We’ve picked up a third crow in our outdoor pen, but the one biggie still acts like a little one.

I couldn’t get it to make the baby begging dance while I had my phone out, but it will open its mouth and flap rapidly and beg me for snacks still.

These are the closest pics I could get. It was still talking to me and took some veggies and a mouse from me while I was there.

Crows are a lot of fun!

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        These guys are much quieter than they are capable of being, and I appreciate that immensely since their pen takes a good while to clean.

        Our indoor bird area is in the basement, and with the concrete walls, those catbirds and cowbirds are so dang loud in addition to whoever else may be down there. Bird room is loud and hectic, and while I love the birdies, the environment makes it next to impossible for me to enjoy for very long.

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        It was the cutest thing when I discovered it still begged! Now I can always pick this one out.

        On occasion one of my bluejays will sit in the tree and do the Feed Me dance and squawks if it thinks it requires a peanut.

        They are smart birds, these corvids, trying to take advantage of our emotions for a quick snack. 😁

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            At least partly!

            This one is probably the one we fed by hand inside from when it was little, so it’s more used to us. The others are a bit more skittish.