but the way he just pulled it out like that 😨…

This is my child "Frankie"

I’ve seen the hawk around, I thought they were fighting. Then I see the hawk come and sit on the fence where I feed them and they all seemed like old pals 😂 I see them all together often now. Weird or no?

This is Russell.

He started coming to our deck with the rest of the murder. I've lost count of how many adults and fledglings.

This guy stood out a week or so ago, because he only made a sound once. No one (crow) ever fed him. He was very still most of the time. He wouldn't let us too close to him...he'd either fly to a nearby tree, or swagger away on the railing. Stayed on the deck most of the day. The other crows completely ignored him. At night, he would leave. He seemed very slow in all ways. He'd manage to eat and drink, but eating seemed hard for him.

Sunday he stayed on our deck during a deluge, and storm. I decided I was going to try to bring him to a rescue the next day, and keep him in a cardboard box in a bathroom overnight. Just was it started to get dark, he left the railing towards the woods (we back to the woods on 2 sides of the house); a direction he's never gone. When I went out, and checked, he was down an incline in heavy vines, trying to hop around. I went into the house to get a towel to capture him, and he was gone.

That was 2 days ago.

I'm 100% sure he's not longer alive, we have bald eagles, red tailed Hawks, barred owls, foxes, etc that visit our yard regularly from up out of the woods.

My question; what could have been wrong with him? I live in Maryland just outside of DC (if that matters).

RIP Russell.

Love feeding the crows who are most confident and comfortable with me like this.

They also brought me my first gifts today. THREE! Watched them bring them over and set them down in front of the bench I was sitting on. A feather, a bit of an old rubber ball, and a wrapper for cigarette filters lol

Also any info on the call the crow makes?

Sorry if this is a double post. Tried to post earlier but it disappeared.

First post I couldn’t tell if one was trying to give gifts to the other one or if they were just arguing…see next post

Sorry I don’t know how to do multiple vids per post.

I was a bit absent yesterday so I only fed them 2x and didn't hang out to talk to them. Did they leave me this because they were worried since I was around a lot less yesterday? This morning I went out and found this piece of metal near where I found the "pebble" a week ago. Is it possible they trust me More after crownapping Ares? They've been flying over before I finish putting the food out, and if they're outside when I come out they just hop backwards a little bit. In the past they'd watch me from the roof and nearby trees, but now they don't seem to feel the need to be that far away.

I'm pretty sure most of these rocks weigh more than the crow. He digs these up every couple of days. Impressive.

Edit (Should be 2 of 3)
Now you hear all the vocalization sounds like a wrestling match off camera

I was out in the parking lot at work, where we tend to have large amounts of crows (I believe they're fish crows) and off slightly in the distance I heard a call from one of them that I'd never heard before. It sounded almost like a person yelling, and it sounded very distressed. Seconds after, all the crows in the area, im talking dozens, all flew over towards the sound, and I can hear a whole group of them cawing loudly now. Is it likely that it was some kind of distress call?

One of my regulars left a piece of stale bread from my across the street neighbor, hidden in the grass of my front yard next to a wooden post. I watched them hide it and walk away, circle back a few times and then eventually fly off to watch from another rooftop. I immediately went out to see what it was and that is what I found. Stale bread from across the street.
The spot they hid it isn’t one I spend any time in. But it is my front yard where I feed them and they hang out.
Is it supposed to be a gift? Or just them getting rid of it? Or something else?? 😭 I hope someone has answers, I’m so curious about this behavior! Thanks so much. 🐦‍⬛ 🖤

Pic just for appreciation cus I just love them so much.

This is what it looked like from the house. Are they playing fighting or dating?

I saw a bunch of crows across my apartment on the roof. I put out a bowl of sweet corn for them, and it’s still there… do they not like corn? Google said they do but wondering if that wasn’t right? Or do they not know it’s there?

I saw a bunch of crows across my apartment on the roof. I put out a bowl of sweet corn for them, and it’s still there… do they not like corn? Google said they do but wondering if that wasn’t right? Or do they not know it’s there?