I came back from a nice hike of Skyline to new excitement. A crow was “cornered” by one of our cats (Rusty). I shooed Rusty away to the other side of the yard and the crow followed! The crow seemed t be edging closer and closer to Rusty until I yelled at Rusty and he ran in the other direction. Then the tables turned and the crow moved to our wood pile and hid with Rusty circling.
Several crows were squawking overhead this whole time and flying back and forth. We were concerned that Rusty had injured the crow but I am not convinced.
Things eventually settled down on Thursday and by later afternoon the “cornered crow” had migrated to by the fence at the back of our yard. I went up there and took pictures to the consternation of the two “over-watch crows” who kept an eye on the situation and were very noisy. I was careful to keep my distance. The pictures below are from that.
Kyle found a reference that said juvenile crows may end up on the ground before they can fly. Adults will keep an eye on it and even bring food. This seemed to match the situation. We ended up dog-sitting Ziggy, Hilary’s dog and when she or one of our cats first went outside or showed up in the vicinity of the juvenile crow then the two over-watch crows would squawk like crazy. The other crows seemed to move on but these watchers stuck around.
It is now Sunday, 3 days later, and I can’t find the juvenile crow in the back yard. The over-watch crows squawked at Rusty out front this morning but there is no sign of the juvenile. I hope it has figured out how to fly and is enjoying a new freedom.
