Hell yeah for corvids!

I've been painting a lot of crows lately and someone on r/watercolor said you guys would probably like my drawings too, so here I am XD

Bonus: today from my workspace, I saw a crow sitting in the tree across from me✨🍁🐦‍⬛

I ended up with 8 beach ravens.

I took a walk with a quart sized ziplock full of peanuts and was down to a handful when I had to call it quits to save some for the crows that come to me on the next block over.

The ravens seem aloof for now when they fly overhead. My crows are trained to come when I whistle. The Ravens haven’t made the connection yet and need to see me put peanuts out before they will come down from their perch.

This guy will get 5-6ft from me. Such a handsome gent.

Sorry for the quality, my phone sucks.

Anyhow, I just wanted to share you my gang!

They literally are the light in my pretty lonely and miserable life.

It's so fascinating to actually experience the effects of "watching/hearing birds daily, makes you happier" - study.

(I'm pretty sure there was a study on that. But I'm sorry if I'm wrong.)

But.

This is my very much a teenage crow gang.

And I love them! 💜 🖤

The center piece and start of my half sleeve started yesterday. Don't mind the shininess of the tattoo butter.

Just before twilight, bros checking in to say hey and grab a few peanuts before heading out to their nightly roost.

For the past few weeks, I've been caring for a carrion crow that now visits me every day during my breakfast and lunch breaks. I give it something to eat, and it's gradually becoming more and more trusting. I recognize it by the white pigment patch on its wing. It now follows me all around the building and watches me work. I'm so proud that it trusts me. If you'd like, I can share my experiences with my little friend ☺️

I get up, get out in the cold, lay out the peanut buffet, crunch a few underfoot because they stick around eating, instead of flying off. No action.

I get to work and here’s a (screen cap from) a video wife sent!

Side order of squirrel butt!

This guy followed us around an area near a lake for awhile. At a distance mostly until we were near the parking lot area. He even flew after the car after us when we drove away.

We left and came back to the exact same spot about an hour and a half later and the behaviour was the same. He flew after the car when we drove away for a short time.

Just wondering what might have been up to make him act like this.

(We did not have any food with us whatsoever and did not interact with it at all vocally)

Apologies for the less than stellar photos, they are taken from inside a screened window, but yesterday was a joyous occasion! I started feeding the crows at work and then the magpies followed. Yesterday, a blue jay joined them. I can never leave my job, I am beholden to the birds.

It's a tough call between peanuts or kibble in the morning.