A family of corvids built their nest right by my door. I’ve enjoyed seeing their nest grow, and I think the babies are now full fledglings.
Up until now, we’ve each been going out separate ways. Aside from leaving them some sticks to use, I haven’t interacted with them directly.
Today I either closed the door too hard, or they got spooked by the garbage truck passing by. A crow dive bombed me twice, hitting me the first time and whooshing by me the second time. It didn’t hurt, but I’m offended that they don’t remember me.
I know crows can hold a vendetta and remember faces. Any tips on how to get back in their good graces?
edit: I looked into giving them food, but it’s against the bylaws in my city
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bird-feeding-vancouver-bylaw
A Vancouver resident who admittedly loves feeding the crows in his neighbourhood is now facing a major fine.
According to Reddit user DubUbasswitmyheadman, they’ve been feeding birds while walking their dog.
However, they claim that feeding the wildlife irritated enough people to prompt one neighbour to contact their landlord to collect their email and phone number.
DubUbasswitmyheadman now claims they are facing a $4,000 fine for feeding wildlife.
Peace offering. Try giving them bread (good one from bakery) but I’m no specialist
bread bloats the bird’s stomach, other food would be better
This is about making peace, not long term care. Bread is absolutely fine
Edit for clarification: bread is bad for birds because it fills them up with empty calories. Should you go to the park every Sunday with breadcrumbs to give to the ducks? No. Can you safely bribe a bird with an occasional yeasty treat? Absolutely.
It isn’t. Don’t give birds bread. Berries, seeds, nuts, bugs are what they eat. They don’t eat bread.
Have you ever seen a bird in an urban environment? They absolutely eat bread
Edit for clarification: bread is bad for birds because it fills them up with empty calories. Should you go to the park every Sunday with breadcrumbs to give to the ducks? No. Can you safely bribe a bird with an occasional yeasty treat? Absolutely.
By “they don’t” the person you’re replying to means “they shouldn’t”.
Search for “bread” and “birds” to find thousands of web pages explaining why bread is bad for birds and you should not feed it to them.
See my edit.
What kind of bread does a crow consider to be good? I know birds can’t taste spiciness, but that’s about it
The ones in my neighborhood prefer unsalted peanuts.
As for the city codes—while they could probably get you for it if they wanted, I think those laws are intended more for the folks who throw out a whole cup of birdseed to attract flocks of pigeons. It’s better for crows if you throw out one or two nuts at a time, discreetly so other birds don’t see.
Bread is bad for birds, don’t give them bread. Not only is it not nutritious for them, it expands and fills their stomach in a bad way. Better to do a search for “what to feed crows”, and check several sites since there is so much slop out there now, rather than ask random people here.
Spoiler: unsalted nuts and fruit
https://www.wikihow.com/Best-Food-to-Feed-Wild-Crows
There was an account on Mastodon who tried a lot of things with crow. Sadly I didn’t found it.
From memory: « his » crow liked the one with crushed nuts
Bread