This is my entry for the Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 58 which is hosted by @nelinoeva! The theme for this round is "Corvids (Corvidae)". You can learn more about the contest and how to enter HERE!
Back in December, at about nine in the morning I walked to my back yard to take some photos of anything that I might find interesting when a big beautiful black crow flew between my house and the neighbor's house. It happened unexpectedly and fast so I wasn't able to capture the crow with my camera. I walked as quick as I could to the front of the house hoping that the crow would decide to land on a tree nearby, which it did!
The crow flew to the very top of an Evergreen tree just up and across the street from where I live.
I was able to get a few photo of the crow before it flew off. I could also tell that the crow had something in its beak.
To me, it looked very much like the crow had a peanut in its beak.
The next morning I was out around the same time and saw, what I believe to be, the same crow fly by in the same pattern. It was again carrying something in its beak and that photo is the first photo that I used in this post. Here it is again with an edit that I did on it.
This time it landed on a Maple tree that is right next to the Evergreen it had landed on the morning before. It appears to me that on this morning the beautiful crow was carrying a dried leaf.
I decided that I would be outside the next morning to see if I could catch him (or her) again. I waited and waited but alas the crow didn't show up. The next few days we had bad weather and, sadly, I've not seen the big beautiful black crow since. These are the two trees that I photographed the crow in. I've also shown photos of both of these trees previously.
I did get another surprise not long after when some blue jays started to visit in the trees by my bird feeders. I think that this blue jay may think that I can't see him but blue jays are smart, as are most birds, and he is well aware that I'm watching him.
The blue jay is probably hoping I will give him a peanut but I learned my lesson in doing that once. It did look like it tried a safflower seed but I don't think he liked it very much as he didn't go back for another safflower seed.
I watched one pecking at some bark as well. It does make me a little sad to think that the blue jay may really be hungry so perhaps I will give in and put some peanuts in the very far end of the back yard or in the alley behind the house. They have been visiting by the bird feeders fairly regularly so I hope they aren't going after the other birds that visit. They can be very aggressive towards other birds and even people so I don't want to encourage them to hang around the bird feeders. They are a very beautiful bird though and I like to be able to photograph them when I can. Maybe throwing a few peanuts will keep them from coming in closer to the feeders. I will be sure to keep updating on the blue jay situation but in the meantime I've certainly enjoyed getting a few more photos of them! 😊
All photos and text by me @deerjay. All rights reserved.
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I love your post Dee, the crow and jay, both you captured so nicely. It seems a peanut to me, what the crow got in the beak. Here, our crows eat almost everything, even mushrooms. Sometimes they rummage the trush.
Thanks so much Neli!! Yeah I've seen them rummaging in dumpsters also. The ones that hang out at Loch Raven are fed well by people and the goodies they find in nature. They are pretty cool birds! 💖
lovely, lovely! especially the 1st few shots. extra thanx - from your post I found out this week's prompt..
Thank you very much @qwerrie!! Hope to see it!! 🙂
Wonderful shots of the crow and the blue jays, Dee. Winter is a difficult time for the wildlife.
Hope all is well and the temperatures are warming up. 💕
Thanks so much Jo!! Our Winter hasn't been too bad but it does sound like we have a lot more blue jays in the area. There are so many kinds of berries that they feed on and the ground hasn't been very frozen for a long length of time. Our weather is pretty erratic right now but I saw some flowers along a trail last week and the daffodil leaves have started popping up. Have a terrific weekend Jo!! 💕
You could set up feeders in another area, more suited to large birds? I do think that crow has a peanut!
Thank you @wrestlingdesires!! I thought about that and even looked around yesterday. I may even decide to just make something in the near future. I think it is a peanut and I wonder how long he has been flying with it..lol. 😁
lol, maybe he was taking it as a present for his mate! A large bird feeder could entice him to visit more :)
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Thanks so much @wrestlingdesires!! Yep, I know a couple of people that leave treats and even little trinkets for the crows that visit them. I'm definitely thinking of getting another bigger feeder for the far end of the yard. 😉💖
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