Don't be scared. When they're gone, new crows will be taking over and you'll befriend them too. Probably easier than the first time since you're already a known entity in the community. You'll get to see new personalities, new wonders and the cycle will continue. Regardless, Kräri and Kruu will probably stick around for many years still.
Someone who watched me on my balcony with my crows said: "These are the most distrustful ones of all animals." I guess that is at least close to the truth. They are insanely skittish. 🖤
It takes years sometimes to gain the trust of crows. The most important part is to be consistent in your own behavior so that you will never surprise them. Placing food closer and closer to yourself without looking at them like you do is the best way to gain trust.
During our getting to know phase I put better food (cashews) closer to me. So noone has to stay hungry, they just have to be brave if they want the better food. And they so much want the better food... 😆
I found your channel when I started feeding hooded crows in my local park and wanted to know more about them. Your vids were a great help for understanding their behavior! Now, two years later I can proudly say that I befriended them, they recognise me and fly over when I enter the park. Also two of them take food from my hand now and I couldn't be happier! I wish you and your feathered friends all the best!
Liebe Alex, vielen lieben Dank dass du eure schöne Geschichte mit uns geteilt hast. Deine Videos & deine Liebe zu den Krähen berühren mich immer sehr & deine letzten zwei Sätze gingen direkt ins Herz. Diese Verbindung ist einfach so besonders zu diesen Tieren. Als ich vor anderthalb Jahren umgezogen bin, musste ich meine Krähen zurücklassen, was mir weh getan hat & ich denke sehr oft a die beiden…
Your videos (as well as the many other crow videos on TH-cam) have inspired me to be more interactive with the crows in my community. How old was Krari when you first started your relationship?
The jackdaw (here in your video) is a very gregarious and intelligent bird, unfortunately in the British countryside the farmers are angry after they have sown a field of corn and it starts to grow, they resort to shooting the poor thing and hanging their bodies up on some branch of a tree to ward off other crows. It's rare to come across someone like yourself with a deep fondness for this species!
Thank you for sharing!!! To go from not being able to look at them through a window to where you are now is really beautiful. Mine are showing great improvement and it has only just been a year. Sometimes I feel like my crows and I are on the same wavelengths with understanding each other like telepathy and sometimes I feel like we are bewildered by each other. We are always doing our best to learn and grow trust. I may need to fish through your videos, but I would love to see a compilation of crow body language and what you learned.
The friends we make in life sometimes last forever and some only for a while but all friendships leave their mark on us and shape us into the person we are today . Dogs cats and birds I have had them all as friends and miss every one of them now that they are gone but I'm grateful to have had them as my friend and ill never forget them . 😊
Lovely, amazing to see their relationship with you... love the baby crow noises especially.... Mine are nesting now in the UK, today they were all flying around in the day, I could hear the adults were driving away the youngsters, I could hear them cawing a lot, then when I went out to feed them there were none there.... Yesterday even I was told off for going too near one of the females nests, she is sitting still and silently now. The male even came and buzzed me squawking at me for going too near.. The other nest, I tried to photograph it, but they all flew off, I wasn't even allowed to point my camera at them.. So now I will have to leave them all alone and hope for the best for last years youngsters to find new mates and territories and give them all space now the females are nesting and look forwards to the new generation and welcome them when they appear next month....
Personally have sped up how comfortable the birds in my area are to me, by changing the shape I appear to them. If I am just in a t-shirt or jumper as an example they are all very sceptical, but if I wear a hat, or hood over my head I don’t have the common human head and shoulders shape they are far more comfortable around me. I leave bird food by my open window and they will commonly come through the windows and sit eating the seeds within a few ft of me if I have my hood up. But if I’m not wearing a hat or hoodie they commonly will not even come in for the food.
Danke das Du diese wundervolle Geschichte mit uns teilst🙏 Auch ich habe hier wo ich wohne eine wundervolle Freundschaft zu Krähen aufbauen können.❤ Ich liebe diese kleinen Freunde sehr und es bricht mir das Herz zu wissen, das ich sie bald verlassen muss. Denn ein Umzug steht an und dann werde ich sie wohl nicht wieder sehen.😢 Aber in meinem Herzen bleiben diese tollen Vögel und die schönen Erinnerungen nehme ich mit.😊
Fantastic video! What a perfect summary of the channel -- is this going to be your trailer? I understand how bittersweet it is to have a relationship with wild animals (or any animals, really). When, alas, the crows come no more, we will still be here for you. Thank you for sharing!
any advice? i'm trying to get in touch with my crow family since this winter. they always loved my walnuts and didn't took something else yet. now since spring is coming, they don't even want my walnuts anymore as well, at least it needs time until they take them. i guess, they have a better food situation generally, so they don't hesitate with the walnuts. what do you think?
Wunderschön! Zu uns kommen zwei Saatkrähen. Die bekommen jeden Morgen zwei Zwerghuhneier. Wenn ich mich verspätet habe, kam es schon vor, dass sie "zufällig" am Küchenfenster vorbeifliegen und rufen. Oder sie sitzen im Baum und schauen auf das Schlafzimmerfenster. Sie mögen Musik. Flöte oder Handpan lockt sie an. Dann fliegen sie in unseren Walnussbaum und hören eine Weile zu. So zutraulich wie deine beiden sind sie nicht. Aber schön ist es auch mit unseren beiden!
How could you tell which one was male and which one was female? I used to have a young crow "adopted" when it just landed on my shoulder after it was stuck on the bottom of a tree and I think it was male. But I am not sure. It was bigger than another crow that I saw and I googled and found out that apparently male crows are bigger. I still have pictures so if there are other visual indicators I would appreciate a lot if you could help me out. I want the name to be fitting, even tho it is a wild one now and I moved far away
I can tell the gender from the vocalisations and during nesting season you don't see the female for a few weeks. The male is bigger and has a bigger beak too here.
I’ve always wanted to befriend crows. However, I don’t have any that come around my house. I live in the country and there are a lot of wicker hawks in our area, which might explain why there are no crows.
I have a question maybe someone can answer… I’m one year into feeding crows and they are breeding and the babies are coming… They are being very weird with me like protective or something as if they don’t know me and I have not been through this season yet. is this normal?
Don't be scared. When they're gone, new crows will be taking over and you'll befriend them too. Probably easier than the first time since you're already a known entity in the community. You'll get to see new personalities, new wonders and the cycle will continue. Regardless, Kräri and Kruu will probably stick around for many years still.
That is nice of you to say :-)
It has been enriching watching your growing friendship with these rascals.
I didn't realize that it took that many years to gain their trust.
Someone who watched me on my balcony with my crows said: "These are the most distrustful ones of all animals." I guess that is at least close to the truth. They are insanely skittish. 🖤
It takes years sometimes to gain the trust of crows. The most important part is to be consistent in your own behavior so that you will never surprise them. Placing food closer and closer to yourself without looking at them like you do is the best way to gain trust.
You are a wonderful person 😀🌸. And your channel is amazing, I always look forwards to your videos 🥰🪶💚
Thank you :-)
During our getting to know phase I put better food (cashews) closer to me. So noone has to stay hungry, they just have to be brave if they want the better food. And they so much want the better food... 😆
I found your channel when I started feeding hooded crows in my local park and wanted to know more about them. Your vids were a great help for understanding their behavior! Now, two years later I can proudly say that I befriended them, they recognise me and fly over when I enter the park. Also two of them take food from my hand now and I couldn't be happier! I wish you and your feathered friends all the best!
That is great, I am so happy to hear that!
I love your connection to these very intelligent creatures and how connected you are, you're a wonderful person!
❤️ watching this. So very relaxing
Thank you Alexandra for sharing your love and passion of crows with us all.
Vielen Dank! 👍💪✌
Liebe Alex, vielen lieben Dank dass du eure schöne Geschichte mit uns geteilt hast. Deine Videos & deine Liebe zu den Krähen berühren mich immer sehr & deine letzten zwei Sätze gingen direkt ins Herz. Diese Verbindung ist einfach so besonders zu diesen Tieren. Als ich vor anderthalb Jahren umgezogen bin, musste ich meine Krähen zurücklassen, was mir weh getan hat & ich denke sehr oft a die beiden…
Ganz lieben Dank! Ich kann gut verstehen dass du oft an sie denkst, es sind ja echte Beziehungen die wir da mit den Tieren aufbauen.
Your videos (as well as the many other crow videos on TH-cam) have inspired me to be more interactive with the crows in my community. How old was Krari when you first started your relationship?
I do not know his age.
lovely
Ove too see your crows video. 😘I got a lot of crows video too. I got lot of crows friend 🌲🌳
Why do you think they could ever leave a place like yours? They have everything they can dream of!
They cought be unable to defend their territory and be driven out. Also they could get old and die.
Eine wunderschöne Freundschaft! ❤
☝👍❤
i also have a crow who changed my life 😍😇
They do that 😊
1:30 the crow couple: "the new neighbors are weird"
The jackdaw (here in your video) is a very gregarious and intelligent bird, unfortunately in the British countryside the farmers are angry after they have sown a field of corn and it starts to grow, they resort to shooting the poor thing and hanging their bodies up on some branch of a tree to ward off other crows. It's rare to come across someone like yourself with a deep fondness for this species!
Hi, the bird in this video is a hooded crow. Unfortunately many people still have a negative view of these inteligent and social birds.
Mach weiter so!!!@@KrariTheCrow
Hiiii great video I love crows so much
Thank you for sharing!!! To go from not being able to look at them through a window to where you are now is really beautiful. Mine are showing great improvement and it has only just been a year. Sometimes I feel like my crows and I are on the same wavelengths with understanding each other like telepathy and sometimes I feel like we are bewildered by each other. We are always doing our best to learn and grow trust.
I may need to fish through your videos, but I would love to see a compilation of crow body language and what you learned.
I made two videos about body language:
th-cam.com/video/Kpl41gGgmDg/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/c55zj1Ytjus/w-d-xo.html
@@KrariTheCrow wonderful, thank you!!
[-----These sparrows are a bit more bold....Wild as your crows yet if you can see not to vain too pose for a selfie with me!
The friends we make in life sometimes last forever and some only for a while but all friendships leave their mark on us and shape us into the person we are today . Dogs cats and birds I have had them all as friends and miss every one of them now that they are gone but I'm grateful to have had them as my friend and ill never forget them . 😊
Lovely, amazing to see their relationship with you... love the baby crow noises especially....
Mine are nesting now in the UK, today they were all flying around in the day, I could hear the adults were driving away the youngsters, I could hear them cawing a lot, then when I went out to feed them there were none there....
Yesterday even I was told off for going too near one of the females nests, she is sitting still and silently now. The male even came and buzzed me squawking at me for going too near..
The other nest, I tried to photograph it, but they all flew off, I wasn't even allowed to point my camera at them..
So now I will have to leave them all alone and hope for the best for last years youngsters to find new mates and territories and give them all space now the females are nesting and look forwards to the new generation and welcome them when they appear next month....
😍😍Love it!🤗🥰❤️❤️❤️
I have had mine now for 5 years. I'm with you, the day they don't show up ever again will be very sad for me. They are my companions.
Schönes Video! :)
Vielen Dank!
Personally have sped up how comfortable the birds in my area are to me, by changing the shape I appear to them.
If I am just in a t-shirt or jumper as an example they are all very sceptical, but if I wear a hat, or hood over my head I don’t have the common human head and shoulders shape they are far more comfortable around me.
I leave bird food by my open window and they will commonly come through the windows and sit eating the seeds within a few ft of me if I have my hood up. But if I’m not wearing a hat or hoodie they commonly will not even come in for the food.
Danke das Du diese wundervolle Geschichte mit uns teilst🙏 Auch ich habe hier wo ich wohne eine wundervolle Freundschaft zu Krähen aufbauen können.❤ Ich liebe diese kleinen Freunde sehr und es bricht mir das Herz zu wissen, das ich sie bald verlassen muss. Denn ein Umzug steht an und dann werde ich sie wohl nicht wieder sehen.😢 Aber in meinem Herzen bleiben diese tollen Vögel und die schönen Erinnerungen nehme ich mit.😊
Das tut mir leid, ich kann mi gut vorstellen wie schwer das ist ❤.
Fantastic video! What a perfect summary of the channel -- is this going to be your trailer? I understand how bittersweet it is to have a relationship with wild animals (or any animals, really). When, alas, the crows come no more, we will still be here for you. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your kind words ❤ .
And yes I made this video as a trailer for this channel :-)
any advice? i'm trying to get in touch with my crow family since this winter. they always loved my walnuts and didn't took something else yet. now since spring is coming, they don't even want my walnuts anymore as well, at least it needs time until they take them. i guess, they have a better food situation generally, so they don't hesitate with the walnuts. what do you think?
They need different food in spring, try meat or cat food.
@@KrariTheCrow What is your opinion on/experience with giving eggs?
@@joostvhts they like eggs, egg shells too.
So far mine have never turned down peanuts and cat kibble! I get raw feed peanuts, meant for chicken. Its cheap in large quantities, unroasted.
Wunderschön!
Zu uns kommen zwei Saatkrähen. Die bekommen jeden Morgen zwei Zwerghuhneier. Wenn ich mich verspätet habe, kam es schon vor, dass sie "zufällig" am Küchenfenster vorbeifliegen und rufen.
Oder sie sitzen im Baum und schauen auf das Schlafzimmerfenster.
Sie mögen Musik. Flöte oder Handpan lockt sie an. Dann fliegen sie in unseren Walnussbaum und hören eine Weile zu.
So zutraulich wie deine beiden sind sie nicht.
Aber schön ist es auch mit unseren beiden!
Sehr schön!
How could you tell which one was male and which one was female? I used to have a young crow "adopted" when it just landed on my shoulder after it was stuck on the bottom of a tree and I think it was male. But I am not sure. It was bigger than another crow that I saw and I googled and found out that apparently male crows are bigger. I still have pictures so if there are other visual indicators I would appreciate a lot if you could help me out. I want the name to be fitting, even tho it is a wild one now and I moved far away
I can tell the gender from the vocalisations and during nesting season you don't see the female for a few weeks. The male is bigger and has a bigger beak too here.
🖤🖤🖤💜💙💙💥💥💥💥💥
Ty for share
Süüüüüß❤
Die Krähe auch^^
I’ve always wanted to befriend crows. However, I don’t have any that come around my house. I live in the country and there are a lot of wicker hawks in our area, which might explain why there are no crows.
Greetz from Sylt
amazing!
Hiii to you and your crows 😊
Hi :-)
@@KrariTheCrow how are u
💛
❤ wunderschön
hi krari!!!
(my once in a while attendance😁)
Hi
@@KrariTheCrow
how old is krari??
wild crows have short life.. (unlike parrots)
Wie cool ☺️
👍👏
I have a question maybe someone can answer… I’m one year into feeding crows and they are breeding and the babies are coming… They are being very weird with me like protective or something as if they don’t know me and I have not been through this season yet. is this normal?
Yes that is normal it happens every year here too. They are extra careful when they have young fledglings.