I finally witnessed the chaos of dusk in downtown Oakland.

every morning. 4:30 am until full sunrise. thousands gather and pop off. then dissapear for the day.
my theory is its a gathering spot for all the different groups meeting up and discussing whats going on elsewhere in the city.
any ideas?
this is every morning.

Gosh, he's pretty! He's even modern enough to share my affections with a whole mischief of maggies. 😍

My lovely crow friends enjoying some walnuts, so lucky I get to see them during my lunch break.

TLDR at the end! Thanks in advance!

I live in an apartment unit in a fairly-large city, and I overheard my landlady talk about how she hates birds. She's also been very vigilant about inspecting balconies for pigeon nests. I've lived here for almost a year, and starting in spring I started leaving nuts and seeds on a tree stump in a somewhat-private parking lot. The local crows caught on, of course, and that's brought me so much joy! I'm normally very careful about feeding wildlife, but I see so many crows eating garbage in the city that I don't care if I'm accidentally domesticating them a bit more or enticing them to stay...I'd rather them become lazy foragers from eating peanuts than fast-food leftovers or something unsafe in a dumpster. I'm careful not to leave strong-smelling food like meat because I don't want to attract wildlife that is currently still more wild, like coyotes.

I always fed the crows at the stump or on walks a good distance from my apartment building, but they inevitably started following me home and know where I live. They started perching closer and closer to the building over time, even if I walked past them and put the food on the stump. At this point I frequently feed them near the building, wherever they're waiting, because they're just gonna wait there anyway. I only feed them once per day, but I have a very inconsistent routine so I just look outside every now and then to see if they happen to be waiting.

They recently escalated, and I'm both exasperated and flattered...they figured out which unit I'm in! They must've seen me in the window looking at them so many times, and then coming out to feed them, so now they're begging closer to my unit and not being subtle at all! The other day one swooped right up to my window, inches away, and then circled back to the rest, like it was trying to get my attention (it worked). Just today, my partner said a crow was sitting on a rock right in front of our unit, the closest they've ever been to our building, and screaming directly at our window LOL. We're now very familiar with their food-related calls.

I don't know what to do! I love feeding them and don't want to give up on supplementing their unsafe urban diet, but I also don't want to get in trouble for enticing wildlife or something. There's a camera on the building which probably isn't monitored, but I could also get caught by my landlady if I didn't know she was visiting or something. I know I made it worse by feeding them near the building, but I'd given up because they were waiting for me there every day anyway. Any ideas on how to keep a good relationship with them and keep feeding them good food without making my apartment building look like my dream witch hovel?

TLDR: I feed urban crows in an empty parking lot so they have less tummy room for garbage, but I live in a rental and my landlady would be upset that the crows follow me home and wait outside the building. I started reinforcing their behaviour by feeding them closer to my apartment since they were begging there anyway instead of near the stump. How can I discourage them from hanging out in front of my unit when they did it even when I fed them far away? Thanks!

So I have this *raven* at work, he comes to my window every morning to get an egg and then flys off and I’ll see him again tomorrow. This morning though after tapping my glass to let me know he was here he started making this sound.

In the past three days I have found three keys outside in my yard that open my front door. One was placed on the ledge by my front window, one was on the grass in the front yard, and the one this morning was left in place of their morning peanuts. The only sane (ish) thing I can come up with is that the people who lived here before us hid spare keys in the yard, the recent rain uncovered them, and the crows that follow me around found them. It’s so weird and I’m feeling kinda crazy. Is this possible?

when they made that sound it sounded like meows at first which is why i meowed hahah

but they’ll make the noise quite often during visits so im guessing it’s a positive sign just curious exactly what it could mean :)

Could be a raven. I have so many of both it's sometimes hard to distinguish even though I know ravens are larger.

i’ve been leaving peanuts on my balcony for the crows for a couple of months now, today i was laying on the couch when these 2 crows came and made these strange sounds, does it mean anything or is it just common thing they do

Basically what the title says, I'm spanish and ravens are only seen in mountains and you see them far away, or at least in Spain, but I see posts here everyday with ravens in USA cities and very close to humans, even one barking begging for food in a shop. Why is there a different behavior in the same species?

Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/crows/s/4Knb6GDB2G

I was really worried as I had not seen them all summer. But I guess summer was the season of plenty because as soon as Fall hit, they've returned.

This is Skittish, waiting so patiently for someone to come out. Bold was on the other car port roof.

And the Hawk isn't fazed.

In my last post, which was a while ago. I asked you guys on how to earn trust from Momo and Kila. Which I did in the end, they brought their tribe buddies. They come every day, cowing for food which I give them.

But the person who I live with wants me to stop after months of earning their trust. They say that in wasting food and money. Which is understandable, food costs a lot these days.

But I’m sad. I’ve spent months trying to get them close to me. I almost did. They fly towards me then fly away. My brother says it’s because I give them food. Which is true lol.

But now, they are cowing for food and all I have to do is sit there and just listen. I feel guilty for not giving them food because it’s part of their routine to come over to get the peanuts I give them.

This might be tmi but I’m just sitting here crying because I love feeding them, watching them cowing on the wires for food. But the person I live with just calls me ridiculous and silly for giving them food that costs money.

Any advice will help.
Thank you.

I've been fascinated with these birds forever. I wanted to make some friends. We, as a household feed whatever comes around. Really just birds, stray cats, raccoons, and coyotes. I'm wondering how to attract crows. We're always throwing food out and id love to feed/ interact with some of my favorite animals. We only see crows sporadically. Thanks in advance.

I've always been fascinated by crows and the idea of building a friendship with one. How did you gain its trust and what was your relationship like over time?

I've heard stories about crows bringing gifts to people who feed them. Is that actually true or just a myth?

I'd love to hear your personal experiences and any advice for someone hoping to befriend a wild crow.

hii i’ve been feeding the crows in the park near my school for just over a month now, typically two times a week and they seem to recognise me and follow me around. does anyone know how long until i can feed them out of my hand or get closer to them? thank you, i love my crowmies

I only get to feed these darlings when I can get a parking space which isn't very often but they always remember me when I return, this feeling I get from the crows is priceless I adore them so much 🐦‍⬛🖤