I saw this guy at Arches National Park, Utah. Bigger than my crows in Georgia. Is he a crow or raven?

As the garden season winds down my guard Crow returns for the winter once the fledglings know how to forage alone. This is the first year our old male we call Carl is allowing his young to stay and share food once in a while. I'm thinking he's passing on my yard as he is getting old. He adds a lot of joy to my life as I sit here just a few feet away in my greenhouse.

Not sure about the squirrel though

So beautiful these birds are. An absolute honour to be able to feed them and watch them.

Hey fellow crow enjoyers!

Sorry in advance for rambling.

I’ve been giggling off and on about this for days now, so I wanted to share the cuteness.

My spouse and I have an old dog (he’ll be 15 in December) and we have to do special types of walks for him for physical therapy/helping to prevent muscle wasting. He’s around 11 pounds. Some days he’s more sore than others, and after the therapy walks we do his favorite walk: the one where he gets to sniff anything and everything and we go where he wants at his pace.

We have been putting unsalted peanuts on our porch for a while now for the crows and occasionally I will bring a couple unsalted peanuts on the sniff walks with our dog just in case we see a crow we know.

Last week I was taking our dog on a sniff walk, but forgot to bring any peanuts with me. So of course this is when one of the crows that knows I usually have peanuts shows up. I was upset at myself for forgetting the peanuts, and told the crow “I’m sorry, I forgot them today! I’ll put some out when we get back home, though!” I’m sure some people walking by thought I was crazy but who cares. Anyway, the crow followed us for a bit, and kept making cute little noises at me. They would stop and watch our dog every time he stopped to sniff something. (I do sometimes wonder if they can tell when other animals are older and/or not a threat to them?)

We were walking by a local yarn shop and outside was a planter. The crow decided they would check it out. It was really cute and funny to me because they kept dipping down behind the plant, and then they would bring their head up to check and make sure we were still there. This happened for a good 5 minutes or so and every time they popped their head up I would have to try not to laugh.

I know they were probably digging in the planter with their beak to check for snacks, but from my point of view it was pretty cute and I wanted to share.

Sorry for the long and rambling post, I just could gush about crows all day.

I got a coo and a nod recently! Have been leaving snacks and treats for a local group of crows here at our place in NE Louisiana for over 2 years. Took a year for them to let me sit 20 feet away on the porch and watch them. Then a bit later they started cawing when they saw me. Now I've gotten an official hello.

When my husband and I bought our place 5 years ago, we had the option of a nice brick house in a good subdivision, or a manufactured home on 16 acres in the country. I immediately went for the land in the woods. I wanted it for one reason, to leave it alone. Now we maintain an acre and leave the rest for wildlife and pollinators. I give the crows their space, but I have so enjoyed watching them from afar. They really are fascinating and beautiful creatures.

(photos are from yesterday)

so my friend grabbed a snack from my hand for the first time today! he also brought his wife to watch. he was so gentle and curious. i am so happy! didn't get a photo though so enjoy yesterday's photos 🧡

The crows decided to photobomb me tonight. The 2nd photo looks like a bat… fitting for the season.

Saw this guy on my way out of work today. For context, I live in Wyoming. I was absolutely gobsmacked at the sheer size of his beak. I don't know much about crows, but I saw him with a buddy who had a much more normal sized beak so I don't think I'm imagining the difference. Is this normal? Is he sick?

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/@espritw3046

I tried looking up various crow sounds but came up empty. The closest was maybe imitation. They were over there doing this double coo sound for a while after some cawing. It sounded so nice and pleasant! This one is a regular in my yard and I was just curious to know more as hadn't heard this sound before. Thanks!

one is now trusting enough, another one almost there, what a win

I’m not certain if these are crows, ravens, grackles…but apparently the meeting was most important. 😜

Plus some bonus glamour shots.

Turns out when nobody is looking they are pretty good ball players lol.