‘My’ crows have a kid!

~ youngster and its mother

Last time I visited I thought they might perhaps be having a second try at breeding as, rather than flying down together, the female Carrion crow came first. She’s always more hesitant at approaching me, whereas the male will fly almost to my feet and walk towards me. Twice the female flew off towards the woodland with food, rather than caching it in the field that is their territory, and the male only appeared for his share just as I leaving their area.

~ always curious

During my most recent visit, I heard the raucous calls of a youngster before I saw it. Mum and Dad flew in together, very eager for the suet pellets I take for them, and then flew to the tree where their youngster was waiting, as well as caching stashes of pellets on the ground for later. There was only one fledgling but, given how dry this summer has been and how few insects there are, one hungry mouth is probably more than enough for the adult birds to cope with and satisfy.

~ always hungry