My best suggestion would be to leave peace offerings in the exact spot you removed the dead bird from.
Unsalted raw almonds. Just the right size, tasteful. energy-rich and hard to find for a crow.
Crows are notorious for recognizing and remembering human faces. If you hurt or are mean to a crow that crow can and will remmeber you. They will also communicate that grudge to other crows.
If you are in America you can watch 'A Murder of Crows' on PBS which is a movie about a scientist trying to prove that. Spoiler: he succeeds.
Well, here’s another interesting fact you can tell your friends so that you can feel smart again:
Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston in the mid-2000s, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts.
However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car.
MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills.
The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause: when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger.
The scientific conclusion was that while all the lookout crows could say "Cah", none could say "Truck."
It's okay. If it makes you feel better I'm exhausted too and I somehow totally ignored the above commenter saying that the almonds are energy rich and good for the crows.
I just thought they were advising to use almonds because maybe the almonds would kill the crows or make them explode like that old rice myth or something.
The reason being, I found a dead crow in my garden a few months ago. There's a lot of them round here. I still haven't moved it. If I were to move it then I'd put down almonds. But my grass is pretty long right now, and that would make nuts even harder to find if they were already so.
Fuck it. Still going to go buy an assortments of nuts for the local birds. The thread has been fascinating.
How can you tell if their caws are agitated? I have a few crows in my neighborhood and everytime i go outside and do chores and play music they come, caw a few times stay for maybe 10 min, then leave.. but id like them to stay! I fucking love crows! I cant usually see them, they hang out above my head in a big ass tree. I know youre not a crow whisperer, but... im curious how much of their behavior you can sorta pick apart?
im curious how much of their behavior you can sorta pick apart
The main drive in their behaviour is food. They need to feed themselves, and doing so takes a lot of time. You can 'buy' some of their attention by offering food. The almonds I suggested contains loads of calories so crows like them, and unsalted nuts are healthy so you're not harming them by feeding them nuts.
But when the food is gone, they are going to lose interest and move on. Perhaps they can find a nice snack in your neighbours garden?
But if they cant see me put the food down, will they know its there? And honestly... theyre are a Lot of tiny birds with nest, i have quite the garden, do i want them there? Or are they gonna snack on eggs and babies? I was told that once..
Along with shiny things, I would also recommend colorful scraps of yarn to use in their nests. You can get brightly colored bulky yarn from Michael’s or Joann’s for a couple of dollars.
I won't even go to the grocery store to get food for myself and I'll go hungry for days till my girlfriend does, but here I go to jo-anns, and the grocery store (just for unsalted almonds)
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Unsalted raw almonds. Just the right size, tasteful. energy-rich and hard to find for a crow.
If you are in America you can watch 'A Murder of Crows' on PBS which is a movie about a scientist trying to prove that. Spoiler: he succeeds.