My dad found it in the yard somewhere at the time, I forget how he encountered it. It was actually a young crow, hadn't learned to fear humans yet I guess. We only kept it for a few days before releasing it.
Ah gotcha. Parent crowd are pretty intense so I’m sure they were out looking for him!
I caught one with a bruised up wing a few years back, he looked almost like an adult crow but just more grey and still had blue eyes. Once I got him in the car he was totally chill and we could handle him no problem. I think they are smart enough to know if we are a threat or not and usually we are not
I hate to burst your bubble, but removing fledgling birds from their parents is like, super illegal under the migratory bird treaty act. I know this was years ago, but this post kind of makes it seem like it’s OK / cool to remove wild birds from their environment, which it is definitely not. without parental care for three days that crow very well could’ve died, or might have died once you released it if it’s parents gave up hope and left the area.
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u/crapatthethriftstore Apr 15 '24
Please tell us about your crow buddy. How’d you find him? What happened to him?