• RBWells@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    OMG I did this with a crow recently. Am a pretty good mimic, crow was across the street, he looks over and caws, I repeat it, he gets huffy and flies away. Well, don’t dish it if you can’t take it!

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      14 hours ago

      Watch out. Crows remember their enemies, share that info with the rest of the group, and can pass that information down to the next generation.

      I always verbally greet crows politely.

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        12 hours ago

        I have restored our relationship by very obviously showing them white cheddar cheese puffs, eating one, and leaving them three of them, twice; then leaving cat food once. They are nice now. (Meaning of they are in my yard I can go to the mailbox and they just chill). When I see them I do bring them something but am not home much lately.

        But really, if you are gonna cuss me out, what do you expect?

        Last week I was out in front and heard an exchange so nice - one yells “caw caw” then the other “cawcawcawcaw” over and over until finally MR. Caw Caw says “caw caw, cawcawcawcaw” and they both stopped. It made me laugh.

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        14 hours ago

        Crows love dog food and unsalted peanuts.

        You want friends you ought to carry some in your pockets, caw politely and place some food down and walk off.

        I have a murder that hangs out in front of my house that know me now.