Been feeding this raven for a while now and he brought over a friend! I’m absolutely awful at sexing them (I’m pretty sure Silas might be a female).
Can anyone help me figure out the relation? They’re super chill with eachother and took turns coming up to me to eat the peanuts nearer to me.
I thought I might've exaggerated the moment we had yesterday but my bro is back! We are friends!!
These two have been at it near me for the last few days. Today they decided to have a quickie right beside me.
Jackdaws are the best
Spotted in London, UK. My first thought was crows - but the crows I usually see are plain black and slightly bigger. Thank you!
Ever since I moved to Denmark last year, I've been in corvid heaven. Everyday I see all kinds of corvids and it's just been so fun identifying them when seeing them for the first time. I always see Jackdaws and Rooks the most these days, but there's also Eurasian Magpies and less commonly Hooded Crows and I even saw a Raven once in the countryside.
I've always been content just watching them, but I adore seeing the pictures and videos here of people befriending them and such. I wanted to try my hand at it too, but all the groceries stores I went to only sold salted nuts. Just last week I finally found a packet of cashews that weren't salted and thought it was finally my time.
On my way home from work I pass a gas station and there is always a group of Jackdaws chilling in the grass out front. Sometimes there is a single Rook who actually seemed responsive to my baby talking it one time but gave up getting closer to me when another person passed by us on the sidewalk. I haven't seen that Rook since. But the Jackdaws... I always see the Jackdaws on my way home. So last week I started gently tossing my cashews I bought near them and once or twice a Jackdaw would grab the cashew and fly away. But later last week and a few times so far this week, whenever they see me coming, the flee for high ground on top of the light poles or gas station sign or even fly to the park across the street whenever they see me coming. There have been a day or two where there were no Jackdaws in sight when coming home from work.
Twice this week a Jackdaw has grabbed my tossed cashews while the others just flee whenever they see me coming from the bus stop. I thought I was making progress because on Monday one looked like he excitedly waddled towards me when he saw me and took the cashew when I tossed him one, but mostly they all just scatter when they see me. I try to toss more cashews towards them but they don't leave their perch up high.
I wonder if it's just how it always is in the beginning or if I did something to offend them. Maybe they don't like cashews? I try not to move quickly or loudly or make any sudden movements around them, but they just seem like they have no interest in my feeding them.
Already knew who was eating the nuts, but wasn't expecting it to be the local tailess magpie! Pleasant surprise 🥹
I've been seeing the little fella around for a week or so now. Wish I could make friends with it 🥲
This is one of the coolest crows I befriended. Been giving him snacks almost two years now. Decided to share our dog's water bowl since it was hot today, and all they drink is stagnant lake water, offered him spring water instead. I think he liked it :)
I have not actively courted crows but I love them. The other morning, I was cutting up apples for my oats and dropped two apple chunks on the kitchen floor. I picked them up and brought them with me outside and ate my breakfast on the patio. I set the apple chunks on a large stone figuring a squirrel would take them. A crow came, grabbed them, and left. Ok cool.
This morning, a crow came to dip some food in my fountain. Mockingbirds started swooping it aggressively. I was annoyed by it, so I went outside and shooed the mockingbirds away. The crow watched me, and then left.
Maybe 5 minutes later, it came back and sat on the railing outside my porch, looking at me. I came out, it hopped back a bit. and I threw it an apple chunk. It grabbed it and flew away.
A bit later, it came back, I threw it another small chunk, and then it left.
I am unreasonably delighted. Like, unable to focus at work, so delighted. <3
A raven couple are regular garden visitors and they noticed some glow in the dark pebbles that were along the path and gradually removed them all. I enjoyed watching this process so bought 200 more… within a day every single one was taken. They stacked them in piles and systematically flew them out. The best part was that Mr Raven then dropped off this green rock … seems like fair compensation to me 💜. I think there is a Raven Rave in the neighbourhood going off…
Hi! I’ve been making friends with some of my neighborhood crows for about six months and I love seeing them hang around my back yard. I’ve been giving them fresh water along with fresh food for maybe two months, as the weather has warmed up, and today I woke up to feathers in the water dish. (Swipe for kind of gross photo)
It’s not the first time I’ve seen feathers, but the amount of them today is more than I’ve seen the past. The tinge of green in the water is normal, sometimes a bit of algae grows in the bottom of the dish for a couple days before I do a deep clean of the dish, but I rinse the dish out and give them fresh water every day. I’ve also never seen yellow feathers before. Is one of my buddies sick? Did they bring another dead bird here to pick it apart and eat it? I really don’t know what to make of this.
Any thoughts are appreciated!
I've been feeding the local crows since january.
And I'm blessed with this beautiful bebe.
She only one who comes this close taking peanuts directly.
I've got an allotment and I've feeding the local crows and jackdaws peanuts. But I was still working with a small winter bucket, since things are getting a bit serious (I've been gaining their trust a bit more and they've been greeting me when I arrive in my car... On the allotment and when I leave). So I feel a certain responsibility now to feed them more, haha
Anyway, this is what 8kg of peanuts look like.
Ever since the regret from last week using the crow caller, I got rid of that after using it for a day. Its been 3 days of doing this now and I want to keep doing this for a long time enough to earn this crows trust to make up. If anyone could help me understand what they think is happening at this stage it would be appreciated.
My routine is:
Note: Today a crow flew over accompanied by a smaller other bird. Then it flew over by itself to the top of the tree where I think its nest is.
I never thought it would happen but they've come back several times this week ,and accepted mine and my husband's offerings. Calling, and looking directly at us when we give! They're strutting up to get theirs before the squirrels claim it! Just the one regular right now, but I know it's a family of three or more! Omg, I am literally crying rn bc I'm so happy!
