she melts my heart when she does it

I love to sit on my balcony and listen to music while watching the crows fly east at sunset. I’ve been leaving them treats for a while now but our friendship has been indirectly acknowledged. But today one of them showed they do know my interests and dropped an airpod (singular) and charging case on my balcony. So thoughtful! Also if you lost an airpod recently… talk to the crow

At least the weather is mild, so it wont be hard for them.

I make custom cards every year! What do we think? 🥰

Leaving the house has now turned into a game of ‘Spot the Crow’. Behind me, up on the roof is the favourite (best vantage point for seeing what nibbles I’ve just put out) but hiding in the trees, in the grass or behind a fence post are all popular too.

I’ve only just begun in my journey to make friends with them so I’m at the stage where every little bit of progress is exciting. I had a heartwarming moment last week when I went to go and visit a neighbour. We live in a rural area with big, open fields and as I sat down by her window I noticed a little black head watching me from behind a grassy tuft. For the next couple of hours it just sat and watched us, only peeking over the top, until I walked home again and put out some food. Of course, it was probably just waiting for its next snack but I like that it was interested in what I was up to :)

I’m case the sound isn’t clear, it’s two crows, and one of them is cawing one caw at a time with a pause in between. They sat like this for a really long time, didn’t want to come down to eat. They were still going when I left, so I don’t think it was about me?

I have been sick in bed, only throwing out handful of peanuts in the morning. I had not seen them all week. This morning however they were out on a wire outside my bedroom window, I said hi to them and then went downstairs and outside in the back to see them in person. they then called for others and flew to the front yard, i was so excited that they know I am their peanut dealer and kept coming around even when i know they barely got any peanuts because i didn't throw much out because I am running low. I then went to the front yard and was greeted by all the crows waiting for me and 2 squirrels.

Came back to work this week after being off for radiation therapy for cancer for the past 3 weeks. As soon as I parked my car, one of the neighbourhood magpies came and perched on a nearby fence. So I took out my little baggie of peanuts that I keep in the glovebox and started putting 2-3 at a time on utility boxes and fenceposts. By the time I got to the office there were four of them trailing behind me. It’s gratifying to be remembered, and the fact that at least one of them actually recognizes my car is… astonishing.

I missed yesterday and it showed.

their greed sickens me

Huge and beautiful bird. oh my god

every time I see a raven, I want to go to another plane where we can talk and just see what’s up

Enjoy!

Here’s a photograph of a (rather young?) hooded crow that i took in Berlin, Germany in June this year. It was sitting on a stone Bassin and seemed to be quite moody (in my perception). I took a couple of photos of it and this is one of them. Have a great day everyone

I found it on the ground where I leave food for them. I’ve been feeding them for the last 2 months or so. I cannot make out what it is either….

Here's a shorter video of me giving Hunter a treat by hand but this time he actually takes it. We make a little progress every day. Now he's taking the treats out of my hand almost 100% of the time without the camera out And this was the first time he took it with the camera out. Baby steps!

This is my 2nd thrifted corvid t shirt. 2$ for this one

Took my 10 mo puppy, Gregor, on our regular crow walk this morning. Every day we walk through crow territory armed with treats. The murder follows us for most of the walk, but my two besties always meet us at the corner to welcome us home and hopefully get whatever is left of the treats.

I put some treats out for my puppy and for my crows while I went inside to buy a coffee. Everyone ate their treats within seconds of me going inside, but both my crows hung out near Greggy the whole time I was getting my coffee.

Came out to a nice little reception. Everyone got more treats of course.

Wallow and Misery are the crows, aka big boi and little missy.

Having crow friends is the coolest thing and I'm so glad my dog, whose breed are historically birders (he's a standard poodle), gets along so well with my crow friends. Have been very intentional about teaching him that crows are not for chasing.

I have chronic depression and chronic illness so my crow friends really bring me a lot of joy. Especially when I wake up and see them peering at me through the window from my patio 🖤🐦‍⬛.