The Suburban Morrigan

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@CIPRES_UCSD 19 сағат бұрын

Wow, who would have guessed that simple reading glasses could help so much. Beautiful video, nice narration too.

@corvusaeternus 16 күн бұрын

I think all birds love this beautiful birdbath in your garden! Bird paradise!

@asmrKennedy 18 күн бұрын

Very informative!!! I live in central Indiana and have only seen American Crows, but I had no idea there was such a thing as Fish Crows. Love your content!!

@asmrKennedy 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for all you do for our corvid family! As I get older I just absolutely love crows! Only recently I had the opportunity to help rescue what I thought was an injured crow. However, the rescue center told me he had West Nile virus and passed away:( I found out how the virus is very harmful to the corvid family and it’s just awful. But thankfully people like you help them out! I am researching on the best was the help crows in my area

@thesuburbanmorrigan 18 күн бұрын

I am sorry to hear you weren't able to help the sick crow. 🙁But I appreciate you trying. I'm not in a position to rehab wildlife -- I just make videos -- but I really appreciate the people who help us help animals. I hope you enjoyed the video!

@asmrKennedy 18 күн бұрын

@@thesuburbanmorrigan awe thank you!:) I wasn’t clear in my comment, I appreciate all you do by feeding the crows and making content that shows how smart and beautiful these creatures are! Just making corvid content is helping them in my eyes:)

@deannekearns7074 21 күн бұрын

Please don't use AI narration. I will not watch videos withAI

@thesuburbanmorrigan 21 күн бұрын

What AI narration are you referring to here?

@rigelthekent 20 күн бұрын

Ms. Morrigan does not use AI anything, except for effect, such as a character voice-over, and that is only very occasionally. She spends a huge amount of time on research as well as writing her own scripts and agonizing over those. Like anything else, please don’t accuse unless you have facts. If you have any questions she would be happy to answer them.😊

@camino11 23 күн бұрын

Fantastic idea the fountain😊. It will gives us a good moments. Thanks a lot❤

@rigelthekent 23 күн бұрын

We had a couple of grackles in the front bath to-day, Ms. Morrigan

@thesuburbanmorrigan 23 күн бұрын

Another major night migration is expected tonight... I'll be surprised if they don't bugger off by Halloween. Maybe we're going to have resident grackles after all these years...

@davidmccleary5540 23 күн бұрын

I've missed your videos. Welcome back

@thesuburbanmorrigan 23 күн бұрын

I'm sorry it took me so long to get a new video out. October is busy! November will be more chill. Thank you for commenting!

@davidmccleary5540 23 күн бұрын

One of my favorite channels @thesuburbanmorrigan

@fortbrown6989 Ай бұрын

Do you have a link to buy this feeder?

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

I'll do you one better -- here's my Amazon review: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RF1JUOD6YSQ74/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B002XCTUIQ

@louisewainwright5438 Ай бұрын

I'm in southern Maryland, and have a large variety of birds at my home. I have about 9 bird baths of varying sizes, depths, and locations around the yards, all of which get used extensively. The smallest shallowest bath is on a flat stone and is the absolute favorite of the year-round goldfinches -- there are often 7 or 8 of them in there simultaneously, and I have to refill it multiple times a day. The mourning doves love to just hang out in the baths in the front, a large shallow disk suspended in a wire frame. The cardinals bathe in the evening, and the crows have a special "deep dish" that they prefer for their routine. Love your videos, thank you for your efforts!

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

Thank you for commenting! Your property sounds like an avian paradise. Do you get Orioles? I've not seen those around me.

@corvusaeternus Ай бұрын

So nice to see them all bathing together and having so much fun!

@nct948 Ай бұрын

I am surprised the squirrel wasn't the one to lift the covers and raid the cups, but as you mentioned, there was no food he could eat there. I witnessed how efficient the call to other members to come and feed works when I found myself surrounded by a dozen crows after feeding one who quickly called out for the others to join the party! You seem to have such lovely birds around; most of England has a lot of improvement to make to improve the amount and variety of birds.

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

You're in England? Come get your starlings! 😆 Just kidding. While the squirrels *can* eat the kitty kibble (many people have corrected me about the squirrel's diet), they just don't like it. I'm sure if peanuts were under the domes, the Crow Bar would have been destroyed in days. Thank you for commenting, and good luck with the wild bird situation over on your side of the Pond.

@nct948 Ай бұрын

@@thesuburbanmorrigan thanks for replying. We too have a lot of starlings. Beautiful displays of murmurations take place in numerous parts of the UK.

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

@@nct948 Those giant flocks are a spectacle, for sure. 🙂

@marjoriegoodwin2993 Ай бұрын

Lovely, thank you. I live on the 4th floor, so this is special for mr.

@paulagrecco7201 Ай бұрын

Once again, thank you for your video! 😊

@backyardwildlifeintexas387 Ай бұрын

Love the pool party! The music is perfect! ❤

@HoodedCrowsOnly Ай бұрын

Love how these little goofs are making using use of water

@Ravencall Ай бұрын

Dove yoga 😂! Those sparrows are having so much fun!!

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

House sparrows do real damage as an invasive species, but I just can't help but find them adorable here. 😍

@starletsatori8933 Ай бұрын

Love your commentary!

@kevintaintastic3757 Ай бұрын

Means he mad and protective of whatever’s He deems his lmao

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

Yep, it's an alarm, of sorts. There was no good audio on the footage, so I added silly music for fun.

@ChaoticGaming96 Ай бұрын

We absolute love these vidoes, thank you for posting them

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you're enjoying them! Thank you for commenting!

@HOLLIEMATE Ай бұрын

Me and my fiancé love your videos Thankyou for making them

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! You're very kind.

@high_stakes_ikea7087 Ай бұрын

I was SO baffled when the crow I’ve been feeding made these noises!! Didn’t even know they could? Sounds like these and some almost puppy like awoos and whines! I’ve been feeding a group for a few months and just this week one has visited me a few times alone on my balcony, within arms reach. Todays the first time I’ve heard him speak like that though! I got a really cute video of the yips/barks today when he seemed to be asking for more food Are these normal crow vocalizations?

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

Thank you for commenting! This is a pretty old video, and in the years since I made it, I've recorded quite a bit of footage with this and other interesting vocalizations. So they are normal -- humans just usually don't get close enough to crows to hear these softer sounds.

@high_stakes_ikea7087 Ай бұрын

@@thesuburbanmorrigan Really cool to know and thanks for the fast reply and info!

@thesuburbanmorrigan Ай бұрын

This was the first video uploaded to the channel. At this point, I've been dealing with starlings for years. Please check out the description for some later (and better) videos featuring my efforts to thwart them. Thank you for bird watching!

@corvusaeternus Ай бұрын

What a nice and big bird bath! 3:28 They always look so funny when they have a sun bath! 😄

@themandolinmaniac 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video.

@HoodedCrowsOnly 2 ай бұрын

дщ vtel ovnarration as always! and it's always fun to see them bath!

@bpattontx 2 ай бұрын

crowpendous!

@rigelthekent 2 ай бұрын

🤡!

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

Told you!

@HaukeLaging 2 ай бұрын

I wonder if these bird baths are too small. If they spread their wings and flap around then their wings may hit the edge which is probably not pleasant.

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting! I'm not sure there are any larger birdbaths on the market, but that's something I can look into.

@HaukeLaging 2 ай бұрын

@@thesuburbanmorrigan I doubt something much larger would be labelled "birdbath". But the crows do not care about the label. There are obviously larger (and softer) objects which can hold water... 🙂🖤

@Ravencall 2 ай бұрын

What a nice big bath for the crows. I've always wanted to make a cement bird bath like that but have never gotten around to it! Interesting soaking technique - it does seem to be deliberate!

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting! Good to see you. My husband was just shopping one day and found this birdbath. We have another big birdbath in the front yard, but setting up a camera there would capture too many false positives (traffic, pedestrians, etc.).

@corvusaeternus 2 ай бұрын

I think they are still adorable!

@rousefire 2 ай бұрын

I have noticed first thing in the mornings they do the squeaky wheel.

@HoodedCrowsOnly 2 ай бұрын

I love how these bald jays are looking. Little dinosaurs!

@CH4NN3L_o_o 2 ай бұрын

This is what I call "vulture season"! They look like mini, colorful vultures! In my area, the male red-winged blackbirds are little vultures too!

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

OMG, you're right! The birds that lose all their head feathers at once do look like vultures. Thanks for commenting!

@davidmccleary5540 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos. Keep them coming. And do you think the Cardinal call is "I'm a pretty bird!"?

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

Always happy to see you here, David! I don't know what cardinals are trying to tell us, but they know they're pretty, for sure. Cardinals are likely the most popular native bird in the U.S.

@corvusaeternus 2 ай бұрын

This was very informative! Thank you!

@tomstur119 2 ай бұрын

what trail cam are you using?

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

I use a variety of trail cams, but the footage in this video was recorded by a Campark T180/TC08. I started using Camparks on the recommendation of MyBackyardBirding. I'm reasonably happy with the video quality, but the Camparks don't seem to record audio as well as other cameras I've used, requiring me to do a lot of audio editing in post.

@bpattontx 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@candywilliams3533 2 ай бұрын

I had to move from my childhood 'perch' and am in an apartment now with not much chance of seeing the birds and squirrels. I miss them all. I'm so glad to see you and your feathered friends here again. Love the voices too! 🐦🕊

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

Depending on the apartment, and the location, there might yet be birds to commune with. I had birds nesting on the patio of one of my old apartments (when I didn't want them to!). But I am glad my videos bring you some joy. 🤗

@PlanetEarth3141 2 ай бұрын

Fun with nature in the middle of suburbia is a mostly mutually exclusive system. But nature shows up at times. Which is why I watch your lovely channel.

@CH4NN3L_o_o 2 ай бұрын

If you're on the ground or second level with a patio, you can still get birds! I easily attracted 2 house finch pairs within a few weeks of putting out a feeder, and now I have ALL their children. In the winter, I also get chickadees and goldfinches. The dark-eyed juncos clean up what seed is spilled in the winter, while mourning doves clean up in the spring through fall. I will get a rare female Northern Cardinal cleaning up year-round too. The downside is that you absolutely need a house sparrow halo if you live near businesses or busy areas where businesses don't destroy their nests. Unfortunately they will still clean up spilled seed.

@johngreen4610 2 ай бұрын

I am from the upper Midwest and had never even heard of a fish crow. In 2010 I was visiting Florida and I noticed a crow had landed on a rather low overhead line. I thought at first that it might be a juvenile crow. Out of curiosity I did a little research and came across the fish crow. Being so prepared I paid closer attention and noticed the difference in the call. I have been living in North Carolina now for 20 years and when I got back home I began to notice them here too.

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

I love your curiosity! Are you near the coast?

@banjar10997 2 ай бұрын

For those acquainted with European corvids, the voice-test is made easier by the fact that the distinctive short 'quack' of the fish crow is very similar to the voice of a Jackdaw. It is thought that these even get their name from the explosive short 'chak!' of their call. To me, by comparison, brachyrhynchos' calls sound rather high and a bit hysterical. European crows have somewhat deeper voices. It always annoys me if crows in films are given voices from the wrong continent in the sound track!

@thesuburbanmorrigan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your perspective! I haven't seen a jackdaw yet, though I've been to continental Europe a few times. Maybe next time. And you are soooo right about movie soundtracks! Filmmakers also use hawk calls for eagles.

@jcaesar19871 3 ай бұрын

I live in Miami, so I guess I have the fish crows. I always wondered why they sound different. They also look different, with that glossy painting they have. Though most of the time, they chirp loudly, instead of "Ah! Ah!". So I don't know if that's also a thing they do, or if there's another crow species I don't know about.

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

You have at most two crow species down there, unless there's an invasive corvid species, which I doubt. I've noticed that different individual fish crows have higher or deeper voices than others. Maybe what you're hearing is a local dialect? I wish I could hear this "chirp" vocalization myself.

@jcaesar19871 3 ай бұрын

@@thesuburbanmorrigan It could be that they're black birds I'm mistaken to be crows. But who knows. lol I'll see if I can capture it. They haven't been chirping as much.

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

@@jcaesar19871 Grackles are very social and talkative in the winter and spring, but as they go through molting in the summer, everyone gets really quiet. I wonder if you're seeing some species of grackle -- though I wouldn't call their typical vocalizations "chirps".

@jcaesar19871 3 ай бұрын

@@thesuburbanmorrigan Well, I don't know what else to call it. So I call it chirping. lol

@ectedadams 3 ай бұрын

Live in South Philadelphia. Many of the crows in my neighborhood make that short repeated little "quack" sound of your fish crows like they're pinging, as you said -- so I guess they're fish crows. There are some HUGE ones I thought were ravens, but they make the regular loud caw sound

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting! I have no experience telling ravens apart from crows, but I'd be surprised if there were lots of ravens in Philly -- I've read they tend to avoid urban areas (while crows literally flock to them). American crows are larger than fish crows, so that might account for the size difference you've seen... hard to say...

@patrickwilliams2968 3 ай бұрын

Excellen! Super helpful.

@Separatechurchnstate743 3 ай бұрын

This is so cool! I’m in Texas and I see the fish crows all the time and have always known them as “grackles”. I thought they were a different species all together! I saw an American crow the size of a small cat behind a dumpster a few months ago and was completely mystified. I love birds lol

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

Hmm -- most of Texas doesn't have fish crows, but you do have some really large grackles down there. What color are the eyes? If they're yellowish, they're grackles.

@Separatechurchnstate743 3 ай бұрын

@@thesuburbanmorrigan there are quite a fair amount of the bright yellow eyes but I do feel like I’ve seen many similar looking ones without those stark eyes. Usually when I see the black birds I mostly just notice their cute jumps and hops lol. I’m in roughly central Texas (Austin area) and I feel like the order of most seen goes 1. Grackles 2. Fish crows 3. American crows Though I didn’t know the difference between all of them before, maybe it will be different now that I can roughly tell them apart!

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

@@Separatechurchnstate743 I love the little hops, too. 😃 Happy birding!

@jeannineroute9693 3 ай бұрын

i've heard the calls of the fish crow hear in the midcoast of maine. i also thought they were young.

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

I bet Maine is amazing this time of year... thanks for commenting! 🙂

@FiendishAuburn 3 ай бұрын

You just answered a question I've had for months 😁 I'd definitely noticed a difference in these birds, but didn't know enough about birds to figure out if and what the difference was

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

That's so awesome! I'm delighted to hear that. 😃 I still might not know about this if it weren't for an offhand comment on one of my videos earlier this year. Thanks for watching!

@AllTheHappySquirrels 3 ай бұрын

I had no idea there were different types of crows in the US. 🤯 And I've just now discovered my local crows might be yet another species: Northwestern Crow. Fun!

@thesuburbanmorrigan 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting! I kind of ignored the Northwestern Crow because 1) I'm not in the PNW and 2) there seems to be some disagreement about them being a distinct species from the American crow. But yeah, the variety of crows in North America is really neat!

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