We have a year-round crow pair that raise one chick each year. My wonderful neighbor said to me, "That baby crow sure is old. It's been here for THREE years!" I guess that is conceivable but more than likely, each year we have a new baby. The behavior is the same. Once fledged, it follows the parents around relentlessly, begging for food. It is an endless CAW-ing, CAW-ing and then when the parents stuff food down its throat, the really awful gurgling/cawing combination of sounds is VERY audible.
Crows have a territory and our little slice of heaven appears to belong to this group. They are ever present. How the little birds, the BIMBY, raise their young is nothing short of amazing. The crows rob nests of eggs and baby birds. My same neighbor has taken to putting out cooked chicken for the crows in the hopes that they will not be hungry and will leave the little birds alone. I hope this works .
This image is part of my RORSCHACH series. I took the photograph and then have digitally enhanced it. This design, when repeated side to side, head to head and feet to feet, creates a really interesting pattern that I hope to turn into wrapping paper. Note the optical illusion, the glowing......
Crows have a territory and our little slice of heaven appears to belong to this group. They are ever present. How the little birds, the BIMBY, raise their young is nothing short of amazing. The crows rob nests of eggs and baby birds. My same neighbor has taken to putting out cooked chicken for the crows in the hopes that they will not be hungry and will leave the little birds alone. I hope this works .
This image is part of my RORSCHACH series. I took the photograph and then have digitally enhanced it. This design, when repeated side to side, head to head and feet to feet, creates a really interesting pattern that I hope to turn into wrapping paper. Note the optical illusion, the glowing......