooting through the grass in my front yard. Any way to encourage less destructive behavior? My wife has imposed a strict no peanuts rule until they change their ways.

My neighbor was planting tomato plants in her front yard, right over the sewer and she told me the neighbors are getting peanuts sprouting in the yard. They are gardeners and don’t like that. They are being nice though and I want to keep in that way.

I have been putting out unshelled and shelled peanuts for two months and currently have twenty five pounds left. The squirrels are caching the peanuts in the grass. My crows typically take them back to the roost. I hate the squirrels but can’t seem to outsmart them. I leave the bowl out all day because sometimes they don’t want to eat in front of me.

I will be here another year so I would like to respect my gardening neighbors as much as I can. I did let them know they were planting on the sewer line right next to a break. I have some ideas I might try.

Anybody got thoughts on navigating this?

My goal this summer is to make friends with a corvid, especially a magpie or jackdaw. I don’t wanna feed them anything basic like seeds. I want them to feast like royalty.

New to birdwatching but have always been fascinated by crows and make friends easily with all animals. Unfortunately I am stuck with a band of blue jays that have been hanging out and feeding in my yard. (Live in OH very close to Lake Erie). I don’t really mind them bc they are actually pretty cool with the other birds at the feeders. They always announce their arrival with mad screaming and screeching. I actually witnessed the blue jays scaring away a hawk the other day in the tree closest to my feeders. So my question is, and yes, I know it is a bit of a leap, but has anyone befriended a band of blue jays? Being in the same family and all. If so, what were successful techniques? What are the downsides? Like I don’t want them feel so powerful they scare all the other birds away.

I've been feeding the crows (and other birds) at the local park for a few years now.

Quite a few of them now tend to get my attention to flying by me when they want some food. One or two even get close enough for me to feel their wings ruffle my hair as they pass by.

But yesterday one of them hit me pretty hard on my head when they flew over. I actually thought a pinecone or so fell on my head at first however I didn't actually see anything fall anywhere around me but I did see a crow flying away.

No idea what brought this on as I had literally just threw a handful of food on the ground and was walking away.

Did I piss them off? Were they not happy with the amount I gave? Why would they just do that?

edit: I wrote pineapple in stead of pinecone

Ever since i spooked a crow by accident they've stopped coming to my garden regularly. they do still come very early in the morning, and every time they throw down the bowl of peanuts i leave them when they finish. i never even see them anywhere anymore. have i upset them? am i able to regain their trust?

Just want to know y'alls thoughts.

Basically, the title. I'd do a brand without added sugar or artificial colors. I'm thinking along the lines of Cheerios or Chex. My club store sells bulk packages that are really economical.

I had to go get some stuff done with my eyes about twenty miles from my home on the south end of my county. The crows I normally feed stayed home when I left. There is a storm here. However, crows found me at the next place. They came up to me requesting food with their two caw vocalization. Same dialect as my American crows. These aren’t my crows but they appear to know me. They followed me from the doctor’s office to the gas station. The person with me was 😮. It was the one day I didn’t have peanuts on me!!!

There is another murder in between at the Evilmart parking lot about six miles away from home. I have fed them twice. Still, how do they know who I am? My pupils were dilated so I got a whole new view of crows. They still are so I am back at home chatting with a whining fledgling dropped of by his parents in a nearby tree.

Here is a picture of the Evilmart murder. I like the one at the bottom who is just looking at the camera like, hi there. I call the crow with the bread Pan. He is the yard boss there. Anybody want to speculate on how these crows 20 miles away know who I am?

I feed my local murder scrambled eggs daily. They also get quality cat kibble, but the eggs are definitely the favorite.

Given that egg prices are soaring, what is a an economical alternative? I’ve tried peanuts and they are not interested. I’ve tried raw and roasted, they leave them for the squirrels.