Wild crow visits woman daily to play games

This is exactly how I make human friends. I hold my hand out with a peanut and stand very still.

A crow saw me eating bread outside of the grocery store and when I gave it some bread it ate, flew to the soda machine and tossed me a quarter. I gave him more food before I left and he gave me another coin. It was the funniest and cutest thing ever.

I once had a crow for nine years that had the freedom to fly free but wouldn’t leave. I don’t mind confessing that I sobbed like a child when he passed away because he had the individual character and intelligence of a much loved dog. This is a lovely friendship you have, enjoy every moment of that wonderful bond.

Love how the lady respects the crows' wildness and just let them be, only observing them and enjoying their company when they visit!

Crows are so incredibly intelligent and hilarious. They are theives but will also bring you gifts if they like you.

I had a pet crow when I was a child. I hand raised it from a small bird. It was orphaned when a storm knocked down the nest. Just one bird survived. He stayed with me just like a dog would do. Very smart bird. I lived in the country but my school was only about 1/2 mile away. I usually walked. The crow would hear the dismissal bell and fly to meet me each day. It was a very dedicated companion.

I am (by education) a behavioral biologist. I love to see this kind of respect for animals from human beings.

How blessed are you!!! I go for walk from my house to a lake about 25min away almost every day. I have befriended a Canadian Goose and her 4 chicks...when they see me they come running, I lay down my blanket, feed them by hand, hold a cup of water out and they take sips from it, and then we all sit together on my blanket ...They also allow me to pet them. It is such a GIFT! I look forward to it every morning!

My dog, years ago, befriended a crow. She would put some of her food on the window ledge every morning and the crow would come and eat it and entertain her. I have zero idea how this happened, at first, I thought a crow was trying to get in my kitchen or attack my dog, I watched them for a few days and realized they had a routine. It was amazing. After my dog passed away, the crow would still show up. So, for about a year, I would still buy things to feed the crow every morning, then the crow stopped coming. It really helped me through the loss of my best friend! They're just remarkable critters, I live in Canada and they're freaking huge birds here and all iridescent-esque black and so beautiful. I don't recommend every making a wild animal a pet, but I bet a crow would make a great pet.

I befriended a crow who later brought its mate along as well. They'd crow in the early hours or at night, and being a nightowl insomniac I'd greet them back. I'd hear them as I walked throughout the city and I'd whistle back, they'd come and find me and follow me around. They saw I was collecting feathers, so they started giving me feathers whenever I was feeding them. At first I was just happy at the gesture, amazed, then I stopt taking the ugly and dirty feathers. They ended up bringing me swan-feathers, all kinds of feathers I've never seen. They had a hatchling, they were teaching it I was a source of food. The crowling would croak in a much more distinct way as it was guided around by the parents, as they tried to show it how I gave them food and how they gave me feathers. It learned quickly, within a month it was outside my window sitting like a hunched hatchling does crowing at me for food, having brought me a ugly feather for the first time. As a depressed alcoholic at the time, and still fighting, having lost all my friends in the process it actually teared me up because it was the closest to a truly new "friend" I'd had in years. Whilst I also felt like I was helping someone learn. One morning I walk out and the young crows headless body lays outside my apartmentblocks (inner yard) door. The neighbours cat had caught it. Being too young it hadn't learned well enough to stay away from the cats, and the cats themselves had had ample time learning to chase crows from the parents that had befriended me. I didn't see the parent crows for weeks, when I finally did it was they who recognized me and angrily crowed at me for two apartmentblocks until I entered my apartment. I thought about the young crow and how he'd brought me the most beautiful of his feathers with his dead corpse that I didn't touch, how he'd never learn to bring any others. And I wept.

I got a farm earlier this year and soon after moving in, my sweet little rescue pup befriended a crow. (Actually, I’m not 100% sure if they’re “friends,” or if the crow simply trained my dog to be his noble steed…🤣) Because whenever I’m working outside, he’ll almost always come over, stand on my dog’s butt and ride around the property with him. Which I think makes my chihuahua jealous, because she does NOT like the crow. 🤣❤️

This bird has trained it’s human well

As a child, I had a crow for about 5 years. I nursed it when it fell out of the nest as a naked chick. After raising it and learning it to get it own food, I started taking it further away from home and for longer periods and left it in one of the parks nearby. In the beginning, Jan followed me home and came back inside, after a while he only came back when it got dark and in the end, he lived outside but often popped back in to say hello. It took him a year to really be independent and love in a group that I could still follow but he refused to land on my arm any longer. I was sad and happy at the same time; I lost my pet crow but he found a flock to hang out with and live a normal crow's life. Your story is touching!

When I was a child, I saved an owl that was chased by other birds. She was hiding in the chimney of my parents house. After that, the owl followed me for years, liked to cuddle and playing games. From their behaviour, owls are often described as "flying cats" 🙂

Corvids are extremely intelligent and have great memories. They also have very clear emotions and have a sense of gratitude. It's been reported that a wild crow would gift a woman that fed it. It brought her every shiny, interesting thing it found as tribute and payment. Incredible but true!💗

During a recent drought in California, a scrub jay landed on my backyard fence while I was watering my garden and stared at me. I got the message and ever since that day I have maintained a water bowl for the birds. They come for a drink and/or bath every day, all day. I enjoy watching them. It’s a win win! You have done wonders figuring out games for these crows. Much fun for you both!

Awwww. You are EXTREMELY lucky to befriend a crow. They are so intelligent and like cats, it's an honor when one chooses to trust you.

That was fascinating!! Yes, crows are extremely intelligent, but your observations of them are also extremely smart and articulate, which made this video even more interesting. Thank you. It was amazing.

This lady is a real life Disney princess

Fantastic insight into their intelligence. Thanks for sharing