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Young crow in garden (may be in distress)

  • 09-06-2011 1:05pm
    #1
    65bl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭


    There is a young crow in my garden since yesterday evening. It is remaining on the ground and not making any attempt to fly. It will hop away when i approach although it will allow me to get very close. My instinct is that its confused or distressed but i cannot say this for certain. Everytime i go into the garden a number of adult crows circle overhead and screech very loudly, leading me to believe they are watching over the young bird. There is no obvious sign of injury.

    Is this a case of youngster trying find its own wings or should i intervene.

    Any advice appreciated

    bl


Comments

  • #2
    Half-cocked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Half-cocked


    Sounds like the parents are looking after it. Best leave it alone. You could put some cat or dog food out for it.


  • #3
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭charlemont


    That sound cool the way the other crows screech when you go into the garden, He might have a problem with his wings.


  • #4
    65bl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭65bl


    Half-cocked wrote: »
    Sounds like the parents are looking after it. Best leave it alone. You could put some cat or dog food out for it.

    Well observed and thanks for the reply. The youngster has now fled, apparently in rude health.

    I am amazed at how much he grew, going from a scrawny confused runt to confident strutting "teenager" in a little over 48 hours. Any food i left out was ignored but i assume the parents nourished him all along because he definatly grew bigger. The parents keept a close eye on him all the time.

    tx

    bl


  • #5
    Kewreeuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Kewreeuss


    I've got one of them too, since yesterday, walking around the garden, pecking the ground, he even came up and looked in the patio door.
    When I approach him, he allows me to get within a metre of him and then hops away. He has eaten the soaked bread and sunflower seeds I put in front on him. yesterday a couple of magpies zoomed in on his bread and a couple of crows chased them off, which surprised me because I thought all birds let the magpies bully them. Yesterday he walked all the time, this morning I saw him fly about 10 mt.
    I'm glad to hear that he should be alright although he isn't strutting his stuff yet!


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