Day 17: Crow Feeding!

I didn't see any crows this morning when I went to leave food out, but I did carry peanuts with me on campus today, and I actually got to feed a crow this time! It's funny because yesterday when I saw a crow on campus and left some peanuts in the area, I wasn't really acknowledged by them in any way. Today, however, I encountered a crow a block or two from my house and immediately noticed that I was of interest to them. I threw a peanut down, and after a couple minutes I had two crows sitting on telephone wires near me waiting to swoop down for the peanut I threw into the street. It took a minute or two, but finally one of them came down and grabbed the peanut and took it to a safe place nearby to eat. After a little, the crow came back for more, and the other one had already gone off with the other peanut I left out for it. I ended up standing in the street feeding these two crows for about 20 minutes! I think, since this was right near my house, these crows recognized me from leaving food out for them all this time. Compared to the crow I saw at the library the day before, these crows were very interested in my presence and very quick to realize I had food with me. I was very glad I got to interact with them in this kind of way, and I think this could be the beginning of an exciting relationship with the local crows! 


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