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I've seen pigeons eating corpses carcasses of other birds. Those winged rats (I don't like pigeons) will eat anything. As for crows, I live in a country where
by HenryBemis 2y ago
I've seen pigeons eating corpses carcasses of other birds. Those winged rats (I don't like pigeons) will eat anything.
As for crows, I live in a country where sometime it snows, and I make sure that when it is very cold (snow, ice, or generally below 5 C)I feed the (3) crows of my building. Every time I am outside, walking, they are always looking after me. Flying near me, standing and looking at me, nodding at me. And I always speak to them when they come close, with calm voice (phrases like "I'm friend, you are good, thank you", etc.).
I want to find a way to 'monetize' on this relationship and teach them how to bring me shiny things (I keep thinking but never actually googling on how other people have done this).
- wizzwizz4 2y agoI've thought about teaching them this, but ultimately I decided against. While they may find unclaimed loose change for you, they could just as easily figure out a scheme to distract and rob some poor beggar or busker, and you wouldn't ever know. There's probably some kind of crow-to-crow "these are friends, these are enemies" abstract communication, but I don't think you'd have much luck communicating the concept "to me, humans are friends, so don't rob them on my behalf" across the species barrier.
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- spudlyo 2y agoThe prize is the crow's reciprocal gratitude, not the actual object. I just find it cool that they like me.
- pcthrowaway 2y agoBuy a vending machine that dispenses crow snacks when money is put in. Place the vending machine outside Teach them that putting money in the vending machine dispenses crow snacks. Practice placing dollar bills and other bits of paper around your property til they get the hang of it and figure out what works for the vending machine. ... profit?