A family of corvids built their nest right by my door. I’ve enjoyed seeing their nest grow, and I think the babies are now full fledglings.

Up until now, we’ve each been going out separate ways. Aside from leaving them some sticks to use, I haven’t interacted with them directly.

Today I either closed the door too hard, or they got spooked by the garbage truck passing by. A crow dive bombed me twice, hitting me the first time and whooshing by me the second time. It didn’t hurt, but I’m offended that they don’t remember me.

I know crows can hold a vendetta and remember faces. Any tips on how to get back in their good graces?

edit: I looked into giving them food, but it’s against the bylaws in my city

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bird-feeding-vancouver-bylaw

A Vancouver resident who admittedly loves feeding the crows in his neighbourhood is now facing a major fine.

According to Reddit user DubUbasswitmyheadman, they’ve been feeding birds while walking their dog.

However, they claim that feeding the wildlife irritated enough people to prompt one neighbour to contact their landlord to collect their email and phone number.

DubUbasswitmyheadman now claims they are facing a $4,000 fine for feeding wildlife.

  • Lumisal@lemmy.world
    14·
    2 hours ago

    This is going to sound witchy, but have first hand experience it works lol.

    Get a stone bowl, with a crow effigy on top in center. Ideally put it near the nest too.

    Fill it with a few berries and chopped cashews, along with shiny pennies, a colorful feather, and 2 small crystals (the cheap tumbled kind like tiger’s eye, crackle quartz, and goldstone).

    Below it have a sparkly shallow dish filled with water, and under it a narrowish glass filled with water (one is for bathing and the other for drinking).

    Everyday, at the exact same time, refill the bowl with food and a single new crystal, colorful feather, or shiny penny, but do so while holding the offering above your head. Then refill the waters if needed.

    You’ll be extremely close friends real fast.

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
      9·
      3 hours ago

      I once had a crow friend who would knock on my window if I was late coming out to give them their seeds. It was just the one crow that was bold enough to do this. Sometimes he’d do it way earlier than usual, and I am 100% confident that he wasn’t mistaken, just being a cheeky asshole and trying his luck. I miss that asshole bird.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      6 hours ago

      Get a stone bowl, with a crow effigy on top in center.

      I would be willing to bet that it works just fine without the crow effigy

      • Lumisal@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 hours ago

        It’s to help repel the other birds that aren’t crows a bit more, while the crows quickly figure out it’s not alive and a symbol for them.

        Or so I’m told. Maybe I should start a Kickstarter to help fund a double blind experiment and see what crows prefer:

        Effigy, No effigy, Effigy of a different bird

        And then set up many of these little crow shrines around and see how they do