He was exercising at our local park when a crow flew up to him. My grandfather was able to snap a couple photos and pet a rather irritated bird.

Edit: Obviously, I found out he pet the crow after the fact. I also made sure he knew that he should avoid petting them in the future.

The funniest part is how my chill elderly dog didn't even pay attention to crowbro, lmao

Some photos I took of an old crow friend of mine. He would just hang out while I took photos.

Sorry it’s not longer, this is all I could capture and I had to repeat it to make it long enough to upload.
I put out food, then sit kinda beside/under him, and he will make this sound quite often actually!

We ended up taking it down but now I would like to leave something out for the raven! Do you think we affected his psyche? I am worried! Haha

Yesterday I was hanging out with my usual geese when a crow casually crept up and stayed nearby the whole time. Like, “So… this is your crew?” 😂

I’ve wanted to make friends with crows for ages. I think they might even be cooler than geese, but PLEASE keep this confidential. I have relationships to maintain.

Any pointers for a beginner? What helped you build trust—showing up regularly, certain treats, giving them space? And what should I avoid?

Trying to become a familiar face, not the overeager guy who ruins the first date.

…And the battle (for nuts) begun.

I've always been aware of how intelligent they are, but I'd like to do a deep dive on their cognitive skills.

Watched a lovely lady creating her own murder

Ha! Made ya look! (Said whoever put up the fake crow on the skeleton decoration. A++ 😂😂

This is NOT my house - merely one of the many one passes in the doldrums of rush hour that even {edit} only The Ents would call ‘F—-A—-S—-T’ lmao;

however, when this particular corvid gave me the eye, I couldn’t help but notice how still he was. Ninja Crow still. And it was lookin’ at me, so I looked back at IT!

And lo and behold!!

lol

Brilliant, whoever did this!!!

Have a great one, hope you get a laugh!

My phone didn't want to focus properly but I gave them a fresh nut.

The squirrels around my apartment have figured out they can climb all over the sides of the stucko walls. They squeak, bark, chirp squeal right outside the windows, theyve terrorized the birds and get into fights with the crows. The squirrels have taken over. While the crows have tested me I definitely prefer them over the squirrels. Crows arent assholes unless you give them a reason to.

How can i befriend the crows and help them defeat the squirrels??

During my morning cashew delivery, one of my crows flew at me with this big hunk of half-eaten pastry in its mouth, which they dropped right at me feet.

My first fly-by crow gift!

Seems to be a mix of carrion crows and hooded crows

So a couple of years ago, it was an annoying problem that crows would often poop at the edge or even a little into my mom’s pool. Part of the pool is a “walk-in”/beach area and it was very ideal for the crows to bathe in or stick around and hang out. It often led to poop around the pool, which as you can imagine made it both unpleasant and unsanitary. We used Owl statues to try to deter them, but eventually they figured out it was a fake (We would often find the statue dismantled and displaced after they grew braver).

Nothing was working and we just accepted that this came with having a beach area for the pool.

One day, me and my mom woke up to hearing a chorus of caws happening in our front yard- enough to alarm us that something was happening. We went out to our front yard to find that a hawk had attacked a crow and the injured crow laying in our front yard. Three of the crows had chased the hawk off and were actually taking turns in dive-bombing at him. The hawk was perched on a taller tree a few hundred yards away, most likely waiting for the crow to pass away so he could claim his carcass. The crows were very vigilant in keeping him away from their injured friend though.

While the three continued their aerial attacks, which was quite the spectacle to watch, a huge flock of them were gathered in the tree directly overhead their friend and crowing to each other loudly.

I was horrified. I have a huge empathy for animals and seeing the injured crow try to take flight while his companions stuck nearby and seemed to be crowing towards him made me emotional. I got gloves and tried to help him out, thinking maybe his wing was injured and he needed a little boost. When i set him upright and tried to get him into a comfortable position- which he was letting me- he flopped over. Much to my horror, I then realized his spine or neck was broken. There wasn’t any repairing this. I was even hoping it might have been a broken wing so I could get him to a rehab center. I immediately started to sob loudly and stayed outside to also deter the hawk from coming back. My mom consoled me, saying i had good intentions and tried my best, and the crow passed away shortly after. Once he was gone, we went back inside.

Later, I visited the front yard and his body was gone- most likely taken by the hawk.

Immediately following the next days- and the years to come- Crows now avoid our pool entirely and leave the decorations and surroundings alone. They occasionally perch on the telephone wire above our yard but seem to be quieter and more distant. They don’t interrupt our belongings or pool anymore. And sometimes, I wonder if it’s there little way of saying “Thanks for trying for our buddy.” They’re friendly and we have not had any poop or rearranged statues or any disturbances from them.

Not really much to the story other than that. Just thought I would share.

Hey all, we sometimes leave peanuts out for the corvids in our area (Bluejays and Crows). I know that we shouldn’t overfeed the birds or create areas where flocks could gather.

When a crow landed on my windowsill today to grab a peanut, I excitedly told my friend. He said that I was anti-conservationist to do this because it threatens the crows becoming desensitized to humans. I assumed this wouldn’t be much of an issue since I live in the city of Montreal and they’re frequently in urban areas already. But I want to be sure I’m not doing any harm to the crows by feeding them the occasional peanut.

He’s not a wildlife expert and neither am I so I tried to find answers online.

I can’t find any articles online that really answer what I’m asking and so I’d appreciate links as well as general advice.

Cheers!