So, since saving a crow fledgling last year, a male-female couple have been following me and my car at work. They perch on my Lexus and they "click-clack" and "bob" when I call to them or offer peanuts (cashews lately😂). They have been cautious but sociable. I call the female "Nevermore." She's been vocalizing more and more! I say "hello" and she says "hel...hel...hel..." Amazing birds! They seem to watch and study my actions more often. What a thrill 🤗💓
I wouldn't have thought a woodpecker would eat a nugget. Suppose it's all protein to them. As for the courtship display, I think this is more of a general bonding behavior than one specifically for mates. Corvids love to repeat the movements and sounds they hear, especially when they like the bird doing it.
I am not sure about the answer. Crows certainly make these noises to their mate but I would be surprised if it was limited to them. Imagining talking only to your mate but never to your children or friends. After all, these birds are extremely social. Maybe there are certain mate-only sounds but I would not be able to identify those.
i think it's likely that the two crows already have a very close bond, rather than being in the courtship stage. mostly because neither is chasing the other away from the food. corvids tend to have a strict pecking order within a murder, so choosing to share food implies a very close bond. the bowing and clicking usually indicates that they are really excited about something they just found (so they must really love the look of the nuggets!). the one crow caws because he is most likely flockcalling his murder to tell them about the food. the normal bowing when done towards each other is a sign of respect/friendship in the corvid world. they are probably mates, but they could be siblings or friends. great video!! :)
btw i'm not a crow scientist or anything, this is just from watching the ones in my area and my own research on their weird behaviour haha. if i'm wrong about anything let me know
also on a closer watch, it appears you can see a bit of the pecking order playing out in the video which is interesting. right when they find the nuggets, one crow clearly walks in front of them and somewhat blocks the other from standing near them. then, the same crow picks his nuggets first, while the other waits and watches, only grabbing any once the other crow has left. again, since neither tries to chase the other away from the food, and they are searching for food/hanging out together, i still think these crows have a close bond
I am not a crow scientist but I have been learning so much recently by seeing and hearing what they do close up. It a benefit to making crow videos @@yarrow1064
So, since saving a crow fledgling last year, a male-female couple have been following me and my car at work. They perch on my Lexus and they "click-clack" and "bob" when I call to them or offer peanuts (cashews lately😂). They have been cautious but sociable. I call the female "Nevermore." She's been vocalizing more and more! I say "hello" and she says "hel...hel...hel..." Amazing birds! They seem to watch and study my actions more often. What a thrill 🤗💓
I wouldn't have thought a woodpecker would eat a nugget. Suppose it's all protein to them. As for the courtship display, I think this is more of a general bonding behavior than one specifically for mates. Corvids love to repeat the movements and sounds they hear, especially when they like the bird doing it.
I was really surprised when that red-bellied woodpecker flew away with the homemade chicken nugget.
I love the confused woodpecker at the beginning XD
Every adult crow I saw yesterday was carrying branches in its mouth. Blue eyed babies are a month away.
I love your channel! Seeing these beautiful crow people is pure serotonin for me 😍
Same!!
I am not sure about the answer. Crows certainly make these noises to their mate but I would be surprised if it was limited to them. Imagining talking only to your mate but never to your children or friends. After all, these birds are extremely social. Maybe there are certain mate-only sounds but I would not be able to identify those.
I was the synchronized bowing that stood out to me. It might have been a coincidence though.
i think it's likely that the two crows already have a very close bond, rather than being in the courtship stage. mostly because neither is chasing the other away from the food. corvids tend to have a strict pecking order within a murder, so choosing to share food implies a very close bond. the bowing and clicking usually indicates that they are really excited about something they just found (so they must really love the look of the nuggets!). the one crow caws because he is most likely flockcalling his murder to tell them about the food. the normal bowing when done towards each other is a sign of respect/friendship in the corvid world. they are probably mates, but they could be siblings or friends.
great video!! :)
btw i'm not a crow scientist or anything, this is just from watching the ones in my area and my own research on their weird behaviour haha. if i'm wrong about anything let me know
also on a closer watch, it appears you can see a bit of the pecking order playing out in the video which is interesting. right when they find the nuggets, one crow clearly walks in front of them and somewhat blocks the other from standing near them. then, the same crow picks his nuggets first, while the other waits and watches, only grabbing any once the other crow has left.
again, since neither tries to chase the other away from the food, and they are searching for food/hanging out together, i still think these crows have a close bond
I think you are right and that the most likely explanation is they are already bonded and just showing respect to each other.
I am not a crow scientist but I have been learning so much recently by seeing and hearing what they do close up. It a benefit to making crow videos @@yarrow1064
I am very curious about their pecking order and reliably identifying individual crows. Its seems different crows come now than a week ago @@yarrow1064
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