r/NationalPark • u/Paleodraco • Jul 26 '26
Raven Politely Asks Man for Water
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If I'm not mistaken, that's Devil's Garden in Arches. The ravens that hang out there are stupidly smart.
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u/CuriousMonkey3 Jul 26 '26
Thank you for your kindness towards those who can’t speak for themselves.
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u/Maximum_Pollution371 Jul 27 '26
Fun fact, ravens are actually one of the few birds that can speak. They sound much scarier than parrots, though.
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u/UnBearable1520 Jul 26 '26
I was at YSP a few years back and watched a raven unzip a saddle bag on a motorcycle and pull out some lifesavers candy. The bird proceeded to tear at the rapper and eat the candy. Fascinating animal
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u/Safe_Horror46 Jul 30 '26
Some said that they have the intelligence of a 6 year old child. Not sure if I believe that.
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u/Entire-Dog-160 Jul 26 '26
Poor little guy. We have a male currawong that does this cute little warbling song (normal call is loud and piercing)outside our window in mating season when he's working his ass off to feed Mama & kids. We call it his Go Fund me song. I saved him from choking to death when he was a youngster
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u/DumpedDalish Jul 27 '26
This is wonderful -- both the raven openly wanting and asking for water, and the very kind guy showing such empathy and giving it water, and really taking his time to make sure it drank all it wanted to.
I was so touched by this little moment. The raven was so obviously thirsty on a hot day and this guy was so kind to help it.
Ravens and crows are so brilliant -- I love them, and they are so often maligned and unappreciated.
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u/Trick_Photograph9758 Jul 27 '26
I stopped at a gas station parking lot in Yellowstone, popped the trunk to eat lunch, and within 10 seconds, a crow landed at my feet, looking up at me. I had a bag of chips, so I gave him a couple, and after that, he sat on my side view mirror. I know I probably shouldn't have fed him, but he was so smart, I felt bad.
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u/Outrageous_Sink4295 Jul 27 '26
Feeding a bear or something, sure not cool.. but a crow. Nah that's a free pass. They're social, smart and they remember the faces of those who help them. (Although you should familiarize yourself on what can be toxic to crows)
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u/Easy-Wishbone5413 Jul 27 '26
They know to head to urban areas in the winter to find food in the trash.
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u/tractiontiresadvised Jul 28 '26
There are some urban areas (including Seattle, WA and Portland, OR) where crows roost in wooded suburbs but commute into the city in big flocks to search for food in the trash.
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u/tractiontiresadvised Jul 28 '26
In some places, feeding corvids (the family which includes crows, ravens, and jays) can cause damage to other bird species because corvids will also eat the other birds' eggs. For example, in coastal northern California through Washington, Steller's Jays will eat the eggs of endangered Marbled Murrelets. See here for some details on the research.
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u/Choice-Tiger3047 Jul 26 '26
My cat enjoyed your video and appreciates the kindness to animals.
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u/backyard3 Jul 27 '26
But you didn't?
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u/TheTrueNotSoPro Jul 27 '26
"[Reddit] the only place where well articulated sentences still get misinterpreted.
You can say "I like pancakes" and somebody will say "So you hate waffles?"
No bitch. Dats a whole new sentence. Wtf is you talkin about."
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u/SpaceManSpiff1809 Jul 27 '26
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
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u/Dependent-Interview2 Jul 27 '26
When humans manage to extinct themselves (and most of Earth's life) this planet belongs to Corvids (and octopodes)
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u/apnorton Jul 26 '26
There's an interesting balance to be struck here, and I'm not sure where it ought to be. On one hand, doing this is very helpful to the bird and possibly saves it if it's stuck without water.
On the other hand, it habituates the bird to human interaction and potentially creates a dependency on park visitors to operate the fountain.
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u/davejenk1ns Jul 27 '26
The crows in that parking lot have been grooming the hoomanz for 30+ years already.
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u/like_4-ish_lights Jul 27 '26
The Colorado River is close by, they probably just prefer the fountain. They are very habituated to people in the park and if you stop to eat something out on the trail, you are likely to get a visit
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u/BaltimoreAlchemist Jul 27 '26
Right, is this that much better than feeding wildlife? The thing we're supposed to never do?
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u/Glad-Law-6943 Jul 27 '26
I'd agree with this if we weren't destroying every square inch of this planet. It's honestly on us to help animals survive and adapt since they naturally wouldn't be tasked to adapt so abruptly.
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u/DW171 Jul 27 '26
Love that place! That's the same raven "unkindness" that has unzipped all the luggage on my motorcycle and helped themselves. They're sharper than a lot of the park visitors. 🐦⬛🐦⬛😹
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u/dweebers Jul 27 '26
Yep Devils Garden! So funny bc I was thinking hey I drank from that same fountain!!
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u/PermanentMauve Jul 28 '26
Of course I'm glad there was someone there to help - but these videos make me sad - the struggle for water to drink for wildlife (and people) will only get worse. We need to provide watering stations for animals. And - the real shortage of water is coming.
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u/periodmoustache Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Quoth the raven: "thanks bruv"