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They typically come quicker. Bad feather is now gone after 7 years in the area. His two kids have taken over and took longer to trust me. After almost two years, I can get within 10 feet.
I find that it does take years to earn crows trust, at least a couple generations of a murder knowing you. Sadly tho, you can't really blame them...I feel it is our(humans) own fault for that. Some people still hunt them to this day and some even consider them a nuisance. All that being said, 10 feet is pretty darn close for wild crows, so you are doing well...stay at it. Some people have a way with birds, and others not so much. My theory on that... I find that birds can see straight in to your soul. No matter how nice and loving you are feeling at the moment when you are trying to befriend them, they can still look right in to you and know if you are truly that kind, loving, gentle, friendly person at heart that you are portraying to them at that moment...and if you aren't true to your heart, you will never befriend wild birds regardless of how much you try. I feed a family of crows myself for last few years, every day, in my backyard....and racoons....and hawks...and Ibises...squirrels. Check out some of my backyard adventures on my other channel called Don Brasz. Here's ya a link.... czcams.com/channels/CsIjb_wjiKoHe6pRQ-Tsag.htmlvideos
This sounds like my little band of crows, two adults, two kids, one adult is gone, probably dead, the other, I think the male, I call him Clip due to a wing injury, recently showed up with a foot injury. Im afraid he wont be around much longer. Within the year I've been able to get within 4 feet of him, and maybe 6 feet of his kids. It's been great befriending them. I look forward to our feeding sessions daily.
@@duanescot Wow. That is some wonderful progress in a short time with crows! Kudos to you for that. Check out my other channel 'Don Brasz' to see some of my crows and hawks.
@@thelivingman2940 yeah, I don't think that's it. I think it's more of the crows around me, are surrounded by other people who aren't so friendly to them. Farmers and such. So these crows have learned to fear people. I think my levels are pretty okay since I do have an amazing relationship with lots of wild animals. I am able to handle and pet wild raccoons on my porch every night, I hand feed two totally wild red-shouldered hawks twice a day, all domesticated animals love me, and I am the guy all of the neighborhood calls on anytime there's a wild animal situation that needs to be addressed in some sort of way. I haven't filmed any animal interactions in a long time, but you can see those hawks, and more stuff, on my other channel, called Don Brasz if ur interested. Have a nice day.
We love crows we feed a family of over 30 crows they say hello, they recognize us and when my husband is on his motorcycle they fly with him awesome birds!!!! They love dog food more than bread we buy bulk of dog food at Costco. Animals are GIFTS!
@@tammy5654 - I just posted the following comment to ayalacyc, and thought you might resonate with it: "I am not being mean at all, and I love this vid. I have tried feeding the crows too. And...I'd like to say that I hope you are at least following a vegetarian diet, if not vegan. I am so sad when someone tells me (including my friends) how much they love animals, and then they sit down to eat the corpse of an animal they paid someone else to murder for them. I know that's strong, but it's not an accusation or judgement, just how I feel.
ayalacyc - I am not being mean at all, and I love this vid. I have tried feeding the crows too. And...I'd like to say that I hope you are at least following a vegetarian diet, if not vegan. I am so sad when someone tells me (including my friends) how much they love animals, and then they sit down to eat the corpse of an animal they paid someone else to murder for them. I know that's strong, but it's not an accusation or judgement, just how I feel.
I love crows, but did not realize so many people did too until I did a search on CZcams this morning. The reason was that I just ordered a crow caller from Amazon, and was trying to find out what the different sequences of caws meant! 😂 i’m not sure why I love them so much but I do. I love to hear them caw.
crows are highly intelligent, They have courts and punishment systems, such as stealing food from a baby can lead to them being murdered The parents will teach the young to call a warning when bad people come around. I recommend watching a documentary about these birds :)
Michal Milko theres no real documentaries but some say they observe crows doing these behaviors And theres multiple videos out there showing it too. It might all be a coincidence but i personally believe they are smart enough to have this behavior.
I have 2 crows that seem to own my garden, I woke up this morning to them cawing like crazy. Opened my door and there was a full on fight going on 2 feet away from me. They're highly intelligent, but also suuuuper territorial, they don't even like their own kind lol. And god forbid they see the red kite flying anywhere within a half mile radius!
I have anecdotal evidence of this. While I abhor this activity as I love crows, but, my uncle used to hunt crows in his orchards and would report to me that. "One crow would act as a sentry, if my uncle was able to sneak past and shoot one of the other crows without the sentry noticing, the sentry would be punished by the other crows, and pretty harshly punished at that". It may not be court system by our standards, but it was judgement and punishment, id say its close enough.
We have been feeding a crow family for years. We do put out bread along with bird seed, sunflower seed, thistle and cracked corn. We try to accommodate the tastes of all guests: finches, scrub jays, doves, rabbits, towhees, Mallard ducks along with the crows. Of course there is a Cooper's hawk who enjoys the plentiful supply of potential dinner items ... We enjoy our neighbors every day. Thanks for sharing your morning ritual.
We feed a female Crow and her daughter (from last year's brood of 3 chicks) with our food scraps every day. She loves cooked meat scraps and bones to pick clean. It's a better way of reducing food waste going into the rubbish bin. In return she keeps the gulls, foxes and cats out of the back garden by attacking them and chasing them away. She is becoming more tame as the weeks go by and even calls down "hello" in Crow talk when flying over. We started feeding her last year when we saw that she was struggling to find food for her 3 youngsters. WE adopted a visually impaired (detached retinas following an impact with a car) adult Crow in 2005 and had him as a family member for just over 10 years, so are quite in tune with Crows because of this.
The crows like dogfood more than bread. I noticed the ones that live by me have a look out on top of the adjacent house and if that one spots something and yells they all take off. I enjoy them.
I have a plastic whistle for my crows and they come at once cause it is so loud. They love cracked walnuts. I crack them so they can open them but also hide them and keep them if they like for longer periods.
I've got a family of four English crows. I thought I was training them as they came straight away when I called them but now I feel that they have trained me. They are delightful to watch and how they interact with the two young ones is a real treat. I do feel sorry for 'Mama' sometimes. The more you learn about their behaviour the more interesting it becomes. Shelled nuts and sliced hot dogs are favourite foods. We have a bird bath and that gets used for washing and soaking food - I'd miss them if they went.
My crow family started in my pine tree this spring. I heard the baby flapping his wings getting ready to fly which alerted me to their presence. I immediately started putting food out for them which they gladly accepted and since then the three of them come around twice daily or so to get their fill of peanuts, walnuts, chicken, turkey, cheese, scrambled eggs, hot dogs. I also keep a 2'x2'x6"tub of clean water for them to drink, bathe, and dunk their food in. They've got it made! I call them the Crowski family...Mr. and Mrs. Crowski and baby Mogli. And Grandpa Crowski comes around sometimes and shares with Mogli too. I love my Crowskis!
I bought a primos crow horn from amazon and every morning when I get off of work I call my crow friend and wait a few mins and he comes for chow. It's cool to see I'm not the only one doing the same thing. Ppl at my work thought I was nuts until they seen it for their own eyes. Just last week my crow friend brought me a shiny piece of cellophane from a cigarette pack lol and also the rest of the crows hahaha. He was more skittish with them around but maybe I'll gain a little bit if their trust in time too. Great birds! I love when they are around!
Beautiful home, and surroundings! These are my favorite birds! I’m currently staying in Dillon Colorado in a condo, and I’m leaving gifts of food for the crows on the balcony. They are so dang smart, and fun to watch.
I'm in Liberty Missouri, KC. I do the same as you, only they come & let me know their outside. I can also call them by "Crow call" & they'll come. I just love the CROWS! My brother named me WOMAN WHO STANDS WITH CROWS!
That seems like a great idea. No waste and they get nutritious meal. I'm just starting to feed them and researching. Want to feed them well. No bread. Maybe nuts, fruit, cheese, etc.
I LOVE IT !!!!! LOVE IT !!!! 😍😍 CROWS (& RAVENS) ARE SUCH AMAZING BIRDS AND BY FAR THE MOST INTELLIGENT. BAD FEATHER AND HIS MATE KNOW THE CALL FOR BREAKFAST BY ASSOCIATING THE WHISTLE WITH FOOD. AWESOME !!!! ☺☺ THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMPASSION AND KINDNESS TO THE CROWS. I'VE BEEN FEEDING THEM SINCE THE 90'S. MY FAVORITE BIRDS OF ALL. ❤❤😍😍👍👍
I do the exact same thing everymorning I have about 50 coming to feed now over 4 years and I also called the leader of the pack white feather for some strange reason and I noticed you named yours similar how surreal 👌👌
I love seeing people feeding crows. I've been feeding the ones here for a quite a few years. It's amazing what they can learn. The other day I baked them a giant loaf of banana bread. It took four of them to carry it off with perfect cooperation. They had to make a second trip for the plates and silverware.
@@blackbird7781 maybe you misunderstood me, or maybe you accidentally replied to the wrong comment. Because I accept their intelligence. Yes, yes I do.
The injury is to a primary flight feather that he has had for atleast 5 years. Does not appear to hamper him. Sometimes I witness one of the younger birds copy him by dragging one wing.
What an exquisitely beautiful place you have from which to feed your murder of crows!! Seems your charges are quite pleased with your offering. Kibble - what a great idea and so not messy. Must buy some to have on hand daily for my tribe. Have only been feeding them periodically when I just happen to have the odd eggs that have broken and some leftovers that I need to clear the fridge of. Their message to me has been, "the eggs are okay, but we'd prefer your leftovers, especially when it's chicken." After learning what you feed your gang, my message back to them will be, "It's kibble from here on out, boys. Treats just on occasion." Using your menu, my birds can now have breakfast every day. Really appreciate you posting the video.
I just love them. I have a bit of a pattern going with some crows when I arrive at work. They love prices of bread, popcorn, and especially cheese balls / cheese puffs. Sometimes they'll get some seagulls crashing the party and the turf(less) wars can be highly entertaining. I had two crows run off 6-7 gulls a couple months ago.
I put out a couple sardines with the usual corn for birds one morning. I watched that crow gobble down that fish and it struck me hard. Now i have a family. Awesome to watch
Thats very similar to how im making friends with my 2 locals here in West Virginia. I also whistle to let them know its me when I step outside. I also whistle to the deer. Its kind of cool to see a small herd of deer abruptly halt their run when they hear me.
I bought a crow caller tonight I used it after I had been leaving food out back for the last week or so. There were none around and it brought them. When they came around they seemed pretty loud and excited so I threw down some sliced turkey and cat food. They circled the area and stuff and one loud one kind of stayed overhead of me cawing as I walked around and back inside the house. I went out about 45 m later but they hadn't taken any of the food
@@bheleu021 You have to gain their trust. Smile. Chuckle even. Feed. Wave. Go in. That shows them that they have their own private spot there to feed. My Crows LOVE Shelled 🥜. Get unsalted for them. They find them irresistible. Put it in place where they feel comfortable A bird bath makes a little bird station & they should come. They'll trust you after a bit as long as you go in. Lol I really believe that if you smile and show them you're their friend, they'll trust you quickly. They are smart. Have fun.
We have an injured crow that we noticed 6 weeks ago & are trying to help by feeding (call it Sheryl whatever its sex!). Rescue shelter advised cat food, grapes, watermelon if it's hot (we're in England so not so usual) but kitchen scraps if you can e.g. chicken but most important is water. Seems crows like to splash & eat wet food so I throw a handful of kibble & mealworms into a bowl of water. Sheryl manages to get some despite the other corvids swooping in. We love watching her in our tiny suburban garden.
I have been trying to do this, but the crows keep their distance. The scrub jays come to me instead. They're cute too, but I really want to meet the crows!
Give them unsalted roasted peanuts (in shell) and the crows will think you are the Messiah. Just give them a little space to enter and exit the feeding zone.
I have a crow friend with a bad feather that I call Envy...which is short for Invalid...sorry. Envy is also the leader of the pack the same as your Bad Feather was. I also have one I call Edgar (short for Edgar Allan Crow), Go-Crow (is always following and watching me from someplace), Gobbles (makes turkey sounds), Hooty (mimics the local owls)...MyCrow, ValCrow, MagMan(short for Crowmagnon), Scurrycrow, Puzzle, and Riddle...to name a few. Also a Red-Shouldered hawk couple named Raptor and RaptorMan, and their fledglings every year. Ibises too. Squirrels. They ALL come for breakfast every morning to my back porch, as well as coming when called...and the crows even like following me on bike rides and dog walks. Crows are pretty awesome birds. I reckon I have about 100 videos of it all on my channel...my OTHER channel... Don Brasz....here's a link if you are interested and don't mind me sharing it here... czcams.com/channels/CsIjb_wjiKoHe6pRQ-Tsag.htmlvideos I guess if you do mind, delete this post and accept my apologies in advance.
My neighbor did that and she had about 300 crows landing in my trees. They continually crapped all over our house and cars. Soon after that the rats started showing up to get in on the feast!
I had a small group of about 20 or so crows that I got to trust me to come withing 20 feet when I would call them. I always fed them when I did tho and they would hangout for a while and watch me at work. I worked at a campground for 4 years and didn't like wasting food so I shared it with them. They liked banana nut muffins lol bread crust once in a while and I would toss them trail mix minus the chocolate. I miss my crows..
Bad feathers is molting. His flight feather will fall out after the new one fully grow in the tubes. Birds feathers are like the human hair. After, the feathers fall out new ones are replacing it
I've always trained my cats to come to a certain whistle three quick whistle tones, repeated twice followed by three single tone slightly longer whistles. The local mocking birds began mimicking this call, calling my cats away from wherever they wanted to be. For several years I had no cats, and no reason to use this whistle. I was maybe 6 or 7 miles away from home and suddenly started hearing my cat calling whistle repeated by the mocking birds in that neighborhood.
They knock on my roof every morning trying to wake me up, they love dog food they've also brought me a bunch of gifts the latest gift was this green jade looking Rock, I got a picture of a squirrel, Crow, Dove, and a finch bird all hanging out on the grass together
How long did it take for them to trust you? I've been feeding crows but I live in a rural area so they aren't used to humans. They come in everyday but when I go out to put more food they fly away and don't come back for an hour or so. They sometimes fly up in the trees and watch me which I guess is a good sign that they're trusting me more
frankenfoamy I usually whistle but it's not that loud, I might try getting a whistle. I also have a crow call that I could try. Hopefully since they sit in the trees and see me put the food out, they'll realize I'm not a threat and start coming in more. Thank you for the reply though! Crows and Ravens are amazing birds.
They are so smart, and to watch them get the family together when there is food, or watching daddy love on his wife. It's beautiful. And I get a sweet purr sort of call ... Asking to be fed or thanking me. I am not sure. We moved ten miles away resently, and I have a squeaky animal voice lol... They found me.... They love raw shelled nuts. And if you talk sweet and loving to them.... They will move as well or at least visit. Mom crow who lives on top of my house, followed me or spotted me while I went to the store. Calling to me ... I knew it was her. My girl has hardly no power in her call. Probably a disability of some sort. But to know I am loved so much by these amazing birds... I almost cry.
Where's the cawing? You gotta speak their language. 😄Where's the peanuts? Where's the cheese? The hard boiled eggs! SPOIL those bad boyds! No, seriously, that's really cool they come to you with your own call rather than cawing at them which I also like. Love ravens best. They're so similar but I love the differences. "Bad Feather"! LOL I Love it! He's calling the rest of the murder cuz they love to share a meal and fight over the food. P.S. They love left-overs.
How neat! I wish I could whistle. I may play your video out the window or learn crow calls. I have a murder outside right now. I left a bowl of walnuts out. Feel so bad for them in the heavy snow. Glad to come across your video. The first I clicked on was of someone calling a crow just to shoot it. ☹️ Much love to Bad Feather and his family. 🖤🖤🖤
There was one hurt Crow. He was the patriarch of the group for 7 years. (bad feather) He showed up one day with one knee not holding his weight. I would feed as usual and he would stay in the shade with his kids bringing him food. He was still the boss though he was injured. He could perch but would often sit on the ground, One day I saw a lot of activity with a group of Crows and a Hawk across the street. I never saw him again.
Thanks, for the Video. I do the exact same thing at my house in Monument Colorado. Which I thought was nice, until I saw that gorgeous home of yours. What all do you feed the Crows? I think 1 of the birds is a RAVEN? Really big guy?
There are Ravens in the area but these are all one crow family. Sometimes I feed them dog food kibble and some time walnuts. Not enough for them to depend on me. There is a nearby birdbath that they use to wash off food they pilfter from the neighborhood. It is a loooong list of things. Some you see in my other videos
frankenfoamy--I am glad you got my comment. Where are your other Videos? You won't believe what I have been feeding my Feathered Friends: BACON, Hot Dogs Cut-Up, & other meats! I read that they like Road-Kill, & I am NOT going to go get that. Is that BEAUTIFUL home in California, or Hawaii?
When I would see them in my yard or if I knew they could see me, I would do the same whistle while they saw me put out food.. Often they come from a distance just if they see me.
I've been feeding my backyard crows popcorn. I wonder if I should switch to dog kibble. I've also heard that they like peanuts. Does anyone out there know what their favorite food is?
My crows enjoy shell on peanuts the best. Even over shelled peanuts. They will also eat cat food, most leftovers, dog food, cereals, cheeses of all sorts are also a favorite. I also try to ensure plenty of fresh water. They like to drink a lot and some like dipping food in it as well.
I'm just statting crow feeding and am gathering info. I read they love peanuts and also cheese and fresh fruit. And that they will really eat just about anything. Dog kibble is not particularly good for dogs, but may be better for crows since they seem to be true omnivores, whereas dogs still are more carnivorous ( but not totally). Just my 2cents lol. I'm still researching.
They love unsalted shelled peanuts. They eat all they can get before the bluejay's arrive and start stealing some. They will also eat road kill ( even when rotted ) small baby birds, egg's, mice, moles corn, and just about anything that doesn't eat them first.
@@ericwooden7304 Oh thanks for the tip about leaving water! I'll start doing that. I stopped leaving fresh meat b/c it attracted cats who scared the crows away. (The cats are well fed by my neighbor btw). Now I just leave unsalted peanuts in the shells. They usually manage to pick up 2 of the shells full of peanuts at a time and fly away with them!
Interesting your crows speak in calls of 3. I'm in southern ontario canada and it's bursts of 2 or 4. I never would have thought there would be different dialects.
@Jasper. Researchers are finding out a lot of species have local dialects and cultures. So much we don't know! Nat Geo magazine (Nov 2019) "Secrets of Animal Communication" has info along this line. Very brief explanations, but great starting points for further research on your own.
Iv been feeding these crows that live on the chimmneys in my street for 5 years or something and they come right up to me I can talk to them without spooking for instance "I'd say go on its for yee " iv been singin in garden and they've came up to me on shed and washing up pole it's kinda cool one did it infront of my pal recently and he was like eh I didn't believe yo bitch ass XD
I give them saltines sometimes. Its interesting to see who gets there first, squirrel or crow. Crow can scoop up 6 saltines and fly away! One day it got seven but couldn’t get off the ground and dropped all and had to start over, taking off with just five.
That’s adorable, but you must now have seagulls near where you live. I started feeding the crows in my neighborhood when C19 hit and I saw crows everywhere trying to get food. Mine only ‘yell’ when they go see if I have put food out for them and I haven’t shown yet. If I am there, they just murmur and chortle and realllly quietly caw so they don’t draw the gulls. I drive my daughter to work so sometimes I feed them when I return....they follow and then line the path returning and escort me back. They quietly wait until I feed them. We feed them dog kibble from Costco also as well as scraps, because they are scavengers and will eat dead birds or road kill...except crows.
This is nothing special as crows know you are a food supply, try this a couple of weeks without giving them food and they will lose interest, i have a crow and i feed his parents and siblings also every day cause they live next to my house and i make a clicking sound and they always show up for food
There's a group in my neighborhood... How do I get them to come to my yard for food? How do I let them know it's there? Do they like cat food as well? Hoping to have a little crow family come visit me too!
Start with a crow watching you. Make a noise .Put food in plane sight and leave. Repeat a few times. Then when you do not see them....make the noise and put food out. They are smart and train you.
@@brijeshtomer8623 Harrington's dry dog food, the lamb flavour. Any good dry kibble will do, my pair of crows love it; they land on my wall and caw for me if I dont put a handful out every day, the cheeky beggars!
They typically come quicker. Bad feather is now gone after 7 years in the area. His two kids have taken over and took longer to trust me. After almost two years, I can get within 10 feet.
I find that it does take years to earn crows trust, at least a couple generations of a murder knowing you. Sadly tho, you can't really blame them...I feel it is our(humans) own fault for that. Some people still hunt them to this day and some even consider them a nuisance. All that being said, 10 feet is pretty darn close for wild crows, so you are doing well...stay at it.
Some people have a way with birds, and others not so much. My theory on that... I find that birds can see straight in to your soul. No matter how nice and loving you are feeling at the moment when you are trying to befriend them, they can still look right in to you and know if you are truly that kind, loving, gentle, friendly person at heart that you are portraying to them at that moment...and if you aren't true to your heart, you will never befriend wild birds regardless of how much you try.
I feed a family of crows myself for last few years, every day, in my backyard....and racoons....and hawks...and Ibises...squirrels. Check out some of my backyard adventures on my other channel called Don Brasz. Here's ya a link....
czcams.com/channels/CsIjb_wjiKoHe6pRQ-Tsag.htmlvideos
This sounds like my little band of crows, two adults, two kids, one adult is gone, probably dead, the other, I think the male, I call him Clip due to a wing injury, recently showed up with a foot injury. Im afraid he wont be around much longer. Within the year I've been able to get within 4 feet of him, and maybe 6 feet of his kids. It's been great befriending them. I look forward to our feeding sessions daily.
@@duanescot Wow. That is some wonderful progress in a short time with crows! Kudos to you for that. Check out my other channel 'Don Brasz' to see some of my crows and hawks.
Sorry for the loss of Bad Feather , checking In and how are you and the rest of the crow children ?
@@thelivingman2940 yeah, I don't think that's it. I think it's more of the crows around me, are surrounded by other people who aren't so friendly to them. Farmers and such. So these crows have learned to fear people. I think my levels are pretty okay since I do have an amazing relationship with lots of wild animals. I am able to handle and pet wild raccoons on my porch every night, I hand feed two totally wild red-shouldered hawks twice a day, all domesticated animals love me, and I am the guy all of the neighborhood calls on anytime there's a wild animal situation that needs to be addressed in some sort of way. I haven't filmed any animal interactions in a long time, but you can see those hawks, and more stuff, on my other channel, called Don Brasz if ur interested. Have a nice day.
We love crows we feed a family of over 30 crows they say hello, they recognize us and when my husband is on his motorcycle they fly with him awesome birds!!!! They love dog food more than bread we buy bulk of dog food at Costco. Animals are GIFTS!
That's awesome they fly with your husband. I heard crows like to give gifts too.
Animals are TRULY AWESOME GIFTS.❤❤ Kind hearted animal loving crow lovers are too. ☺☺
Beautiful compassion for my favorite birds of all.
@@tammy5654 - I just posted the following comment to ayalacyc, and thought you might resonate with it:
"I am not being mean at all, and I love this vid. I have tried feeding the crows too. And...I'd like to say that I hope you are at least following a vegetarian diet, if not vegan. I am so sad when someone tells me (including my friends) how much they love animals, and then they sit down to eat the corpse of an animal they paid someone else to murder for them. I know that's strong, but it's not an accusation or judgement, just how I feel.
ayalacyc - I am not being mean at all, and I love this vid. I have tried feeding the crows too. And...I'd like to say that I hope you are at least following a vegetarian diet, if not vegan. I am so sad when someone tells me (including my friends) how much they love animals, and then they sit down to eat the corpse of an animal they paid someone else to murder for them. I know that's strong, but it's not an accusation or judgement, just how I feel.
I love crows, but did not realize so many people did too until I did a search on CZcams this morning. The reason was that I just ordered a crow caller from Amazon, and was trying to find out what the different sequences of caws meant! 😂 i’m not sure why I love them so much but I do. I love to hear them caw.
A murder is nearby.....
Also I really love how crows call out to other crows when there's a meal nearby. They have an interesting social system
crows are highly intelligent,
They have courts and punishment systems, such as stealing food from a baby can lead to them being murdered
The parents will teach the young to call a warning when bad people come around.
I recommend watching a documentary about these birds :)
Where did you get the information about court system? Sounds really interesting, is there any relevant study or documentation about it?
Michal Milko theres no real documentaries but some say they observe crows doing these behaviors And theres multiple videos out there showing it too. It might all be a coincidence but i personally believe they are smart enough to have this behavior.
I have 2 crows that seem to own my garden, I woke up this morning to them cawing like crazy. Opened my door and there was a full on fight going on 2 feet away from me. They're highly intelligent, but also suuuuper territorial, they don't even like their own kind lol. And god forbid they see the red kite flying anywhere within a half mile radius!
I have anecdotal evidence of this. While I abhor this activity as I love crows, but, my uncle used to hunt crows in his orchards and would report to me that. "One crow would act as a sentry, if my uncle was able to sneak past and shoot one of the other crows without the sentry noticing, the sentry would be punished by the other crows, and pretty harshly punished at that". It may not be court system by our standards, but it was judgement and punishment, id say its close enough.
so sweet , your whistle sounds exactly as if you are even speaking the words " breakfast " to Bad Feather and friends this is just so nice . ❤️
We have been feeding a crow family for years. We do put out bread along with bird seed, sunflower seed, thistle and cracked corn. We try to accommodate the tastes of all guests: finches, scrub jays, doves, rabbits, towhees, Mallard ducks along with the crows. Of course there is a Cooper's hawk who enjoys the plentiful supply of potential dinner items ... We enjoy our neighbors every day. Thanks for sharing your morning ritual.
We feed a female Crow and her daughter (from last year's brood of 3 chicks) with our food scraps every day. She loves cooked meat scraps and bones to pick clean. It's a better way of reducing food waste going into the rubbish bin.
In return she keeps the gulls, foxes and cats out of the back garden by attacking them and chasing them away.
She is becoming more tame as the weeks go by and even calls down "hello" in Crow talk when flying over.
We started feeding her last year when we saw that she was struggling to find food for her 3 youngsters. WE adopted a visually impaired (detached retinas following an impact with a car) adult Crow in 2005 and had him as a family member for just over 10 years, so are quite in tune with Crows because of this.
Aren't birds fun to watch 😃
I've been feeding crows and squirrels for a long time. They recognize me when I come out, and squawk to alert other crows of my presence. 🐦
The crows like dogfood more than bread. I noticed the ones that live by me have a look out on top of the adjacent house and if that one spots something and yells they all take off. I enjoy them.
And they like cat food better than dog food!
10-4, there is a sentinel...always...I CANNOT sneak out any of the three doors w/o the sentinel alerting the others...
I was wondering about that. I'm going to try giving them that. My car won't mind sharing...?🤔
@@SilverGothCould you tell us exactly what brand and type of cat food you use? 🕊🐈⬛
Been doing this every day for years now, have crows,bunnies, squirrels,blue jays sometimes possums and coons . Love my little animals .
I have a plastic whistle for my crows and they come at once cause it is so loud. They love cracked walnuts. I crack them so they can open them but also hide them and keep them if they like for longer periods.
I was unaware of that does peanuts work too?
@@hondaridgelineenduser5934 I saw in another video (poeMovies- how to do a crow call) that UNSALTED roasted peanuts are one of their fave foods.
I've got a family of four English crows. I thought I was training them as they came straight away when I called them but now I feel that they have trained me. They are delightful to watch and how they interact with the two young ones is a real treat. I do feel sorry for 'Mama' sometimes. The more you learn about their behaviour the more interesting it becomes. Shelled nuts and sliced hot dogs are favourite foods. We have a bird bath and that gets used for washing and soaking food - I'd miss them if they went.
My crow family started in my pine tree this spring. I heard the baby flapping his wings getting ready to fly which alerted me to their presence. I immediately started putting food out for them which they gladly accepted and since then the three of them come around twice daily or so to get their fill of peanuts, walnuts, chicken, turkey, cheese, scrambled eggs, hot dogs. I also keep a 2'x2'x6"tub of clean water for them to drink, bathe, and dunk their food in. They've got it made! I call them the Crowski family...Mr. and Mrs. Crowski and baby Mogli. And Grandpa Crowski comes around sometimes and shares with Mogli too. I love my Crowskis!
I bought a primos crow horn from amazon and every morning when I get off of work I call my crow friend and wait a few mins and he comes for chow. It's cool to see I'm not the only one doing the same thing.
Ppl at my work thought I was nuts until they seen it for their own eyes.
Just last week my crow friend brought me a shiny piece of cellophane from a cigarette pack lol and also the rest of the crows hahaha.
He was more skittish with them around but maybe I'll gain a little bit if their trust in time too. Great birds! I love when they are around!
Beautiful home, and surroundings! These are my favorite birds! I’m currently staying in Dillon Colorado in a condo, and I’m leaving gifts of food for the crows on the balcony. They are so dang smart, and fun to watch.
I'm in Liberty Missouri, KC. I do the same as you, only they come & let me know their outside. I can also call them by "Crow call" & they'll come. I just love the CROWS! My brother named me WOMAN WHO STANDS WITH CROWS!
Beautiful birds. Very clever. I saved fledgling from the cat and since then have them for breakfast too.😀
What a gorgeous spot! I come running if you called me!
We get trimmings from the butcher. We’re doing a service. The have to pay to get it hauled away and Floyd (our wild crow) loves it.
That seems like a great idea. No waste and they get nutritious meal. I'm just starting to feed them and researching. Want to feed them well. No bread. Maybe nuts, fruit, cheese, etc.
I LOVE IT !!!!! LOVE IT !!!! 😍😍
CROWS (& RAVENS) ARE SUCH AMAZING BIRDS AND BY FAR THE MOST INTELLIGENT.
BAD FEATHER AND HIS MATE KNOW THE CALL FOR BREAKFAST BY ASSOCIATING THE WHISTLE WITH FOOD. AWESOME !!!! ☺☺
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMPASSION AND KINDNESS TO THE CROWS. I'VE BEEN FEEDING THEM SINCE THE 90'S.
MY FAVORITE BIRDS OF ALL. ❤❤😍😍👍👍
I do the exact same thing everymorning I have about 50 coming to feed now over 4 years and I also called the leader of the pack white feather for some strange reason and I noticed you named yours similar how surreal 👌👌
I love seeing people feeding crows. I've been feeding the ones here for a quite a few years. It's amazing what they can learn. The other day I baked them a giant loaf of banana bread. It took four of them to carry it off with perfect cooperation. They had to make a second trip for the plates and silverware.
So evidence of these birds being intelligent is presented to you and you still cant accept it?
@@blackbird7781 maybe you misunderstood me, or maybe you accidentally replied to the wrong comment. Because I accept their intelligence. Yes, yes I do.
Love this thank you. I hope Bad Feathers wing heals up soon! Keep up your compassion and care of the crows. A’ho
The injury is to a primary flight feather that he has had for atleast 5 years. Does not appear to hamper him. Sometimes I witness one of the younger birds copy him by dragging one wing.
I have noticed it's definitely three caw bursts then stop once they know you..
Lol the crows call me to breakfast
What an exquisitely beautiful place you have from which to feed your murder of crows!! Seems your charges are quite pleased with your offering. Kibble - what a great idea and so not messy. Must buy some to have on hand daily for my tribe. Have only been feeding them periodically when I just happen to have the odd eggs that have broken and some leftovers that I need to clear the fridge of. Their message to me has been, "the eggs are okay, but we'd prefer your leftovers, especially when it's chicken." After learning what you feed your gang, my message back to them will be, "It's kibble from here on out, boys. Treats just on occasion." Using your menu, my birds can now have breakfast every day. Really appreciate you posting the video.
To the left of the video there is a bird bath. Often the Crows take food there to soak. It is a loooong list of things they have soaked there.
Birds starting to arrive at 1:50. You’re welcome.
OP 1000 thanks
I just love them. I have a bit of a pattern going with some crows when I arrive at work. They love prices of bread, popcorn, and especially cheese balls / cheese puffs. Sometimes they'll get some seagulls crashing the party and the turf(less) wars can be highly entertaining. I had two crows run off 6-7 gulls a couple months ago.
Let the crow see you hide food under bushes etc. It fools the Sea Gulls. The Crows wait until the Gulls leave disappointed then they'll hit the bush.
Yes they become territorial. That's their treats! They'll chase any bird.
I put out a couple sardines with the usual corn for birds one morning. I watched that crow gobble down that fish and it struck me hard. Now i have a family. Awesome to watch
Beautiful home
Thats very similar to how im making friends with my 2 locals here in West Virginia. I also whistle to let them know its me when I step outside. I also whistle to the deer. Its kind of cool to see a small herd of deer abruptly halt their run when they hear me.
That's the same whistle I use when calling my crowmies!
What a beautiful place to live
I bet the neighbours think 'why does that person keep whistling constantly?' 😂
Love me some Crow- Birds 💜 they are so smart
Crow : Cra cra cra (Guys food!)
How did you first start this breakfast tradition?
They started coming to my bird bath. I would whistle and let them watch be put food down. Did not take long from there.
Since I can’t whistle, I played your whistle to start doing the same. I feed them a mix of nuts and dog kibble.
I bought a crow caller tonight I used it after I had been leaving food out back for the last week or so. There were none around and it brought them. When they came around they seemed pretty loud and excited so I threw down some sliced turkey and cat food. They circled the area and stuff and one loud one kind of stayed overhead of me cawing as I walked around and back inside the house. I went out about 45 m later but they hadn't taken any of the food
@@bheleu021 You have to gain their trust. Smile. Chuckle even. Feed. Wave. Go in. That shows them that they have their own private spot there to feed. My Crows LOVE Shelled 🥜. Get unsalted for them. They find them irresistible. Put it in place where they feel comfortable A bird bath makes a little bird station & they should come. They'll trust you after a bit as long as you go in. Lol I really believe that if you smile and show them you're their friend, they'll trust you quickly. They are smart. Have fun.
Amazing..I basically played this and this crow family just pulled in to feed. Awesome thanx.🙌
I have a few of crow's visiting every day. They love bread peanuts and puppy chow. You can see them in my CZcams channel.
We have an injured crow that we noticed 6 weeks ago & are trying to help by feeding (call it Sheryl whatever its sex!). Rescue shelter advised cat food, grapes, watermelon if it's hot (we're in England so not so usual) but kitchen scraps if you can e.g. chicken but most important is water. Seems crows like to splash & eat wet food so I throw a handful of kibble & mealworms into a bowl of water. Sheryl manages to get some despite the other corvids swooping in. We love watching her in our tiny suburban garden.
For I second I thought it said "dark ritual of calling the crows".
I have been trying to do this, but the crows keep their distance. The scrub jays come to me instead. They're cute too, but I really want to meet the crows!
Give them unsalted roasted peanuts (in shell) and the crows will think you are the Messiah. Just give them a little space to enter and exit the feeding zone.
I have a crow friend with a bad feather that I call Envy...which is short for Invalid...sorry. Envy is also the leader of the pack the same as your Bad Feather was. I also have one I call Edgar (short for
Edgar Allan Crow), Go-Crow (is always following and watching me from someplace), Gobbles (makes turkey sounds), Hooty (mimics the local owls)...MyCrow, ValCrow, MagMan(short for Crowmagnon), Scurrycrow, Puzzle, and Riddle...to name a few. Also a Red-Shouldered hawk couple named Raptor and RaptorMan, and their fledglings every year. Ibises too. Squirrels. They ALL come for breakfast every morning to my back porch, as well as coming when called...and the crows even like following me on bike rides and dog walks. Crows are pretty awesome birds. I reckon I have about 100 videos of it all on my channel...my OTHER channel... Don Brasz....here's a link if you are interested and don't mind me sharing it here...
czcams.com/channels/CsIjb_wjiKoHe6pRQ-Tsag.htmlvideos
I guess if you do mind, delete this post and accept my apologies in advance.
Moje wrony przylatuja po mieso na 50cm, slysza i widza moj motocykl, uwielbiaja orzeszki, znaja moj grafik w pracy.
My neighbor did that and she had about 300 crows landing in my trees. They continually crapped all over our house and cars. Soon after that the rats started showing up to get in on the feast!
You should get a simple crow call so you are speaking their language. Cheap and easy to learn.
That green water swimming pool looks so refreshing.
I had a small group of about 20 or so crows that I got to trust me to come withing 20 feet when I would call them. I always fed them when I did tho and they would hangout for a while and watch me at work. I worked at a campground for 4 years and didn't like wasting food so I shared it with them. They liked banana nut muffins lol bread crust once in a while and I would toss them trail mix minus the chocolate. I miss my crows..
Ohhh they are there waiting for food, amongst the trees
That's all plan corn bread is good for them also" ❤️❤️
There are 2 crows on the terrace I'm sitting on and they both are confused af
Bad feathers is molting. His flight feather will fall out after the new one fully grow in the tubes. Birds feathers are like the human hair. After, the feathers fall out new ones are replacing it
In his case it is permanent........you can see it over the years of videos I have ( about 5)
The first one eating looks like a raven.
I've always trained my cats to come to a certain whistle three quick whistle tones, repeated twice followed by three single tone slightly longer whistles. The local mocking birds began mimicking this call, calling my cats away from wherever they wanted to be. For several years I had no cats, and no reason to use this whistle. I was maybe 6 or 7 miles away from home and suddenly started hearing my cat calling whistle repeated by the mocking birds in that neighborhood.
Wow. That is so cool but kinda scary lol.
I love crows.
I have a pair of Crows who call me every morning at 07:40 to be fed. I am being used lol
Thank you for this video. Been trying to get local crows to come. Just been putting out food. I sseen them, but they are not taking the food.
There used to be a family living near by but they seemed to have disappeared. How does one attract them back?
I don't have to call my crows they wait for me.
They knock on my roof every morning trying to wake me up, they love dog food they've also brought me a bunch of gifts the latest gift was this green jade looking Rock, I got a picture of a squirrel, Crow, Dove, and a finch bird all hanging out on the grass together
I do the same thing, and when they arrive I give 'em the Wolf whistle which they seem to like!
How long did it take for them to trust you? I've been feeding crows but I live in a rural area so they aren't used to humans. They come in everyday but when I go out to put more food they fly away and don't come back for an hour or so. They sometimes fly up in the trees and watch me which I guess is a good sign that they're trusting me more
Try using a whistle or some other association. They hear it and know there is food. It happened within one week for me.
frankenfoamy I usually whistle but it's not that loud, I might try getting a whistle. I also have a crow call that I could try. Hopefully since they sit in the trees and see me put the food out, they'll realize I'm not a threat and start coming in more. Thank you for the reply though! Crows and Ravens are amazing birds.
They are so smart, and to watch them get the family together when there is food, or watching daddy love on his wife. It's beautiful. And I get a sweet purr sort of call ... Asking to be fed or thanking me. I am not sure.
We moved ten miles away resently, and I have a squeaky animal voice lol... They found me....
They love raw shelled nuts. And if you talk sweet and loving to them.... They will move as well or at least visit.
Mom crow who lives on top of my house, followed me or spotted me while I went to the store. Calling to me ... I knew it was her. My girl has hardly no power in her call. Probably a disability of some sort. But to know I am loved so much by these amazing birds... I almost cry.
My crows only come when I Yodel.
We're a soulful tribe
Ah yes a Demon Slayer and his Kasugai Crow
Oh yes, and my CROWS really like Pup-Peroni beef flavor dog treats cut into small pieces plus unsalted shelled peanuts.
Nice pool! And the crows are crowing.
Where's the cawing? You gotta speak their language. 😄Where's the peanuts? Where's the cheese? The hard boiled eggs! SPOIL those bad boyds! No, seriously, that's really cool they come to you with your own call rather than cawing at them which I also like. Love ravens best. They're so similar but I love the differences. "Bad Feather"! LOL I Love it! He's calling the rest of the murder cuz they love to share a meal and fight over the food. P.S. They love left-overs.
I wonder how fast the fire department will arrive when you call the because all those pretty bushes caught on fire.
I want your pool and the view. I'll bring my Crows.
How neat! I wish I could whistle. I may play your video out the window or learn crow calls. I have a murder outside right now. I left a bowl of walnuts out. Feel so bad for them in the heavy snow.
Glad to come across your video. The first I clicked on was of someone calling a crow just to shoot it. ☹️
Much love to Bad Feather and his family. 🖤🖤🖤
They also love peanuts
Fuckin crows KNOW where to get their god dam breakfast...
What do you do if you see a hurt crow? I’ve seen several and then disappear.
There was one hurt Crow. He was the patriarch of the group for 7 years. (bad feather) He showed up one day with one knee not holding his weight. I would feed as usual and he would stay in the shade with his kids bringing him food. He was still the boss though he was injured. He could perch but would often sit on the ground, One day I saw a lot of activity with a group of Crows and a Hawk across the street. I never saw him again.
Come home and eat
Thanks, for the Video. I do the exact same thing at my house in Monument Colorado. Which I thought was nice, until I saw that gorgeous home of yours. What all do you feed the Crows? I think 1 of the birds is a RAVEN? Really big guy?
There are Ravens in the area but these are all one crow family. Sometimes I feed them dog food kibble and some time walnuts. Not enough for them to depend on me. There is a nearby birdbath that they use to wash off food they pilfter from the neighborhood. It is a loooong list of things. Some you see in my other videos
frankenfoamy--I am glad you got my comment. Where are your other Videos? You won't believe what I have been feeding my Feathered Friends: BACON, Hot Dogs Cut-Up, & other meats! I read that they like Road-Kill, & I am NOT going to go get that. Is that BEAUTIFUL home in California, or Hawaii?
California.....here is the crow playlist czcams.com/play/PLl7aqejybMrAv0HjTvBzpwe5N0ffQ2fiR.html
frankenfoamy--Thank you very much!
How did you get them to recognize your whistle?
Whistle while they watch you put food down for them. The pick up on it fast
How did you start the process bringing them in?
When I would see them in my yard or if I knew they could see me, I would do the same whistle while they saw me put out food.. Often they come from a distance just if they see me.
I've been feeding my backyard crows popcorn. I wonder if I should switch to dog kibble. I've also heard that they like peanuts. Does anyone out there know what their favorite food is?
My crows enjoy shell on peanuts the best. Even over shelled peanuts. They will also eat cat food, most leftovers, dog food, cereals, cheeses of all sorts are also a favorite. I also try to ensure plenty of fresh water. They like to drink a lot and some like dipping food in it as well.
I'm just statting crow feeding and am gathering info. I read they love peanuts and also cheese and fresh fruit. And that they will really eat just about anything. Dog kibble is not particularly good for dogs, but may be better for crows since they seem to be true omnivores, whereas dogs still are more carnivorous ( but not totally). Just my 2cents lol. I'm still researching.
They love unsalted shelled peanuts. They eat all they can get before the bluejay's arrive and start stealing some. They will also eat road kill ( even when rotted ) small baby birds, egg's, mice, moles corn, and just about anything that doesn't eat them first.
@@ericwooden7304 Oh thanks for the tip about leaving water! I'll start doing that. I stopped leaving fresh meat b/c it attracted cats who scared the crows away. (The cats are well fed by my neighbor btw). Now I just leave unsalted peanuts in the shells. They usually manage to pick up 2 of the shells full of peanuts at a time and fly away with them!
Interesting your crows speak in calls of 3. I'm in southern ontario canada and it's bursts of 2 or 4. I never would have thought there would be different dialects.
@Jasper. Researchers are finding out a lot of species have local dialects and cultures. So much we don't know!
Nat Geo magazine (Nov 2019) "Secrets of Animal Communication" has info along this line. Very brief explanations, but great starting points for further research on your own.
Iv been feeding these crows that live on the chimmneys in my street for 5 years or something and they come right up to me I can talk to them without spooking for instance "I'd say go on its for yee " iv been singin in garden and they've came up to me on shed and washing up pole it's kinda cool one did it infront of my pal recently and he was like eh I didn't believe yo bitch ass XD
Very very cool 😎
I like the crows
I just shake the peanut jar
the first bird there was a Raven I'm pretty sure
Interesting. Did you train them to approach specifically to that whistle, or is that something that crows will respond to universally?
I would whistle when I knew they could see me put food down....they did the rest
I give them saltines sometimes. Its interesting to see who gets there first, squirrel or crow. Crow can scoop up 6 saltines and fly away! One day it got seven but couldn’t get off the ground and dropped all and had to start over, taking off with just five.
Raw and unsalted nuts are best
That’s adorable, but you must now have seagulls near where you live. I started feeding the crows in my neighborhood when C19 hit and I saw crows everywhere trying to get food. Mine only ‘yell’ when they go see if I have put food out for them and I haven’t shown yet. If I am there, they just murmur and chortle and realllly quietly caw so they don’t draw the gulls. I drive my daughter to work so sometimes I feed them when I return....they follow and then line the path returning and escort me back. They quietly wait until I feed them. We feed them dog kibble from Costco also as well as scraps, because they are scavengers and will eat dead birds or road kill...except crows.
That's amazing.... is this California?
Yes....north San Diego county
they look like ravens
There are Ravens in the area.......larger and vocalize differently
Nice
NeeeeeGaaaaaan 🤣
This is nothing special as crows know you are a food supply, try this a couple of weeks without giving them food and they will lose interest, i have a crow and i feed his parents and siblings also every day cause they live next to my house and i make a clicking sound and they always show up for food
i heard a scream instead of a call at first...
I nearly scream to get my 25 crows to come
There's a group in my neighborhood... How do I get them to come to my yard for food? How do I let them know it's there? Do they like cat food as well? Hoping to have a little crow family come visit me too!
Start with a crow watching you. Make a noise .Put food in plane sight and leave. Repeat a few times. Then when you do not see them....make the noise and put food out. They are smart and train you.
@@frankenfoamy Will they eat cat food or just dog kibble? How about peanuts in shells?
You nee o call back to them. try two caws. if they go three caws again go one caw. if they go two caws do three caws.
Where are you located? How many do you have come in?
les338 Poway. Up to 7. They will not eat until the patriarch eats. Sometimes the others show up first and call to him. Going on for a few years.
I feed crows too! My husband calls me the mad crow lady. Humph. PS: wherever you live, the views are simply gorgeous.
what you feed crow mam I also to feed them
@@brijeshtomer8623 Harrington's dry dog food, the lamb flavour. Any good dry kibble will do, my pair of crows love it; they land on my wall and caw for me if I dont put a handful out every day, the cheeky beggars!
Nice old men