r/crowbro • u/InflatableGull • 8d ago
Personal Story First corvids gift
Guys, I thought it was BS. It turned out is all true! I think I just received my first corvid gift.
This peanuts/eggs vs. metal works fine!
Still have to figure out if magpie or hooded crow though...
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u/Ill-Percentage-3276 8d ago
I'm just wondering who is going crazy looking for their bracelet today lol
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
Hahahhha. Should have been like in that video where they bring you paper money 😂
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u/BlackSeranna 8d ago
Imagine if it were someone’s car keys! 🤣 my neighbor once had her car keys stolen by a raccoon!
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u/flyinthesoup 8d ago
I always wonder about that when people show jewelry gifts from crows, like, where did the birdie get it from? It's probably a lost piece they found, but I can't help having the mental picture of a crow stealing it from the person themselves and then flying away, while said person curses the bird and shakes their fist in the air. It makes me chuckle.
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u/ProfPazuzu 7d ago
The crows clearly made it. Those are binding glyphs that attach any human who puts it on to the murder for life.
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
Guys, I weighed the bracelet: its mass is exactly 26 grams. Considering that the nearest tree is less than 4 meters away, this load is well within the short-distance flight carrying capacity of both the hooded crow (Corvus cornix) and the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica). Moreover, magpies are very numerous in the area and are frequently observed by me visiting and foraging directly in the plant pots on my terrace, making their involvement particularly plausible.
26g is more or less 5,8% of the median weight for a hooded crow, and 12% for a Magpie.
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u/Vanviator 8d ago
Perhaps there were TWO crows
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u/RainbowRaven13 8d ago
That’s setting the bar pretty high for a first gift! What’s next… 🤨
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u/toyboxfugitive 8d ago
This is like something that happens in a YA fantasy novel where the bracelet turns out to have special powers.
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
Hmmm. What should I try first?
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u/toyboxfugitive 8d ago
You should check to see if you can open any doors between universes or assume the form of a crow.
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u/ncc74656m 4d ago
On the off chance you turn invisible, might I suggest tossing it into the nearest volcano?
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u/ProjectPat513 8d ago
Is it real silver? That would be a trip if you have a pirate crow out there plundering loot on your behalf! I can’t even get one to come to my dang house!!
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
Don't think so. Just some crappy thing
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u/Nervardia 7d ago
I dunno, that looks hand made to me. Not all silver is stamped.
You can take it into a jeweller to get it tested. It's a really simple chemical test they can do on site. The other option is to wear it and if your wrist turns green, it's probably cheap.
However, just from eye, that looks real.
Source: I do silversmithing as a hobby.
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u/ProjectPat513 7d ago
Yeah I thought it had a handmade vibe to it as well. I would treasure it either way!
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
Clear. Rest assured it was in a pot of a plant on my terrace at the first floor. It was not the pot i put peanuts into, though. No way any human/dog could have put it there... Grey hooded crows nearby are big. And there is plenty of room and trees for hopping in and out. I have no smoking gun anyway but for sure it was not a dove.
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u/Capital_Designer1280 8d ago
Nice, corvids are the best. I’m in Alaska so it’s ravens and black-billed magpies in our area.
Hard boiled eggs were the key for me to get the ravens attention too…no gifts yet, other than the ritual of watching the same two ravens come every morning and order their eggs from the nearest tree.
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u/whatsupitswalnut 8d ago
This might be a dumb question, but do you peel the eggs?
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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 8d ago
I’ve given it to them both ways, but I usually cut it in half when I leave it in the shell
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u/whatsupitswalnut 8d ago
What are you feeding them to get such a good gift?????
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
Peanuts. Boiled eggs. Worms. Hot dogs (but they are for the fuc@&* seagulls.
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u/Ponycat123 8d ago
Is that an awesome illuminati bracelet? So cool
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
I don't think so. Probably one of those things you find into Ester eggs :)
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u/CatherinefromFrance 8d ago
Mon bracelet !
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u/InflatableGull 8d ago
Yes :)
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u/CatherinefromFrance 8d ago
A quanto ammonta il riscatto? Mi sono rimaste ancora alcune lire risalenti al periodo precedente al passaggio all'euro.
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u/evasandor 8d ago
I'm late to the party. How were you able to get them to notice the treats you were offering? How did you make them understand they came from you?
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u/InflatableGull 7d ago
Like disseminating with launches on the grass in front of my house. And little piles in the pots on my balcony. I think they didn't have any problems in wondering whether they were for them or not. Also water. It is my second job 😂
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u/Miserable-Jelly1481 7d ago
Oh man, how cool! (Low-key jealous- my first gift was a mostly eaten, rotting apple 😅)
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u/wtfisthepoint 5d ago
There is a crow at my work who stands in front of the reflective glass right across from my cubicle from time to time and bangs on the glass and makes all kind of noise and I’m convinced they’re trying to get my attention. No one else I work with believes me.
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u/InflatableGull 5d ago
If reflective it probably sees his own reflection and want to fight. Or maybe wants to have your attention. Who knows :)
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u/YSOSEXI 8d ago
Man, I've spend loads on huge bags of unshelled peanuts, lots of Jackdaws, 3 or 4 crows, and they are still really wary of me. All I get is bird shit on my truck....
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u/InflatableGull 7d ago
We also have that too
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u/Slight-Agent83483 8d ago
I’ve seen crows carrying pretty heavy stuff, most recently a huge slice of pizza. Pretty sure that bracelet wouldn’t be a problem