I am befriending two of our local Corvus Coronoides (Perplexus), this summer. I have a bird-bath outside my office window that I refresh every day, and I leave

I am befriending two of our local Corvus Coronoides (Perplexus), this summer. I have a bird-bath outside my office window that I refresh every day, and I leave them some food - sweetcorn, a few cat biscuits, sometimes some fruit if we have any going soft. It’s a welcome distraction from work, seeing them eat, drink and sometimes play. They used to hang out in a group of 4, two adults and two juveniles, but the juveniles seem to have moved on. We put a cat toy (a ball with a bell in it) out for them a few weeks ago and watched them play with it, picking it up, dropping it and waddling after it. They are quite used to my presence now and don’t retreat far when I’m putting the food out. Afterwards I always watch from inside with the window open and talk to them, sometimes they approach and respond back. They don’t seem to mind the cat watching either (there is a fly mesh, he can’t get to them!) Very occasionally one will have a bath and today I got to see something I haven’t seen before - ‘sunbathing’ where they sit low to the ground and spread their wings and tail feathers, in the hottest part of the day, which apparently helps maintain feather condition and dislodge parasites. So far it’s quite a rewarding relationship.