Thank you for this great video, I have been looking for this information for some time. I live in the country and crows and ravens visit my squirrel feeders occasionally , but would like to bring them in more often.

My crows love hot dogs. 😂😂😂😂😂

The crows here land in nearby trees and wait until I walk away. I have a plastic call and make the same number and rhythm of caws, so they know immediately the food is there, if they can hear. They know me, and they know I won't sit around forever. Just as soon as I'm 20 feet away, they're on it. Often the blue jays are the most fearless and will swoop right down while I'm there sometimes. They play a game of trying to catch peanuts in midair. They all know I'm not to be feared; I've been doing it for years, and I'm pretty sure the adults show their youngster where I am (the high pitched caws sound like begging). (I can identify at least four by their voices and rhythms of caws; they announce themselves in terms of their location to others.) Occasionally squirrels come to take peanuts from my hand. I do wonder what the crows think about that (I know they think something-they watch). The problem is, you're really not supposed to give unroasted peanuts to squirrels. Roasted peanuts cost more than unroasted, and it's not cheap to roast them. Whatever you do, don't give birds and squirrels salted nuts. Sometimes I cook eggs (hardboiled or scrambled) in bulk and keep them in the fridge; I break a couple in the shell and leave pieces out-crows here adore that. The squirrels are pretty intrepid these days about eating lightly hot-sauced nuts, and too much hot sauce turns off all the birds. Squirrels eat suet too. I haven't found the perfect balance about using hot sauce. It can't be great for their digestion, even though they eat it (apparently they don't taste it or mind the taste). I like feeding crows & squirrels, but everyone goes all the food It's interesting to see which other birds come, but they mostly only eat the unshelled nuts. The crows tend to get upset (they scold) when people they don't know are around outside nearby. I've left a few shiny trinkets out occasionally to see what would happen, but never any takers. Maybe someday someone might come right up to me. Hunger is a motivator. But who knows? If I were them, I'd be very careful too.

I absolutely LOVE feeding our family of crows. However, I'm really struggling with keeping the squirrels away and eating all of their food. AND these dog gone squirrels are aggressive and ALWAYS chase away my wonderful crows. Any suggestions as to how to keep squirrels from eating their food?? Any help will be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!

I fed crows a food they came back for over and over again for a few years until we left the property: avocados. It is a delicacy to them.

I have started leaving my surplus quail and chicken eggs for my crow visitors. I keep them raw to keep it natural. They definitely love them. I don't know if they are aware yet that it's me leaving it for them but in time they will figure it out. Definitely going to build a feeding station for them with running water. (solar pump). I also am thinking of leaving a photo of myself there.

i feed crows in local park , with suet pellets. i tried peanuts,but seems like european carrion crows prefer suet balls or pellets rather than peanuts. i have been feeding them for 3 weeks,everyday but i cannot make them eat from my hand. tho,one crow come very close ,and he likes spent time with me , sitting near me for an hour or two after he gets fed.sometimes he stares at me strangly,,just in front of me ,with open beak ,not moving at all for like 20 min.

Go to the red ZONE to Canada🇨🇦 & you'll see thousands or crows!!! Student.Winter is no problem.😂😅

i lived near a murder of crows for many years, & grew to appreciate them (they're/i have them addicted to suet pellets & cheese here..) to be near them when they gather at nightime in winter is beyond..🧡

I've been feeding crows/ravens in shell unsalted peanuts on my driveway apron. They wait for me now and do not seem afraid, perching in trees close to where I am. Once I learned just how intelligent they were I quit hunting them. I enjoy having them around the house.

started feeding this year---its a real challenge--very skiddish --

This is helpful!!! THANK YOU!!! I've been wanting to start to feed crows at my new place❤ I live more in the country and have high hopes of attracting crows!!!

my mom had thrown out an old ham from Christmas and the crows went nuts I saw maybe 15 to 30 crows

Love this guide of what crows prefer! Thanks

Last summer a large male arrived and started looking around. I called him Poe. He was a bit skittish, but was very interested in a large potting tray that filled up with water next to the compost pile. He began bringing his own food to wash in the tray. Midway through the season, I discovered a mouse, one hole through the head in the driveway. This was also when I started leaving some mandarin oranges and apple pieces on the ground next to the tray. He liked the apples. I tried some sugar free peanut and sunflower balls I liked myself, those barely lasted fifteen minutes. I convinced him to eat off a small ceramic tray and he inhaled everything I put there. He also helped himself to worms in the garden. He vanished for the winter and this year he came back. He was only peripherally concerned that I had put the trays up on a platform to try to avoid other ground dwellers (the cats). Chicken, walnuts, sausage, no sugar added fruit cups, he even stole one of my pizza crusts I didn't watch carefully enough. He followed me to the store down the road and began hurring (his begging call) then followed me to another store and did it again! He now leaves a "present" almost once a week. If I don't get outside by 2pm I know the hurring call will "hurry" me on my way to feed him hahaha. Water must be absolutely clear or he will "stalk" the driveway until I come down and clean it.

I thought crows couldn’t have fat?🤔 Been feeding a flock that I walk past nearly every day for past few months and it really motivates me to go out! One or two will spot me as I come out of the woods and then they all ( about 30 ) come swooping in cawing. I love the way they bounce towards you across the grass! They loooove monkey nuts and after I’ve thrown a few handfuls to them all you can hear is surround~sound crunching!😆 They really make my day!

Eagle be like: "Dude! You told me the Red-Tailed Hawk would be providing vocals! It's in my contract! Don't make me call up the secretarybird."

I always put down peanuts but they lounge around. They apparently dropped off a glove for my wife a few years back and haven't seen them since. I tried getting them back by throwing all left over food. Once in a while I'll see one in the backyard but they don't hang out on the roof right next to our bedroom window or our deck patio anymore like they used too. I miss the crows.

The little birds with the mohawks are my favorite. I have one that uses a birdhouse in my backyard to raise babies.

I feed the crows in my back yard. I used to have lovebirds, but they died in an accident. I'm not at home as often now as I was, so I feed the little birds, squirrels, and crows. I've seen a Raven the last couple of days. Last year I named the only squirrel I saw Peanut. She was very friendly and would come up to me. She had 4 babies, and they all survived. She chased them away and now she comes this year alone. I enjoy feeding and watching all of them. The little birds like to eat before the sun comes up, the squirrel comes after the little birds and the crows come before nine a. m. Thanks for your video, I feed my wild friend's bread and peanut butter cut up in tiny pieces, unsalted - peanuts, walnuts, mixed nuts and sunflower seeds. I live in sunny Santa Cruz, California.

I live in Oregon and the crows by my house enjoy eating, rotten meat, cooked steak, unsalted peanuts, suet, birdseed of all different kinds. But every time I put a plate out with all the different items the first thing they go for is either the rotten meat or the steak. It’s hilarious. They will dump the plate before taking any food.

Thank you for the advice!

Thank you. I feed the squirels peanuts. There is one crow who follows me around when Im in the yard. I throw him a few peanuts on the shed roof. He seems to chase other crows away. I saw him chase a vulcher off a pole to back next door where he belonged. I did see my crow grab a piece of banana peel I throw into my staghorn fern.

Who needed to be told how to feed crows? You could put out anything edible and they will eat it.

Not rewarding them for the shits they leave on my truck. Have fun with that.

I love Corvinius birds (crows/Raven/western jackdaw/european mackpie) They are such social, intelligent birds that you want to make friends with. We also jokingly call the ravens/crows “the pastor’s pigeons”. Greeting from Germany

The murder who comes to my yard love peanuts in shell and walnuts out of shell. Not keen on fruit and they love berries. I have received one gift in the last 5 years. It seems the original group is given way to the young ones; not sure if they will all gather again this fall. I feed on the ground.

Terrific video! We moved here from Ohio to our little ranch in central NM close to 25 years ago and totally love it! Nice to not have to worry about severe storms and tornadoes! Every day I feed the crows and ravens and also every other bird. The Corvids know me, and wait in the trees (like a scene from THE BIRDS!) until the horses are taken care of and then they know it's BREAKFAST! We have the rubber Fortex feed buckets with fresh water (several all around the barn and house). Our deer family usually visit at least once a day, and I put rocks inside one of them for the smaller birds to reach the water. Every once in a while, I will find a "thank you" gift from the crows and ravens. They have left a beautiful shell , a rainbow marble, and a shiny Denver Penny. This is pretty common for them. I just have to have a cry, it is so wonderful! They also let me know if there are coyotes around. We have a family of Canyon Towhees who have been with us for years, and they bring their little ones over to visit when they are just little fluff balls. They are a lot like cardinals and we feed them finch seed and mealworms. They follow me all around when I do my outdoor work every day. They will come into the barn and sit on the stall and jump down to see if there are any yummy bugs (not in my barn LOL!). They also eat from our hands and come flying over when I sit on the front steps. Sometime I look like Snow White LOL! We also have four species of hummingbirds. We live on the edge of a national forest. NM is, after all, the Land of Enchantment! 🤠🐴🐦🖖❤

I have a small group of 3 or 4 crows that come to my deck for the peanuts, walnuts, cranberries, etc. I put out for them. At first I was giving them raw peanuts in the shell but then I read that raw peanuts can contain a fungus (?) that can be harmful to them. Is that true? Since then, to be safe, I have been giving them only unsalted roasted peanuts in the shell along with the other items I mentioned. I have named them Braveheart, Upstart, Heckle, and Jeckle but honestly I can't yet tell them apart. It's great fun to watch them!

You guys are missing pumpkin seeds.

Fascinating birds 🖤 nice video

I hear my crows all day everyday in the woodline, and have absolutely spoiled every other bird in the area with food that was meant to.draw the crows! They never let me see them, it's very rare I actually get a glimpse of one, but they live in the woods. I try cawing at them and the other day I heard them losing their minds in the woods so I followed the sound until I saw 2 crows confronting a massive horned owl roosting in a tree, I hooted at him and he looked me in the eye and flew away. I'm hoping scaring the owl off for them might have gotten them to finally notice me. I used to throw peanuts on my roof thnking that was the best way to pique their interest but I never had any luck so I set up 2 tables closer to the woodline with some tree cover. I haven't seen them every coming to the tables so far but sometimes I hear them seemingly cawing from that area of the yard. Hard to say.

Thanks for the information.

I put out about a full cup of blackberries for five or six crows I've been feeding. They would NOT TOUCH them. Surprising. I had planted blueberry bushes at my previous house, and birds stripped the bushes every day, eating the Green berries as much as the ripe ones.

I found out they like our home when they started coming down to eat the cat food!

0:30 what??? Crows live in my town year round! I am in the red zone 😅

I have found that the favorite food of crows is sliced hot dogs. When I am reading in my garden, some of the crows will come down and sit with me, 4 or 5 ft away, for a few minutes and then "request" hotdog. There are a couple who I honestly believe I could hand feed. They are remarkable birds. one took a piece of hotdog, hid it in a planter, covered it with a leaf, and came back 5 hours later to eat it!

Gorgeous birds I'm glad you have such a appreciation for them😊👍

Do you think if I feed the crows in my yard they won't find a need to forage and they'll stay out of my vegetables and other stuff?

Yeah, the wife has forged a relationships with crows and squirrels in the back yard with raw, unsalted peanuts.

I live in EU, I gave my crows near work some mixed nuts, and they loved cashews. Now I give crows cashews usually. They like it as those are big and not many birds will eat such big nuts.

I fed crows because I thought they were cute. Soon they chased away the hawks and then the owls. Then there was not animal to manage the mice or rats. Now thanks to me feeding the crows I have to regularly manage the rats and mice. It was not worth it. The crows chased away the song birds after a while as well. The crows eat the song bird chicks. So sad. Just an FYI.

I feed them peanuts on my concrete driveway apron. In the U.P., some folks build platforms up in trees and put road kill on it.

.. wait.. add hotsauce?

the crows that come to my house like crackers and hotdogs which they snack on on the front porch

Thanks, I’ll build a platform feeder. The foxes and bear get much of our handouts, but our cats like to watch the crows, ravens and jays.

My crow family loves to eat ... salted peanuts. They also love popcorn chicken ... again ... salted is fine.

Mine really like Cheeze-it crackers. They’ll often stack 3 together and either fly to my bird bath to dunk them or dine up on nearby rooftops. The bluejays motivate the crows to overcome their shyness if they don’t grab them quick.

In Australia crows don't go "caw caw caw" they go "fark fark fark". They love mince.

If I just look out the window, the crows fly away