I am in Vienna, Austria. These are hooded crows. They were in a circle around a crow who was lying on the ground and cawing. It was getting pecked at. When I went over (I was worried about its safety) it got up and the group resumed walking around together. But why was it doing that?

Possibly blind or half blind, but could still fly and I was unable to capture but just wondering if anyone knows if this is a disease or injury?

I love crows. This community brings me so much joy. Please don't send your crow armies after me! I know they hold grudges!

So, with trepidation and humility, I relay the following: I was talking to a friend who I *know* has a 7 year old with a peanut allergy about making crow friends. I suggested peanuts! Apparently feeding birds peanuts is a huge issue. Someone in her neighborhood does this and the birds drop the shells in her yard, in shoes, all over. Obviously it's not the crows' fault, and I'm sure the neighbor doesn't realize (friend is going to talk to the neighbor.) Given the severity of peanut allergies and the minimal exposure required for life-threatening issues, I was wondering if this community might brainstorm some alternatives we could use in our neighborhoods? I know it didn't even occur to me.

Much love,

A wannabe crowbro

I got a bird feeder for my yard a couple of months ago and it was absolutely overtaken with magpies. It’s like a crazy magpie party at the feeder every morning. The other day I decided to put some crusty bread and seeds out on my deck table with some shiny objects, hoping to make magpie friends. Every day this week the bread has disappeared and so have the shiny objects. I assumed it was the magpies from the yard, but imagine my surprise this morning when THIS GUY showed up to collect the bread and tokens. I think I have a real shot at making a majestic friend … what’s my next move?! Dog kibble? Seeds? Nuts? More gifts?! How do I get this guy to love me? I read the sticky post and found out bread is safe but not great, so I will discontinue bread.

Photo is OC. My back deck in Alaska.

I'm trying to present some ground beef in something a little more recognizable to my crows...is this squirrel road kill believable?

Also, my wife says this is way too much meat for our pair of crowbros, but I refuse to believe that's possible!

(Really tho, I just made a quick sculpture before making it into smaller meatballs that I'll freeze and portion out in much smaller amounts... I'm just easily amused!)

the one crow was cawing and then some others joined in but theres crows everywhere now

I've seen some people having special bonds w crows online. But I can't know for sure. So im asking to humanbros: how are your crowbros? Are these creatures little oppurnutistics ? Or can they form social bonds with us humans?

Does anyonw know what this Raven is called? If I'm correct the ravens that live in the tower of london are Harris, Jubilee, Poppy, Edgar, Georgie, Chaos, Henry, and Poe. Which one is this?

I saw a wonderful unkindness of ravens and I'm not very familiar with them. I was traveling and I don't have them where I live. They seemed completely unafraid of people so I took a video of how close they were getting. Were they begging? Were they staying near the engine to warm up? Were they just curious? I have blue jays and crows that'll land nearby, but only after years of leaving peanuts out. The raven in the video landed there when I returned from using a restroom. I was speaking to them a bit while walking. They knew the car was occupied. The window was rolled down slightly, and I was talking to them. They didn't fly off until we rolled up the windows and slowly drove off. I know for a fact they aren't stupid. So, are they fearless?

I've been feeding generations of crows. Suddenly they're gone. I can hear them occasionally but when I whistle for them they don't come.

I haven't changed their feeding spot. I feed them the same thing as always. I have been getting up later bc it's winter and the time changed. I'd hear them at dawn but wouldn't put food out till later when I got up. So today I got up at dawn to wait for them.

Has this happened to anyone else? Did you get your crows back, and how?

I'm surprised at how sad I am about this. I've feed parents and babies for years. :' (

Let me preface this by saying: I don’t live in America. Also, this is my first crow encounter.

So last week, I was having my lunch when I was accosted by this corvid. It flew onto my table and stared at me. Then stared at the food. I foolishly gave it two pieces of my pasta (very stupid, I know, please don’t kill me). It came closer to me (pic 1), then flew away.

I thought that would be the end of it.

Evidently not.

Today, I was yet again approached by this feathered lad. Unfortunately, I’d already finished eating, and hadn’t prepared any nuts or the like. I tried to show that I didn’t have any food, but it kept trying to come towards me so I attempted (and failed) to shoo it away.

It pecked at my empty food box, the paper I’d used to put the pasta on (for him) the previous time, then looked befuddled before it flew away. After that, it started cawing *a lot*. Flew around the area, continued cawing, then made some other sounds. Sounded like mimicry.

Question: Is it angry at me? What should I note when feeding it if I don’t want it to harass me when there’s no food left?

UK - What type of Corvids!

i was feeding my usual murder and i noticed this really dominant looking crowbro having his head all fluffed up chasing other crows. he also began beating up a plastic bottle not long after. perhaps it’s the spring season?

Personally, the reason why I feed them is because I love crows, I'd like to befriend one and because, since I am a witch, it helps me connect with animal energies. Of course they woudln't know about my witchy practices, but do you think they have a reason, in their minds, for which a human feeds them? Or do they not even think about a reason

I was in Hyde Park today and I saw this guy twice! My friend tells me that it's definitely a crow but I feel like it's a raven...

So I was feeding my murder and then someone told me that I shouldn't feed them, as they'd stop being able to find food themself.

I know crows are smart and won't stop being able to forage, just because I gave them some snacks, but how to I respond to someone saying something like that? Idk how to explain that me feeding them isn't harmful to them (I make sure to feed them food that's healthy, like unsalted peanuts in the shell).

I am so upset and angry!
I got a knock on the door this evening from a peace officer , someone had called about me feeding the magpies and I have a crow (now two) it’s been a few months that I’ve been feeding them now. l. My whole yard is fenced and so not sure how people would even know. I live in the city ( I am from a rural part of a different eastern province and currently living in AB ). I just can’t comprehend that someone would go out of their way to do this.
The shelled peanuts is what these birds love best.
She said you can feed the birds but you can’t feed the wildlife (make that make sense) (I said are corvids not birds as well?) and she said it has to be from
A feeder and has to be bird food (bird seed or something for birds, the peanuts I buy are for the birds as they are in the bird aisle with birdseed and have birds on them).

This was something I enjoyed doing so much and has finally given me something to be happy and look forward to everyday while living in a different province away from my family and being alone with my toddler all day. She also loves it.

I miss living in the country so badly. Where everyone minds their own business.
Should I keep feeding them
The other stuff or just stop all together . They definitely mostly
Come for the peanuts. Or has anyone found anything else they like more than shelled peanuts?? Mine also love cashews but they are so expensive.
Has anyone else been through this with bylaw? I can almost guarantee it’s my neighbour right next door.

I just saw this rook (?) with all their head feathers missing. Is this the result of a fight, or maybe something else like disease?

These crows tap on mine and (at least) my neighbours upstairs windows like this occasionally. They did so yesterday from around 10am on my own (but left when they saw me inside as I got up to inspect the noise) to around 3pm on my neighbours. There was no one in my neighbours house so they kept it up there for a good while. I’ve seen them do this before but it doesn’t happen daily or weekly as I can tell, though I imagine they’ve done it more when we’ve not been home so we haven’t noticed?