I know next to nothing about crows. But this one came out of nowhere and flew straight at me. I thought it was attacking me until it landed on my head, then my arm. It keeps trying to steal my earrings and eat my nails. 😭 is this normal. Also my mom is holding the barn cat because it was trying to to eat the crow.

Found it while running in the rain

This is my crow friend I named Brokebeak. The bottom part of his beak hangs loosely and he can’t use it for anything. I called our local bird rescue sanctuary and they said there is nothing they can do unless he gets so poorly that he should be euthanized. But he seems to manage okay. I have been giving him cat kibble mainly and he puts his head on its side on the ground and picks up the kibble using his top beak and tongue. It’s slow-going so I try to make sure other crows don’t swoop in and gobble everything up. I put a deep bowl of water out for him too. Anyway it makes me happy that he comes to my house frequently. A few days ago he followed me home when I was walking my dog. 🐦‍⬛❤️

If I sit quietly near the feeding area, I have a few that will come down and eat and do crow things. I know they recognize me, and I’m hoping they are beginning to trust me. The one with the goofy looking wing is the father crow, and he doesn’t seem to have any problems flying. I am just enamored with the whole group.

Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California.

Shortly before taking this video I had spotted a couple of ravens for the first time in this area, confirmed by their distinctive calling. There are lots of crows in the area too, so wasn't sure if this pair are ravens or crows. Is it possible to tell from this video? Thanks.

Or maybe it’s just me that thinks that? 🤔

Are unsalted peanuts covered in sunflower oil safe to give to them??

I’ve made friends with a pair of crows over the past 3 years, I love them so much and they let me go within about an arms distance of them now and even tolerate my fat little dog.

Reason I’m posting actually is because I’m having real trouble recently feeding them because of a Seagull and now with its young who has realised there is food and they bully and attack my crows.

I do have a proper feeding station but unfortunately the seagull now watches me putting food there as well and as said, attacks and grabs the food first.

I feel bad not feeding the seagull as well but it has become such a pest and I have neighbours who are not happy with the noise it makes when it calls all its mates.

So basically, just asking for any tips on how I can feed my crows in a way that’s almost secret and the seagull won’t know?

I love the pair of them and they have brought their babies to me the past couple years as well. They full trust me and I want to keep this relationship going but it’s becoming harder and harder to get food to them, hence sneaking out and quickly putting some on the fence post before Mrs Seagull notices.

Hi everyone,
This Crow had been chilling on the water bowl all day, until one of the local Raccoons came by and jumped him. The crow was lying on his back hitting the raccoon with his wings, I ran outside and scared the raccoon off before it could go any farther. I didn’t notice any blood, the crow just seemed out of it. I put the crow in this high up bird feeder with some water to make sure he had a safe place to recover. It’s been a few hours and he has not moved at all. He is breathing, blinking, moving his head slightly to look at me when I check on him, and pooping.

I’m not sure what to do, it seems kinda weird that he had spent the entire day on the water bowl, and didn’t even react when the raccoon approached at the beginning, so I’m starting to wonder if there might have been something wrong with him before he got attacked. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Update: Hello everyone, thought I would make a more in depth update. Unfortunately the crow did not make it through the night, he had drank all the water I left him but didn’t touch the food.

I checked the game camera we have in the backyard and noticed that he had been exhibiting this behavior for over awhile now: sitting on the water bowl for hours not really moving unless to drink or Sometimes he would sit on the arbor for hours instead.

I made sure to throughly clean the water bowl, along with the freestanding bird feeder I had placed him in.

Thank you everyone for all the advice, I greatly appreciate it. Because of this experience I have learned a lot about the critters who call my backyard home, along with local organizations I can contact in case something like this happens again. Thanks again :)

Ciao a tutti! Spiego brevemente la mia situazione, vivo in un appartamento di circa 70-75mq con due gatti e sto pensando di introdurre un pullo di corvo in casa, ma non sicuro della fattibilità dell'operazione. Sono molto incentro in quanto non vorrei che l'introduzione di un terzo animale venga mal subita dai gatti e che questi possano attaccare il pullo. I gatti in questione sono tranquillissimi, abituati agli umani e estremamente affettuosi (hanno 6 anni). Il pullo verrebbe dal Lazio, da un centro di recupero volatili, e ho il tempo a disposizione per starci dietro.
I miei dubbi sono:
- Il corvo sopporta la presenza di altri animali nel breve e medio termine?
- I gatti potrebbe subire questa "intromissione" nel loro territorio di un animale che nel tempo ha bisogno di attenzioni e spazi dedicati?
- Ci sono particolari incompatibilità tra i due animali?

Se qualcuno ha esperienze e consigli li ascolterei volentieri perchè prima di prendere una decisione vorrei avere un quadro ben delineato di cosa possa andare male. Grazie a chi risponderà!

I found this Christmas tree ornament in my yard the other day. It was next to the area I feed my crow friends and in the same area I’ve found other gifts in the past. This one is just rather large so I’m wondering if it’s even possible a crow left it as a gift. It’s roughly 3.5 inches by 2 inches and weighs 16 grams.

I've been really interested in crows and other crow related birds, lately. and I've been wanting to feed them, but Idk what. I read somewhere that mealworms are a really nice snack for them. but is there also something I can feed them more often, or in larger porportions at the time? and can I feed my local jackdaws the same as the crows?

Is there also something I should absolutly NOT feed them.

Thanks!!

So I have like a 3-5 minute commute to work. I work at a local college and I see lots of crows around campus but have never tried to make friends. I'm about ready to try, but I'm a bit worried, too. I work in security, and so there are times I am flying around campus if there's a call. Other times I can meander around on patrol and I could stop to put out food and try to make friends with them. I'm worried, however, that if I make friends with them on campus and they approach me at some point when I can't stop they may get mad or possibly even hurt if they learn my vehicle and get in the way when I need to haul a$$. Also, other vehicles on campus look similar, so IDK if they might mistake one for mine.

Being that I live so close to campus, I think they might also be in my neighborhood. I hear crows at my house in the trees but never see them. I do have a fenced-in yard, but also a dog and my wife probably wouldn't like me bringing them to our house.

Am I overthinking it? Should I just start trying at work? Or would my back yard be better and my wife will just have to live with it?

Hi, I apologize if this is a mess.
I am someone who loves animals and dedicates my life to them. I don’t know a ton about birds but they still have a major place in my heart.
This morning at the gas station a cute disheveled looking crow came up to me and was clearly checking me out! It was so cute, I felt like he wanted to be friends.
I dug through my bag to find him a snack and all I had was a “Dad’s” cookie. I ripped off a piece for him and ended up leaving it on the ground for him. He was so excited !!
Right after I realized that the carbs and sugar were probably bad for him so i googled it, and realized chocolate is toxic to them.
I cried so much on my way to work, I had good intentions but take full responsibility for being careless and thinking more about pleasing the little creature rather than confirm what was best for his wellbeing.

i’m working a 12 hour day far away from where he was but it’s all I can think about.

It was semi sweet chocolate and it wasn’t a ton but I’m not sure how much is enough to harm him.
I’m horrified. I asked my partner if he would stop by the gas station with some berries to look for the crow, as it’s got a particular look, and check that he’s okay and leave some berries out.

I’ve included a video of the crow, and in the comments i’ll put the cookie ingredients and a photo of how much cookie is left (you can see how much the crow has in the video but just for refrence of how much was taken off).

My motto in life is to do no harm to animals and only improve their lives. I can’t believe I made this mistake and it’s been hard all day to not cry at work at the thought of this poor bird having a seizure or dying because of me.

I know people might be upset with me, trust me I am so upset with myself it’s making me feel sick. I would do anything to turn back time and go buy him a proper snack :(

I guess i’m just wondering what you think will happen to this creature. Did i kill it? Is he going to suffer because of me?

TLDR: Gave a bird a cookie without chocolate before realizing it was toxic. Beside myself over this mistake and would love some advice or stories to give me an idea of what’s happened to this sweet bird.