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A Story About Crows & Friendship (Long Read)
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:20 pm
Dear Facebook:
I wanted to share my experience with a family of American Crows in my neighborhood. I hope you enjoy it.
About six months ago, I noticed some loud birds outside. When I went to investigate, I saw a few Crows attacking a Blue Jay nest in a cypress tree. I'd been watching the Blue Jays from inside for a while. I've always enjoyed bird identification and watching.
As if by instinct, I clapped loudly a few times to scare off the Crows. Well, little did I know, Crows remember faces and hold grudges against perceived threats.
Almost immediately after that incident, the family of Crows were waiting for me almost everytime I stepped outside. They would caw at me incessantly and even dive bomb towards me from the air.
I knew Crows were intelligent, but their stalking made me research more. Apparently, Crows have the intelligence of a seven year old human or a chimp according to researchers - this blew my mind. I needed to find a way to make up for threatening the Crows.
There was an article that suggested feeding the Crows. I went to HEB and bought raw peanuts, a Crow favorite, apparently, and started putting them outside for the Crows as a peace offering.
Well, as it turns out, Crows really like peanuts. Ever since that day, the Crows have not only ceased to dive bomb at me, but they now greet me when I step outside with a much softer caw.
Like clockwork, they've learned the exact time of day to visit for peanuts. They hangout outside without being aggresive, and I like to think I am now friends with this little family of Crows.
Indeed, they follow me to the nearby stores and relatives' / friends' homes within about a mile from my residence. They greet me when I arrive home after being away for longer periods. When I walk by the window, they greet me. They're watching always, it seems.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed my story.
TL;DR - I pissed off some crows but now we're cool because I bribed them with peanuts.
10 Fun Facts About American Crows
John J. Audubon's Description of the American Crow in Birds of North America (1827-38)
I wanted to share my experience with a family of American Crows in my neighborhood. I hope you enjoy it.
About six months ago, I noticed some loud birds outside. When I went to investigate, I saw a few Crows attacking a Blue Jay nest in a cypress tree. I'd been watching the Blue Jays from inside for a while. I've always enjoyed bird identification and watching.
As if by instinct, I clapped loudly a few times to scare off the Crows. Well, little did I know, Crows remember faces and hold grudges against perceived threats.
Almost immediately after that incident, the family of Crows were waiting for me almost everytime I stepped outside. They would caw at me incessantly and even dive bomb towards me from the air.
I knew Crows were intelligent, but their stalking made me research more. Apparently, Crows have the intelligence of a seven year old human or a chimp according to researchers - this blew my mind. I needed to find a way to make up for threatening the Crows.
There was an article that suggested feeding the Crows. I went to HEB and bought raw peanuts, a Crow favorite, apparently, and started putting them outside for the Crows as a peace offering.
Well, as it turns out, Crows really like peanuts. Ever since that day, the Crows have not only ceased to dive bomb at me, but they now greet me when I step outside with a much softer caw.
Like clockwork, they've learned the exact time of day to visit for peanuts. They hangout outside without being aggresive, and I like to think I am now friends with this little family of Crows.
Indeed, they follow me to the nearby stores and relatives' / friends' homes within about a mile from my residence. They greet me when I arrive home after being away for longer periods. When I walk by the window, they greet me. They're watching always, it seems.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed my story.
TL;DR - I pissed off some crows but now we're cool because I bribed them with peanuts.
10 Fun Facts About American Crows
John J. Audubon's Description of the American Crow in Birds of North America (1827-38)
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:21 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
KAW KAW Motherfricker!
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:23 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
Crows really are cool birds, good story
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:25 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
Crows are great. My grandpa was a badass back in the day and would climb trees to snag a fledgling or two while being swarmed by adult crows.
He always had pet crows and they were very smart and fun. He lived in a subdivision in the country and it would fly into people's cars if the windows were down and snag cigarettes or other bullshite and take it to its nest. It liked the shiny foil in cigarette packs.
He always had pet crows and they were very smart and fun. He lived in a subdivision in the country and it would fly into people's cars if the windows were down and snag cigarettes or other bullshite and take it to its nest. It liked the shiny foil in cigarette packs.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:25 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
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Well, as it turns out, Crows really like peanuts. Ever since that day, the Crows have not only ceased to dive bomb at me, but they now greet me when I step outside with a much softer caw. Like clockwork, they've learned the exact time of day to visit for peanuts. They hangout outside without being aggresive, and I like to think I am now friends with this little family of Crows.
So basically those crows made you their bitch.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:25 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
You know why they call them a murder of crows? Theys plottin’ baw!
ETA: can I have your truck nuts when you’re gone?
ETA: can I have your truck nuts when you’re gone?
This post was edited on 2/14/24 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:27 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
I've tried to befriend the local murder that hangs around my hood, no luck so far.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:28 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
Crows are some of the best birds to have around if you like other birds and birdwatching. They'll alert to hawks and other predatory threats usually before any other bird. Next time you hear them getting loud, go out and investigate. There is a guarantee that a hawk or cat is passing through, or maybe a snake.
Crows can be nest robbers, but so can Blue Jays. You interrupted a gang turf war.
I have a murder of crows across the road from me. They've been there for several years now, and grow with every generation. They're fun to have around.
Crows can be nest robbers, but so can Blue Jays. You interrupted a gang turf war.
I have a murder of crows across the road from me. They've been there for several years now, and grow with every generation. They're fun to have around.
This post was edited on 2/14/24 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:28 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
Whose alter are you?
This post was edited on 2/14/24 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:29 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:32 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
I have had a similar experience with Magpies, which are related to crows. It is pretty cool how comfortable they get around you.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 4:45 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
“That’s probably for the best, because crow communities can hold a grudge for generations. A team of researchers at the University of Washington ran an experiment where they captured American Crows in nets while wearing a caveman mask, then released them back onto campus. When the researchers later walked across campus wearing the same mask, the crows scolded and dive-bombed them. More than 10 years after capturing just seven crows, more than half of the crows on campus still raised the alarm at the sight of a caveman mask.“
From link in OP, damn.
From link in OP, damn.
This post was edited on 2/14/24 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:06 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
They're hard to handle. Twice as hard, really.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:09 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
quote:I would think this means you have yourself some counting crows, Mr Jones.
Like clockwork, they've learned the exact time of day to visit for peanuts.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:10 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
Great story. I went down a crow / Dick Cheney mask rabbit hole a couple of weeks ago and want to make friends with some crows. Ts crazy that they play with blocks and can put them in the correct order and do tasks that small child can’t do. I rarely hear or see them here. But somehow some way that’s on my to do list for this Summer.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:22 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
They like to ski
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:26 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
I have some crows that live on my patio roof. I’ve never pissed them off but they do love to pick on me. Not long ago they threw a bone at me while I was sitting on my patio. Hoping it was a chicken bone.
Were the raw peanuts in shells bc I think I need a peace offering after the bone throwing
Were the raw peanuts in shells bc I think I need a peace offering after the bone throwing
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:29 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
LINK
PBS Nature entire episode on Crows. University of Washington study. This is where the masked man raided the nests and captured young birds. Very interesting video.
PBS Nature entire episode on Crows. University of Washington study. This is where the masked man raided the nests and captured young birds. Very interesting video.
This post was edited on 2/14/24 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:47 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
Crows are on my shite list now. I work from home and last spring I watched a pair of robins build a nest on the light fixture of my patio right outside my window where my work desk is. The female laid her eggs and patiently brooded them. I was looking forward to watching them raise the babies while I worked but the day they hatched a damn crow came in and snagged a hatchling and toppled the nest. I put the other two newborns back in the nest (one of them popped out of an egg) and returned it to the perch. They were in bad shape and I was doubtful they would make it. The poor parents tried to feed them worms but they were hurt in the fall. Then another crow came in and grabbed them. The poor robins spent the rest of the day returning to the nest with food and acting confused. I eventually took the nest down because I didn't want them to try for a second clutch now that the crows were onto that spot.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 7:47 pm to TravisKelces Bandaid
quote:
ed feeding the Crows. I went to HEB and bought raw peanuts,
Do they prefer shelled or unshelled?
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