Gift giving crows - World's Weirdest Events: Episode 5 - BBC Two

Plot twist: the crows are doing a documentary on odd human behavior, like the girl keeping whatever random bits of junk they give her.

Obvious, isn't it? She's running a crow restaurant. They like her food, so they pay her. Crow Capitalism lol

this also proves a bit that crows can see how human objects are unique and thus worthy of gifting, bc its not just a branch or a leave or flower

I briefly had a pet crow many years ago I named Cruella. As a kid I found/rescued her, injured with a broken wing, on the side of the road near my bus stop being poked by neighbor boys with sticks (how cliche?). I yelled at them then wrapped her in my coat & brought her home. Ended up, obviously, skipping school that day and spent hours in tears trying to find someone to help her. Made a lot of calls (using the phone book, before internet haha) and finally found a vet that was willing to help her at no cost. My parents were a bit pissed that I took it upon me to skip school to rescue a random wild bird... But nonetheless, they caved in at my insistence & drove her to the vet for surgery. She came home with us after her wing was mended. The vet gave me directions for care while she healed. Eventually, after she was freed, she continued to hang out near the house for a long time. We had a few games we would play. Most memorable was when she would squawk or tap her beak the same number of times if I'd squawk or tap my finger loudly... She could count I'm certain of it. (Seriously, they are wicked smart)

I read somewhere that corvids meet up and converse about creatures who hurt them or treated them well, so if you feed a crow it'll probably tell all its friends that you're cool, resulting in affectionate, grateful behavior like this. It's incredible how intelligent birds are.

I had a crow for ten years- loved him to bits. He took great pleasure in killing rats and bringing me pieces.

This little girl is SO COOL. I hope she becomes a biologist some day.

Years ago I was wiring a house. I was wiring up an outside light and this crow landed in the porch railing only a few feet from me. I had a box of cutoffs from all the outlets and switches I had wired. The crow looked at me and then the box several times. I joking said "If you want one, get it." And to my surprised it did just that. It dug though them until it found one it wanted. Looked and me then flew off with the wire. I was like "WTF was that all about?" I only learned later they use wire to make tools. Crows are different to say the least.

I didn't realize it was rare to get gifts from a crow. We have gotten over twenty Christmas lights from the crows that frequent our backyard (not sure were the lights come from). After my grandson started giving the animals peanuts the crows started leaving tiny toys. So amazing to witness crow gifts.

I feed a magpie couple regularly. They brought me a stick. And they don’t like when I don’t go out and I just stay in my apartment alone, not interacting with anyone. They nag for more food when their bowl is empty. They have even tapped on the window on my porch and makes a lot of noise if I have been sleeping during the day. They are quiet in the weekends though, don’t know why exactly. They have been following me, and been watching me during panic attacks. They have even been at my brother’s place making noise there. And my brother always then asks: “Did you sleep too long again? The magpies were here again.” They only do that if I have been sleeping long or their bowl is empty.

Crows are absolutely wonderful birds. I'm going to see if I can feed my local murder and make some friends.

About 6 weeks ago, I started feeding the crows when I went out on my balcony to have a cigarette. My first gift was a cigarette lighter. This morning, i got 4 [possibly] seeds or beads. They look like round, brown seeds, but they have an orange circle which looks almost too perfect to be natural..

I rehab wild animals. Crows are one of favorite! They are smart, funny, committed and surprisingly very very loyal. They NEVER forget a face or a good or bad deed. Be kind to crows!! Thanks!!❇️☮️☯️✌️🙏💜✳️

A magpie used too leave jewelry on my mums doorsill. And it was always her style.

I wanna build a relationship with at least 1 crow. That is my goal until I reach it.

At my old house we always had a crows nest. Every year, without fail. My entire family hated them and wanted to get rid of them but I wouldn’t let them near the nest. I always fed the adult crows a few times a week so they could be strong for the babies. I would give them things like berries and meats and whatever I thought they would like. I kept the foxes from getting the eggs and made a birdhouse so the eggs were safe from Hawks. Eventually, they started bringing me things like paintbrushes and nails and sometimes even hair ties. One time they brought me a diamond ring. They were always so friendly to me, and would sometimes find stuff I had lost. Anyways, I recently moved to a different county and I missed them horribly. We got a call a few months after we sold the house that a bunch of crows would stand on the porch and squa at the house, and when nobody came out for them they got extremely agitated. I drove by there one time to see what the new people had done with the house and I was swarmed with crows, they recognized my car. There were about 10-15 of them and they all began bringing me things, I realized they had been collecting things for me. It was truly beautiful. I visit them every so often, but I’ve found a new group of crows at my new place and they’re just as lovely

I’m actually blessed by the visits of a wild raven , I call Bob . He leaves me little gifts sometimes , and I’m not gonna lie , it brings tears to my eyes . It’s a joy to see him

Odin is pleased.

I've always had a fondness for crows. This just cements it even more.

My raccoons also give me gifts, they leave little smooth rocks in the water bowl and in the food dish I put out.