I took me 2 years to make friends with our neighborhood crows. Probbaly because people here are jerks and give them a hard time. Last spring one landed on my fence and stared at me through the window for a while before flying away. And a year later, he finally hung around a bit and picked up some bird seed. In my experienced they love (unsalted) whole cashews and especially fried egg yolks. Those are their favorites. The scrub jays also love cashews.

That’s one way to get rid of your friends…

@@stacer1962 you know that crows are like really fucking smart right

​@@riley9464 always good to be open to more possibilities

I swear they orchestrated a flyby. The first Crow caws to his friends when he sees the squirrel, moves up on it, and then next second you here flapping in the background and one of his friends swoops down to scare it away!

Squirrels vs. crows are an unending source of pretty shenanigans.

How?

The crows aren’t easy. They are smart and humans can be cruel. I know they must trust me somewhat but I can’t blame them for being cautious 🤷‍♀️

@@lilbirdblue1 They hang out a lot more in my tree, I guess small victories. I learned from the rabbit to allow them to approach you when they’re comfortable. So I wait.

Looks like raw meat. Couldn't say for sure what kind, but beef or lamb are safe bets since it’s red meat, and beef and lamb are easy to find.

Mine are super skittish. But they do like hanging out around my yard. (I live on the edge of a wooded area). I really think they keep an eye on me. Curious about what I’m doing 😄

I had one that would come get snacks often and I would say hello to him in a raspy crow voice… and then say it clearly… one day I got a txt from my brother saying “ your crow is in the tree’s saying hello” I flipped!! Said record it and he got audio of the crow practicing his hello… he also gave me a squirrel arm from a skeleton.. and a shiny chunk of glass and a shiny spoon… I felt so loved… lol… still have the audio of him clucking and saying hello in different ways… it melts my soul

Greetings! And thanks for checking out my video 😊

I only really see the crows in the winter months now. I live on the edge of a wooded area and I believe they roost there. I learned the hard way that they will eat small animals. I work at home and sit at a window at the back of my home. I have a perfect view of this spot. I have several chipmunks that visit and last spring one of the crows picked one up by the tail!!! I immediately jumped up, the crow saw me and released the chipmunk. The crows stopped visiting for the most part once that happened. They can see me sitting in the window. I was shocked when they started visiting again but hunger can be a huge factor. Once the chipmunk incident happened I stopped encouraging them. But they know there is food here. I do like that they sound the alert when the hawk is out but I will have to watch them closely again this spring. Once weather is better I’m out in the yard gardening when I’m not tied to my work desk

i have 15+ chickadees in a tree close to where i leave food for a pair of crows and they'll absolutely outcompete the crows in wiping out the plate clean lol. heck, they'll even eat the scrambled eggs i make for the crows occasionally. absolute gluttons

The songbirds coming to my feeders are not in the least bit bothered by the crows. The crows and squirrels co-exist. I feel that if they get meat, eggs, and high protein food on a platter, they are less likely to rob nests.

I wish I lived where I could have chickens. Unfortunately I live in town limits and not allowed. I do notice the crows warning about the hawks when they are outside. I’ve even went outside to watch the crows chase and dive bomb the hawk to get them to go away! I know the hawk needs to eat but wish they would not hunt my tiny yard

It has been so cold this week I haven’t been able to put out a better camera. Hopefully next week will bring warmer temperatures. The crows are very cautious! Last winter I had 2 regulars that would visit but I think something happened to them or they migrated? I know it sounds weird but I could identify them on sight. I saw them every day last winter! This winter I have more but they aren’t as quick to visit when I put things out. Thank you for watching my videos! I envy you having ducks 💛

They are so smart! I really enjoy watching them :)

Mine love peanuts, and peanut butter on rice cakes. One watches my door, and when I come out he calls the others.

We harvested a deer a couple of years ago. This is some scrap that was pushed back in the freezer and forgot about unfortunately. So I decided instead of wasting it I would share.

A very small piece of land around my home

We harvested a deer a couple of years ago. This is scrap that was pushed to the back of the freezer and forgot about unfortunately. Instead of throwing out I decided to share.

Unsalted peanuts in the shell.

I only did this with spoiled venison a couple of times. I did not want to waste it or just throw it out. I agree. I don’t want to attract coyotes either. I respect them but don’t want them in my yard.

I hear you, the wrong animals can show up, but if early in day, all gone by sundown

Wow, he flew away with a huge chunk!

Dang I love these birds