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We have a family of Crows who comes every morning, calls my wife, who gives them some treats and then go about their day. Sometimes they return at noon for lunc
by harel 5y ago
We have a family of Crows who comes every morning, calls my wife, who gives them some treats and then go about their day. Sometimes they return at noon for lunch. We started leaving them puzzles to get to their food but they solved these pretty quickly. We now need to up our game. Originally it was just a couple. At some point only one came, which meant the other was watching their egg/offspring. Sure enough some time later kiddo joined them. Amazing bird.
- jallbrit 5y agoFascinating. Care to share any puzzles?
- harel 5y agoI think they were meant for dogs originally. One is a round plate with small white 'bone' cases concealing treats underneath. They need to remove the small bones to get to the treats with two difficulty settings - they cracked that in a seconds, but still seem to enjoy 'playing the game'. Another is a transparent tube, with plate like stoppers in different locations. Each stopper can be pulled out with a string, causing the treats on top to drop to the next compartment. When they reach the bottom (3 different 'plates') the crow gets his food. That also seemed just too easy for them. We're now looking for more elaborate games to play with them. Despite all the obvious communication from them, and them being part of our daily life, they are still scared animals and will not get to a arm's length distance. Still, we get what they give, and love them for it. Beautiful entities they are.