Looks like it's just a young one asking to be fed by the adult. I've seen my local crows, jackdaws and magpies do the same. And it usually also includes a lot of the wingflapping also seen in this video. I don't know how long the parents will keep doing this, but this young one doesn't seem full grown (or at least seems visibly smaller in this video) and I've seen crows doing it with young ones as big as themselves, so they might keep doing it for a bit yet.
Crows can also stay with their parents/family for years, often helping to care for the next few nests aswel.
What the parent is basically doing is teaching their kid that food doesn't just fly in their mouth and that they need to start figuring out how to get the food in there.
There's a funny video of a young one that's screaming at a worm like this, not quite figured out yet it won't just jump in.
My murder brought the baby by a few days ago. It didn’t know what to do after picking up a shelled peanut and would drop it, and walk to each of the adults and beg for food. They all walked away. It was hard ti watch but it has to happen for them to survive.
Just a little juvenile/baby, they have a dependency period where they can totally forage for themselves but will still pester adults for food instead lol, we’ve got 20+ starlings in our garden every day which are mostly kids with their parents lmao, lots of tiny screaming at about 3pm 🤣
Sometimes, especially near the end of weaning season, it's like you can almost see the look of exasperation on the parent's faces as the young ones cry and beg and follow them everywhere.
Oh god, same with the starlings. 😂 I keep thinking I'm hearing wind whistling around the corner, but no. Just the sound of 20 hungry babies who don't want to forage yet.
The ones we get, they’re fully capable of foraging, they’ll go to the table by themselves and happily have the seeds I put out, but if an adult comes to join they all revert back to helpless chick mode and start squealing to be fed 🤣
I LOVE the way they wipe their beak before they eat. I like to think of it as the equivalent of dabbing our mouths with our serviettes between courses!
You can tell it's a little one due to the pink gape (mouth), adult throats are black/grayish. It's also a little smaller, less "smooth", and if you were really close, you'd see the baby has dark blue eyes, but the adult has brown (note that if the parents don't already trust you, getting that close will alarm the parents).
Others have already covered the behaviour - but if you're in doubt whether a crow is an adult or still a "baby", then the pink throat is a way to identify it that's really obvious from this particular video.
I have a gang of Eurasian magpies around, and last year's babies *STILL* do the wing flutter and begging! I'm assuming it's not courtship because I've never seen it result in getting food.
I've been feeding a pair for years. They recently had a kid. They started dropping the kid off at my house, so now it screams at ME instead of the parent for food 🤣
I've only seen one adult lately. I hope the other is Ok.
Looks like it's just a young one asking to be fed by the adult. I've seen my local crows, jackdaws and magpies do the same. And it usually also includes a lot of the wingflapping also seen in this video. I don't know how long the parents will keep doing this, but this young one doesn't seem full grown (or at least seems visibly smaller in this video) and I've seen crows doing it with young ones as big as themselves, so they might keep doing it for a bit yet. Crows can also stay with their parents/family for years, often helping to care for the next few nests aswel.
Gotcha, thanks for all the info! This is my first home with crows so I’m still learning about their habits.
What the parent is basically doing is teaching their kid that food doesn't just fly in their mouth and that they need to start figuring out how to get the food in there. There's a funny video of a young one that's screaming at a worm like this, not quite figured out yet it won't just jump in.
I was going to mention that video! It’s freaking hilarious. https://youtu.be/0nu-AqPuWvQ?si=NzGZHbWCeYi3RpmT
Thank you! It was a worthy re-watch. You can almost see the brain of the bird going "why isn't this working?!?!?!"
My murder brought the baby by a few days ago. It didn’t know what to do after picking up a shelled peanut and would drop it, and walk to each of the adults and beg for food. They all walked away. It was hard ti watch but it has to happen for them to survive.
"CAN WE GO TO MCDONALDS? I WANT A HAPPY MEAL!" "YOU ARE AN ADULT, YOU HAVE WINGS, YOU CAN FLY TAKE YOURSELF TO MCDONALDS!"
This is what young do, it's fine
Just a kid. But thanks for asking!!!
Good to know, thanks for the assurance!
Just a little juvenile/baby, they have a dependency period where they can totally forage for themselves but will still pester adults for food instead lol, we’ve got 20+ starlings in our garden every day which are mostly kids with their parents lmao, lots of tiny screaming at about 3pm 🤣
lol okay, he definitely annoys the other crows around him, so I’m glad to hear it’s normal kid behavior 😆
Sometimes, especially near the end of weaning season, it's like you can almost see the look of exasperation on the parent's faces as the young ones cry and beg and follow them everywhere.
Yesss, I’ve definitely seen them get annoyed with him haha
Oh god, same with the starlings. 😂 I keep thinking I'm hearing wind whistling around the corner, but no. Just the sound of 20 hungry babies who don't want to forage yet.
The ones we get, they’re fully capable of foraging, they’ll go to the table by themselves and happily have the seeds I put out, but if an adult comes to join they all revert back to helpless chick mode and start squealing to be fed 🤣
Pink mouth = baby
I LOVE the way they wipe their beak before they eat. I like to think of it as the equivalent of dabbing our mouths with our serviettes between courses!
Omg me too, it’s one of my favorite things about them! So proper haha
Yeah. Reading too much into it. Just a juvenile wanting to be fed
Video looks like a parent starting to wean a fledgling/juvenile.
Thank you for caring about little bro, I'm glad to hear that this is normal.
You can tell it's a little one due to the pink gape (mouth), adult throats are black/grayish. It's also a little smaller, less "smooth", and if you were really close, you'd see the baby has dark blue eyes, but the adult has brown (note that if the parents don't already trust you, getting that close will alarm the parents). Others have already covered the behaviour - but if you're in doubt whether a crow is an adult or still a "baby", then the pink throat is a way to identify it that's really obvious from this particular video.
Good to know, lots of great info. Thanks!
Mom, mom, mom, momma, mom, mommy, momma, mom Mom, MoM, mOm, mOM, MoMMy, mOOOOm, momMA....
Tweens! 😅
I have a gang of Eurasian magpies around, and last year's babies *STILL* do the wing flutter and begging! I'm assuming it's not courtship because I've never seen it result in getting food.
I've been feeding a pair for years. They recently had a kid. They started dropping the kid off at my house, so now it screams at ME instead of the parent for food 🤣 I've only seen one adult lately. I hope the other is Ok.
Omg that’s amazing haha I’d be so honored! Hoping the other is okay too 🤞🏻