Befriending the Crows - Part 2: Getting Closer & New Behavior

[@ИванКруглов-э4щ]

I wonder how neighbours feel about sharply-dressed man walking with a flock of corvids

[@vapormissile]

I enjoy helping people notice crows. When I'm feeding some, and a person comes by with their face in their phone, and when a bunch of crows takes off in front of them, they get a chance to wake up.❤

[@KAHHHH8548]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@emexfive]

He could be a Bond villain. Very classy.

[@macmaniac3080]

It’s called a murder, not a flock… a murder…

[@Warner-ok7cw]

​@@vapormissilehehehe

[@joefly1298]

Look at this distinguished gentleman, look at the way he's sitting, yes very distinguished. Hmm, i see.

[@emmulah]

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[@b1nary_f1nary]

Hmm, quite.

[@kelkilkat]

😁

[@vapormissile]

Observe his tiiiiiie, and hear his accents on his voice. Yep.

[@GronFarmCo-gs4wz]

@@b1nary_f1nary Indubitably!

[@greensun5998]

Can't wait to see how the Jackdaws get on in a sealed, aquatic environment.

[@TheSeptemberRose]

🤣

[@nyuh]

jackdaw broth.........

[@LthrWrstlr1]

Hahahahaha

[@LifeinJars]

Should be fine...

[@pattymelt-go3fv]

LOLOOLOL They will die and foster that thing called ...um ecological succession...what it's called? How plain water becomes a forest.....over time That thing. If he finds a dead crow maybe we will see what will happen?? He would never put a live crow in a bottle of water...... But this probably happens somewhere where crows loose their way on rooftops and in places where they cannot escape end up drowning........most likely young and inexperienced crows? With time this man will show us....how a crow becomes a forest. This man should be given a ghost town.....a whole town abandoned so we can see what he would do with it.

[@lelkish]

Leave a coin or three on the table to see if that encourages them to leave you a "gift".

[@LifeinJars]

Good idea!

[@Aengus42]

​@@LifeinJars I raised a jackdaw from an injured chick and he'd come home with actual jewellery! One of the neighbours caught him in their bedroom though & he suddenly "disappeared" ☹️

[@siyg]

@@Aengus42dang did you neighbor really kill the bird because they were jelly?

[@Aengus42]

@@siyg No, because she thought it was stealing from her.

[@OnBean-qe1vf]

That's so sad 😭 ​@@Aengus42

[@guidodejonge6644]

Wake up the most hyped sequel just dropped

[@crow7976]

The attire still on point given the task

[@Malboop]

impressions matter! the crows obviously are much more willing to take food from a guy in a suit!!

[@kelkilkat]

Yes very much so, it is a great addition to the video

[@Unimportant]

Impressed with how good the jackdaws got at catching peanuts midair.

[@ddlc_monika]

why that's how they hunted their whole lives, in midair during movement, how would it be a challenge?

[@alveolate]

yea corvids do hunt insects on the wing, don't they? maya over at alveus sanctuary throws treats for her rescued crows to catch too.

[@jim-bob87]

That point where a whole crowd of them are doing the jumping behaviour towards the end really shows how popular it has become 😂, really cool!

[@LifeinJars]

Yeah it's so cool

[@leo.m.]

You definitely made sure that they were able to recognise you! Imagine being a crow and seeing not only a person with a look that stands out, but he also feeds you peanuts. It’s only a matter of time…

[@papersock]

Can't wait to see when you keep one of the birds in a jar

[@LifeinJars]

Should be great

[@left4cash]

One thing that helps to calm birds down is to not look at them directly, because that is what predators do. They are highly aware of what we are looking at. Ive noticed if I pass the pidgeons on the little footbridge close to my home they will stay seated on the railings as long as I don't look at them directly.

[@mexicopotato11]

6:10

[@LifeinJars]

I try to avoid my gaze as much as possible (though I'm often very curious haha)

[@apostiveperson5610]

I figured out a bit of a trick for this! I often put my phone down beside me, propped up and with the camera on, I set it to selfie mode, instant mirror and a way to watch them without actually looking at them!

[@iamnorwegian]

Sunglasses might help for this!

[@vulcanraven9871]

The crows dont swallow the peanut whole, they keep it in the back of their beak to store them, i fed my crows many peanuts and would observe them putting 5 or 6 in the back of their beak, tilting their head down as not to swallow one or suffocate

[@kelkilkat]

Wow, I am glad you added this, as I wondered how a crow could eat a whole peanut, and to store that many whole peanuts is amazing

[@LifeinJars]

Yes I noticed that later as well

[@vulcanraven9871]

@@LifeinJars Another thing i would suggest are boiled eggs in the shell, my crows would let only the leader of the murder eat those and wouldnt dare taking that away from the leader. I would lay 3 boiled eggs on a medow and the leader would claim all of them while the others are watching

[@Raven74947]

Birds have something called a crop. It's a pouch in their throat where they store things to eat later.

[@merlinathrawes6191]

I would suggest wrapping coarse rope around the railing. I did this with some corvids when I lived in a flat. They loved it.

[@uploadJ]

For grip - give the birds better foot grip?

[@merlinathrawes6191]

@@uploadJ Aye! They also take some of the rope strands that fray off for nesting.

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

I can't wait for part 3 : Put crow in jar.

[@TheSeptemberRose]

😄

[@potterteksmith7548]

Of course they are very cautious, they live in the wild where there's always a lot of hazards for them to avoid or else. I get crows, currawongs, magpies (the local corvid families) along with many other families in my yard (from wrens to pigeons and parrots, cockatoos in size). Magpies now watch me even if I don't see them and if I drop any food in the grass they turn up straight away :)

[@TheSeptemberRose]

OH! Regarding the Jackdaws catching food mid-air: Where I live, in Toronto Ont. Canada, we have TONS of Ring-billed Gulls, and they're excellent at catching food mid-air! I prefer to feed them this way because allowing them to take food from your hand is not recommended. They can become aggressive and lose their fear of humans and steal food right from people's hands. It happens at public beaches a lot.

[@TheSamuelTime]

Having been feeding local corvids for close to two years now I'd suggest starting to buy peanuts in bulk. 10kg for ~30€, otherwise this quickly becomes quite the expensive endeavor. Also, if you really want to give them a treat that they absolutely love; Mealworms.

[@ivancho5854]

He could rear the mealworms too! 🤔

[@ForkEnthusiast-tw8fg]

I would like to see him start a super worm farm

[@ivancho5854]

My comment about breeding mealworms was deleted!?!? KZbin is nuts. 😐

[@LifeinJars]

You're right!

[@apostiveperson5610]

I know that you can't exactly doing anything about this but, you most likely notice that when they land on your balcony railings, they are a bit clumsy with their footing. They can't get a good grip on the metal, which is kind of like if you where to suddenly go from running on solid ground, to running on thick ice, no grip! It's unlikely that you can do anything about this (apartment building), but, if you found a way to set something up so that they would be able to grab onto the rail when they land, they would most likely appreciate it! It could even be something as simple as draping a towel (one you don't care about of course) over the railing when you interact with them, it could take them a bit to actually try it, as well, sudden change in environment, and you would have the risk of them accidentally knocking it off your balcony! I find the crows near my home seem a lot more trusting and curious when landing on the wooden balcony rails, but often seem anxious and stressed when faced with a surface that they can't grab onto, which makes sense, as they would be constantly worried about making sure they don't lose their grip on the surface. I too would be rather stressed if I was standing on something and having to be careful with my every move, less I lose my balance and fall on my face. On another note, if they ever bring you something, reward it! Give them something extra, we usually give them raw peanuts, but when one does something that we want to reward, we give them some of liver treats that we have for our cats, that way they come to the conclusion of 'I do this, I get a tastier treat'. But don't do it too much! I will say that corvids are very much capable of becoming greedy and demanding, so make it clear that they would only get the treat if they performed the action, (and probably get a max of 1-2 per day). We had a pair that decided to protest this by yelling at us, through the window, we would put out the peanuts, and they would ignore them. Eventually they got the idea and took the peanuts. Good luck with them! :)

[@John_Six]

Glad you made a part 2. Never realized how much I enjoyed watching a man feed some birds.

[@user-jap84tlv24sq]

Hey man this is exactly what i did when I was living in Prague, now I live in Miami and left my corvid friends there BUT I do have so tricks for you. I've found out that it's important to talk to the birds, it is their primary mode of communication. I would even have names for birds I've come to known. Handfeeding took me months but one day a couple of magpies that I've know brought their young kid to my balcony, it was perhaps the best times. Sadly it was just about time I left for US.

[@MuradBeybalaev]

I had a friend jackdaw. And you'd think that placing a treat on your open hand would be less threatening, but in my experience it couldn't resist the thrill of beaking it from my fingers if I held it up towards it. Both food and other things - just had a bunch of cheeky fun "stealing" things held between my fingers. It was both play and feeding. Once it let me gently pet it after such time together and eventually we were grooming each other with it on my shoulder and walking around my apartment.

[@jeffpayne4697]

I'm beside myself giggling while imagining a jackdaw training camp in the middle of the night

[@billbillson3129]

Wait..... Are we the internet corvids? Thank you for making and sharing your videos with us!!! Best wishes from Texas!

[@cburn6691]

🤯 Dang, guess we are 😂

[@somethinginnocuousindahouse]

been looking forward to this video you inspired me to leave out a dish of cat kibbles and now I have a group of jackdaws, a raven and a pair of magpies every morning! so cool!

[@LifeinJars]

Wow that's awesome!

[@MoorishBandit]

Haha only a few days in and the jackdaw's can already outsmart the pigeons by jumping for the peanut.

[@ponderous_tomes]

I can't wait for part 3 :)

[@bittehiereinfugen7723]

We also became friends with our crows some time ago and have many wonderful moments with them. Just today one flew at my husband's head and pulled his hat off his head. Yes, that was cheeky. On the other hand, once again he didn't have any food with him, and now in winter the crows are just really hungry. A crow gave me a stone at the beginning of the year. I had a very bad day with a lot of sadness and just needed to be alone. One of my crows came to me (yes, I had fed her shortly before, but then showed her that I really didn't have any food left), placed a small pebble at my feet and flew away. I am deeply grateful for this gesture and consider it an honor. I treasure the stone, and when I have enough money left over for it at some point, I will have a jeweler put a setting on the stone.

[@Sharion.Inuyatt]

I’ve never been so enthusiastic about befriending Corvids! Everything is so well produced and catching. Unfortunately there are no crows where I live so all I can do is watch videos like this and appreciate these fascinating creatures. Can’t wait to see more of this!

[@ratlegttv]

this series is so delightful!!! it inspired me to try and befriend my neighborhood crows too since i’ve wanted to for a long time. i’m about a month in to feeding them daily, and now they wait for me at the bus stop when i’m coming home from work! it’s the best 💜 thank you for sharing this!

[@LifeinJars]

That's so cool!

[@dndndndndn419]

Yay, ive been waiting for the follow up! The Crows Have Eyes: The Crowening 2

[@BenjaminRowe-hc7uo]

"Saving Private Crow" and "Top Bird"starring Tom Crow are coming out soon.

[@BenjaminRowe-hc7uo]

Sorry "Saving Private Raven"out soon.

[@UmUs]

I like how well you dress for these videos, and yet crack a few jokes and, like at the start of the video, leave a few errors in, makes the vids pretty cosy to watch, can't wait for the next videos.

[@Deathlawli]

you are living the dream life with all your new feathered friends

[@annewyckoff9720]

Try putting out a couple of tiny toys and shiny objects. They may well play with them! Even bees show more interest in playing with round balls than with getting their food first. Corvids love to play!

[@thebiologist8662]

Yeah, dog food needs to be wet for them to eat it. While working at the refuge in Belgium I noticed that if it was not soft enough, or if it was a hot day and it dried, they'd simply put it on water.

[@crystaldawn2708]

Dang we're just about to head out for an early father's day celebration, but I'll be watching this as soon as I can! Glad to see the suit made a comeback, hope it's a permanent fixture for the crow videos 😊 hope you're doing great!

[@nodigBKMiche]

Awesome!! I always put 3 peanuts out for a single crow, as they can carry them in their crop. They eat the ones that are not "sealed" and stash the ones that are sealed. They are Very Territorial, even with other bird species. Pls keep posting :)

[@bankyWI]

That brown suit is on point 👌 love this series, keep them coming! Great work

[@BillyWhitebread]

This is remarkably wholesome and I crave more. Would you be willing to show/describe the gifts that you’ve received from the birds? There’s a hummingbird who visits the feeder on my back patio who sings to me and I whistle back there tune. 18:18

[@squallymaelstrom5130]

@11:05 I live on a sailboat in a bay. Someone else was feeing local crows, so did too. One day one of them landed on my dighy while rowing. I gave it a chicken leg. As I'd sail over the years I'd be in different loactions in that bay. They always found me. Cat food is apparently (?) a decent food for them, all to the consternation of my two cats.

[@greeny.official]

i know this isnt the purpose of this video but this is a great reference for corvids for me to draw with. thanks !

[@thebiologist8662]

BTW, that call was not aimed at you. It's a common communication (companion call) that's aimed at other crows. Calls for food and attention are very noticeable. They'll look straight at you, swaddle their wings, and flap their armpit feathers. They make fast, low-pitched caws.

[@TheREALDanontheMoon]

These videos are awesome! I feed the corvids in my store's parking lot. They warn me when there's danger and one even brought me $20. Not even kidding. They love bits of pretzel. Keep feeding them, those are real bros right there.

[@daspi]

Ah, was waiting for this part II to come. Very nice to make us part of your exploration. I lack the consistency to do the same, but really want to try it. Hopefully you will make a part III too, looking forward to it again.

[@RubberDuckKid]

Such a fun series! I don't have a lot of corvids on my area so I'm living the dream just by watching you do it haha

[@areurdytoparty]

11:11 that little skitter towards you while getting the peanut is hilarious

[@LifeinJars]

Yeah haha they do that quite often

[@cassandramichellecoaching]

i am so delighted by this saga. it took me a year to befriend my local crows, very jealous that it took you less than six weeks

[@stuuay5066]

Please do a part 3, I've been using these as instructional guides for the Crows in my area!

[@jmontoya6661]

This series is excellent! I’ve done the same experimenting with crows in my yard. The crows in time figure everything out and are constantly watching, even when you don’t think they are! This is a work in progress. I put the kibbles out and pour water over it. They like it soft. I buy unsalted peanuts in the shell, and unshelled walnuts. At times they leave, I suppose they migrate to someplace and then they come back. The particular family was a male, female and a young one last year, now the couple has a new young one as well. My yard has become THEIR YARD!

[@CJ-111]

It's cool to see other people trying to become friends with corvids. They're fun to interact with

[@emexfive]

They absolutely love dog biscuits, especially if you soften them with lukewarm water.

[@guy_withglasses]

I know nothing about corvids and birds in general, but I feel like wrapping that metal railing in something softer and easier to grip might create a nicer environment for the birds and have them be more open to being up there, as they seem to kinda skitter and slide around on the smooth metal surface. Maybe just a few layers of tape wrapped around it? Fabric of some sort? Not sure.

[@jansoules7912]

I feed my corvids sun seeds and nuts. Actually they eat songbird mix. Love it. I've left shiny buttons as gifts and received shiny pieces of paper in return. Also little fluffy feathers! I have a nice collection now. Been doing this for 13 years. I whistle a little 4 note tune to call them. I love seeing them fly towards me from all directions. I haven't tried hand feeding, sometimes there's too many of them!😄

[@kennyhills752]

I use cooked bacon at my work. 14 years in and on my second generation of crows! Julio is my boy.

[@JonSigurdsson-y5k]

Very nicely done. I fed the Magpies when I lived in Germany. Love them. I used to feed them nuts, i.e. the core from the nut. I went away for work about a week. When I got back, they had left an empty nutshell to let me know what they wanted. Brilliant animals..

[@FriedEgg101]

Crows rule where I live too, even magpies submit to the crow. I love how aloof they are. Jackdaws being wary of pigeons was interesting. Pigeons are pretty robust and fearless birds for their size. They're fast enough to outrun a falcon in a straight line, and they have the whole vertical take off thing, that not many other birds can do. So they have powerful wings that they can use offensively if they need to. I'm guessing that's why the jackdaws were wary of them; don't want to get slapped by those wings.

[@Shesalynx]

Some time ago I painted the stairs. After some time, a pigeon flew in and sat down on the roof. I think to myself, sure it will fly away soon. For half an hour he watched what I was doing and then flew away. I have never in my life seen a bird so long in my presence.

[@ae-jv2so]

Idea for the next crow befriending video: Try leaving some shiny objects for magpies to see if they really like to "collect" them. Ive always been told that magpies like to take random shiny things.

[@johnnydelirium4448]

Great idea of video and your vibe is very nice^^ I wish you all the best and keep on doing what you want to do:)

[@pattymelt-go3fv]

Cool video. New subscriber. Love the music and narration.

[@missrogostar]

This will be the start of my crow army

[@uploadJ]

I have been working with crows in the morning - they are now more responsive and show up in the same area waiting for treats ... these crows are big, too. American crows in Texas? I feed them as I drive by on bicycle and they are usually perched on a fence on my route ... I get a tingle to see these guys - they really are big birds.

[@882886]

Great videos. We get crows, jackdaws, and yes, a lot of pigeons! Our favourite visitor is a Spotted Woodpecker. He likes Fat Balls and sometimes Sunflower Hearts. If we throw out chicken bones we will get Seagulls, even though the nearest sea is about 70 miles from here! Keep the videos coming!

[@seventeenraccoonsinatrenchcoat]

Amazing! Small note: The bird sanctuary worker who commented on the last video said "wet dog food" which is typically chunks of processed meat in some kind of sauce in a metal can. From their instructions it sounded like they even diluted it with chilled water. I'd also like to see what results you get with crickets and mealworms, as they also noted, which you can find at most pet stores or online. Don't worry, they're dead and dried. Keep up the great work!

[@lightdancer4146]

I feed my pair of Crows dry dog food but they are very small biscuits and there’s a big bowl of water nearby. I started by soaking the biscuits but now just give them dry as they can pick them up and fly off to eat...they get about 10 biscuits in their beak! I’ll get peanuts, too.🥜 Enjoying your videos.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeeees, was waiting for this!

[@RookwingsKirk]

I really hope you keep going with this theme because I love corvids

[@letmelooktv]

I did a similar experiment at my apartment. It saved my sanity during the past years “events” A family of crows did get very friendly with me. One had a greeting a single bark quack type sound? Sometimes at night if I made the call from my window. It would call back from the trees. The tree they lived in got heavily pruned and they left. Another small murder lives in a park near by. I have been feeding them for around 4 years. One has a missing leg I called it Dennis or Denise Hopper. I think it may be female as it seemed to be roosting at one point. The biggest problem where I live is the pigeons. I have ring necked parrots that feed at my window as well but getting them hand feeding is impossible. Because with the open window. My living room WOULD be filled with pigeons and their poop everywhere. An icky lesson learned there lol. The crows in the park love the soft smaller mini puppy treats. And of course the monkey nuts. I sometimes also throw little meat balls of mince for the ones by my apartment. If I have some left over. That is a real treat they love. I have had the crows in the park jumping up to catch the monkey nuts on a count of 1- 2- 3- “weee” and they definitely know when to get the jump for the prize. They love being given the monkey nuts in 3’s. Then they arrange them and puzzle over how they can carry them all at once. They love games and stimulation and are very smart and quick to pick things up. Very territorial as well. In the park the are separate groups that get up set if other crows come on to their patch.

[@katakaze]

omg your chronologlochronfogoiyor gave me such a good chuckle. happens to the best of us!

[@gwenna1161]

I have bee waiting on baited breath for part 2 !!

[@grandmaazzy999]

Try hosting your trail cam on the railing of your balcony but facing the bowl. We had a crow friend when i was a small child and we built it a roost and put shiny beads in it and berries. They loved berries, especially blackberries

[@bevmaloney]

I feed a pair of crows everyday. I've met their babies, too. They never bring me anything but poop. I just love how darn smart they are!

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen99]

my best guess on how to fix the trail cam situation would to make sure none of the road is in the frame because trail cams can be triggered very easy by it, perhaps using something like a ring doorbell cam that is meant for detecting motion only nearby would maybe work better, best of luck with your corvid adventure!

[@webionic]

Love your videos. Please, KZbin algorithm, choose this man!

[@RoarIsaksen1959]

You must point the trail camera away from traffic and moving trees. Otherwise, the sensors will trigger recording without the birds being present all the time. It is usually also possible to adjust the sensitivity of the sensors in the trail camera menu. I use a memory chip of 124 Gb in the camera just to be safe. Then I avoid missing any action

[@gth042]

14:23, he knew the ballistics!

[@MrH2S]

Much Respect, Brilliant. Yeah Magpies are often a bit more shy that crows, is it not just the best feeling to become a crow, or corvid friend. It makes my day almost every day. so what ones peanut budget goes up a bit, worth every penny. thanks for sharing this lovely video. thumb up. You know I subscribed already. 🙂🙂🙂😊

[@tracybowling1156]

I moved from Florida to Virginia so I am sadly not feeding my beloved squirrels. But when I was, of course the birds ate too. What was very interesting to me was the different ways the birds got the peanuts. The Grackles would walk (sometimes quite the distance) to the nut, the Bluejays would swoop down and grab it. But my fav were the Red-bellied Woodpeckers. I would throw the nut in an obvious way and they'd catch it from the air like your birds. They were by far the smartest. Another thing, I think that as time goes by, the birds WILL eat from your hand. The squirrels did from mine. Also, after some time, maybe you could set up some sort of puzzle for them. I'm interested in seeing how the different types of birds react/solve the puzzle or even if they can. I know Crows can. My Rocky the squirrel could too. I love that you are feeding the birds. I noticed that duck was interested too. Aren't ducks the cutest?!?

[@LifeinJars]

Ducks are the cutest! Thanks for sharing!

[@Herculesbiggercousin]

Can’t wait to see the next update video! I forgot you started this series

[@curbotize]

Wow. We had a lot of crows and blue jays around my house. This is a really good experiment to try.

[@TheSeptemberRose]

I was going to say, when the Crow flew off with the dog food, that it was probably going to soak it in water. I have witnessed crows doing this in the past when I fed them some stale, whole wheat bread.

[@viccie211]

Corvids are frickin' awesome!

[@LifeinJars]

They totally are

[@servor1986]

try to leave a random key that wont fit anything on the bench when feeding in the park, they have to see you put it on the bench, leaving it on the bench in the park when you leave, bet they will bring it to your balcony.. maybe its too early but eventually they will... i even think they will do it now as they know who you are and where you live! great experiment!

[@LifeinJars]

Interesting!

[@jamesli395]

Been waiting for this for a long time

[@thenovicewildcamper9192]

I do this with the pigeons by be , within minutes i can cave them in my hand, crows and jack daws are on my list to do the same, its an amazing felling having wild birds eating out of your hand ❤ excellent video btw

[@payt01]

Corvids are such fun critters. A few trimes a week I hike around a nearby lake and initially I just brought one pack of unshelled peanuts with me, and that would be plenty to feed some of the crows that would show up along the way. It didn't take long for more and more crows to show up. They recognize my car when I park it, and as soon as I get outm they sit there waiting on a nearby lammpost or in a tree. Even a pheasant recognizes me now, and as soon as he sees me, he runs towards me and wants his peanuts. very a-typical for pheasants, as they are usually really shy. I haven't really tried too hard to get them to feed from my hand. It seems like a big step for them, and crows especially are skittish. i've made it habit to place peanuts in paticular spots consistently, and now they usually sit there waiting for me to arrive there during my hike. Anyway they really are fun birds. I've got about 6 magpies following me as well, and the lastest addition is a Jay (Vlaamse Gaai) which resides in a foresty part of my treck. I was surprised to see him landing right at my feet to snatch some peanuts.. quite odd for such a shy bird!

[@Fasciseus]

I have used a trail camera to try to catch deer jumping over my fence. I've found that the wind blowing the tree branches, as well as the large ferns amongst the trees, will trigger my camera. I get a whole lot of nothing too. There might be a way to adjust your camera to catch the birds but ignore the bikes, cars, trees. Myself, I've given it up. As to my own crows and ravens, I put peanuts out by the pounds in a metal rat-proof chicken feeder attached to a tree and about 6 feet above the ground for the squirrels. The birds will swoop down and get a whole shell peanut and fly away, never touching the feeding. The crows come the closest to me but show me absolutely no gratitude for feeding them. But, I also have cats and the crows may not trust a cat-lover, don't know.

[@DelleStuff]

I love corvids so much. Thanks for sharing your journey with us! :)

[@siyg]

This video is criminally underrated! Only 20k views? This makes me fear he’ll stop making this excellent series

[@MrFredstt]

I've been waiting for the next part of this. Way more entertaining than I thought it would be

[@JonathanCoke]

Such a thoroughly enjoyable series. Thank you!

[@fernir.1]

you can arrange the peanuts in a row and wait at the end of the peanuts and measure how close they come. it can be a fun experience

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

There are some great docs on crows. I saw one where they did an experiment on how well crows can recognize faces. They can recognize individuals even when they wear hats or glasses or other accoutrements to alter their appearance. Can't remember which doc it was exactly. It was a BBC film though, for sure.

[@WeideVanEnt]

Crows around here (NL) live mostly in pairs, sometimes with their most recent offspring if they are still young. They will congregate in a murder for a bit of socialising, flying off to warmer lands and for better survival chances in winter. Jackdaws on the other hand always live in larger family groups. Since you.ll have a lot more eyes on the surroundings when with many, jackdaws will be bolder in approaching you than crows. Ever seen a family of jackdaws or magpies pester other animals? They will surround a cat and take turns to playfully poke at it as soon as the fluff turns it’s back. To fly up and catch a peanut is for a jackdaw way more energy efficient . They need less food, so for a crow to have such behaviour, it would need be a far better/bigger catch than just simply a mere peanut. This also explains the walking instead of flying up and over closer to you for only a metre or two. No need to bother if you are not certain there will be something good as a reward. Corvids are magnificent, I love all their antics they show in my neighbourhood. Have fun experimenting with them! Ps sitting down makes you less threatening to them. A good tip is investing in a small tripod for filming and just sit down and read a book or do some drawing/painting and let them do their thing around you. Maybe calmly talk to them. They will recognise your voice.

[@theeastman9136]

Love your jazz musical background; quite appropriate to this experimentation.❤ Thank you.

[@JoyousinChrist417]

There was a gazebo outside of my job where I would take my lunch and breaks. A crow used to come and sit on the rail beside me. But one day, a coworker who was afraid of birds was there and scared him off and that was the end of it.

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Thank you for the videos, really enjoy them, I live in the mountains in South Africa and we have the big Ravens here, I have tried to feed them peanuts but they are very wild here and after a month still no progress. What amazing creatures, I can sit for hours watching them, they are very playful and gifted fliers.

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Trees in the deck background are looking great, late springtime is the best

[@cassandramichellecoaching]

the slow-mo peanut catching fails are the best part

[@met54]

I have a pair of crows visit me every day for food. One of them is the offspring of a pair I made friends with some years ago. I feed them wet cat food, cat biscuits, dried mealworms and unsalted peanuts. Now and again I will add a raw egg which they love. One tip is to put a dish of clean water out for them, as sometimes they will dip food in there before eating. They will gain trust in you but don't make any sudden movements as this might spook them. If you treat them right they will trust you enough to take food from your hand.

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that crow that ate the peanut whole is wild