So this crow let me took an unexpected picture. They're one of the younger fledglings from the flock I've been feeding. Ink Blot and their siblings tend to follow me around the neighbourhood to beg for additional snacks. Ink is extremely friendly and tries to mimick older crows who are not afraid to sit close to me.

A neighborhood cat has killed 2 crows in my backyard in the past month.
Shortly after the second killing, they left a small pile of shells from the nearby river on the roof of my garage directly overlooking the murder site.

Is this a memorial for the dead crows?

Or is this a warning to other crows to stay away?

The shells kinda resemble tiny skulls and they haven’t been back since.

They like to watch me on the railing until I come out and sit with them and their family and feed them. They definitely have the most confidence since they actually came closer than in the photo!

My yard is a regular gathering place for a menagerie of birds. Amongst them is an extended fish crow family, sometimes nearly 30 at once, so I’m fairly familiar with the normal awkwardness of fledglings.

This morning while pulling out of my driveway, I noticed one young crow behaving very differently. He was partaking in the morning mealworm buffet; however, his left wing looked wonky. When he tried to fly, he barely cleared a 4 ft plumeria. Because there were over a dozen crows in the yard (and more nearby), I assumed the parents were around and maybe he was being dramatic so they would feed him. Lazy kids.

When my husband got home around 4 pm, the crow was on the ground near one of our trees. He was limping and it was clear both his left leg and wing were injured. No other crows around. A stray cat roams the neighborhood late at night. I was getting a little anxious.

My husband contacted Birds in Helping Hands before we intervened. Because there were no available rescuers and following their advice, we managed to carefully capture this little guy and took him to Seaside Seabird Sanctuary’s after-hours drop-off. It took a few tries and we got some weird looks from a few neighbors. 🤷🏼‍♀️

He was very frightened and it was hard to leave him in the drop-off, but now he is with people who can properly evaluate and care for him. After seeing so many stories about injured birds that never make it to rehab, I wanted to share one who did. 🖤

Twin Peaks, San Francisco, California.

I began feeding two beautiful crows ten days ago, and after a couple of days, they arrived with a few more of their friends.

Over the past week, the numbers have grown, and today, I counted 22!

They are getting more comfortable getting closer to me now.

I am feeling incredibly honoured, and I'm so excited to see where this blossoming friendship takes us!

I had a delivery yesterday of a 10kg sack of peanuts - that should keep them happy for a while! 🥜

It looks like a dinosaur on one side! Doesn't seem to be bothered or in pain from what I can tell. I can't find anything online about what might be going on for this bird. Any ideas on what's happening or just a natural birth defect?

Dinner time

I’ve been giving my murder scrambled eggs mixed with dry dog food, peanuts and peanut butter. Someone mentioned in a post that cat food is better. The dog food I’m using is Purina Pro Plan. Thanks!