Day 12
#365project

This one is a more personal photo. I've been feeding crows in my town for a few years (and now jackdaws because they're little terrorists). When I walk my dog they will fly overhead and caw at me in excitement - or possibly impatience - until I throw them some peanuts.

Today this handsome gentleman followed me from tree to tree even after I had dropped some nuts. He may be just be smarter than the rest knowing if he lets the rest fight over what's there already, I'll probably throw some just for him. But I like to think that he was showing his appreciation, too.

Anyway, this made me very happy today.

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Received my first Shiny Thing™ from my crow friends this morning! #crows #crowFriends

My New Year’s resolution was to make friends with the neighborhood crows.

Finally got around to starting the project a few weeks ago and they are starting to wait and to come down when I put out the food. Sometimes they caw for me to fill the plate.

Pretty exciting!

I’d like to get pictures but they still wait for me to go back inside first as of right now.

#crows #crowfriends

Lately I've been making friends with the neighborhood crows by putting out oats. I now have 3-5 that are routinely coming around and will even perch waiting if there's nothing for them.

Now I want to put out a present. Looking around the house I don't see a lot of good "shiny trinkets".

What do y'all think? Would a closed aluminum jump ring be appropriate? The kind used in chainmail or similar.

#crowfriends

Yes!!
66.7%
Are you out of your fool mind?
33.3%
I got opinions (see comments)
0%
Poll ended at .

"Befriending crows is a wonderful thing. "

Like, when you give a pal a light?

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@ct_bergstrom

Wonderful. We had a #crow we nursed back to health and released. They visit us daily.

#Corvids are great. #crowfriends

For the holiday, a thread on how to befriend crows.

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Befriending crows is a wonderful thing.

I have many crow friends at home and at work. They bring joy at unexpected moments and can rescue a miserable day even without shaking down the dust of snow that Robert Frost described.

This thread is an updated version of one I posted at the bird site in July 2019.

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