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Went for a fairly long bike ride yesterday, must have been an hour and a half him sitting or standing on the handlebars screen all the way, once or twice when he nearly fell off when encountering a bump. When we got back to the shop he immediately went to sleep. One cool bird. I think he is...

Possibly flunked flying school. Nosedives are the specialty. Make a good kamikaze if it could at least get up there.

Thanks, Rajan. He's making the rounds to the neighbors. Most people have never seen a crow real close up, or touched one. Maybe I should take him to some old folk's homes if it sticks around. Some people seem afraid of it and want to stand back. :lol: I don't think that crows have gotten...

That seems to be the common pattern that I am reading about, Dave, once loose they will return for a period, then you see them no more. I guess you can only wonder if they are still alive. There is a lot of things on the web about taking in crows, why you shouldn't do it if there is the idea...

If it does fly off and learns some words before it leaves, it might be the only English speaking crow in the country.

It's a good question, Chris. It gets good time outside, sitting on a fence or on the bike. When on the fence I keep an eye on it for cats coming around. If it could fly well enough, it could take off at any time if it wanted to. He seems quite interested in what is outside, the sights and...

Sure, Gary. Some crows or Ravens don't want to talk, apparently. I figure that "Hank" is pretty close to "Caw". Start out simple, and work up the routine, i figured. There are a lot of words that i would like to each him, particularly to express to one nosey neighbor that comes over too much.

I think that how much it eats is directly proportional to how much it poops. I would need a lot of newspaper.

Ya, Jim, I think that about the only time it isn't interested in food is when it's craw is full. Otherwise, it's like it hasn't eaten for a few days, even when an hour earlier it was hogging it down. I might start cutting back, or I'll have a spoiled youngster here. I can't imagine crows in...

Yes it does, if I decide to share my lunch. Certainly likes fish. Chocolate is no good for them, apparently. I haven't given any sweets. I really don't know how much it taste things, it's more like quickly down the hatch.

It seems that crows take a definite interest in what is going on with other members of their species. They will get very interested in the activity when I am on the bike with the bird, following along and landing on roof tops or wires, sometimes making a racket, like they don't really approve...

I attached a piece of course mesh plastic screen to the middle of the handle bars on my bike, it's easy for Hank to grab on with his claws. He seems to like riding tandem around town, the changing scenery and the breeze. Crows above take an interest, particularly one that I think was his...

Not sure about the poison that they carry being good in his digestive track. He is really tuned into flying insects though. I suspect that they must comprise a large part of their normal diet. Anything flying around that his radar picks up and he intently follows it with his eyes.

I don't know if I would want to force him to have to work so hard, but possibly it can help pick up the wood shavings to earn it's keep. The big task now is learning it's name, perhaps move on to telling the neighbor to stop bothering me for wood screws or anything.

Thanks. I'm kind of undecided how things should go. If it's contented living in the shop, I can dig it, if it wants to return to the wild, well maybe. I read where crows live like 6-7 years in the wild, but can live 20-30 years in captivity if well looked after. I get a little lonely in the...

He can't fly yet, hasn't learned to or not enough power in it's wings. It goes through the motions, but can barely lift into the air, more like just flutters along the ground. I think it has more or less adopted me, I can do about anything around him, cut holes in his cage when he is inside...

It really is. Likes it's neck massaged.

Could be, Jim, Always looking around, it's head hardly stays still unless it is falling asleep. Starting to play with some toys. Crows like shiny things.

Seems like four or five times a day on average, some milky white stuff as on the pad on my bench. In his house I have newspaper on the bottom, and the crap dries out pretty quick. It doesn't smell, and now that he spends most of his time on the perch that I put in, it's not walking in it.

I was thinking the name, "Hank", likely easy to learn to say, but I dunno about the gender. What do you reckon from the pics? The male vibe? Will already stand on my shoulder to walk down the road to meet the neighbors, sometimes cawing back and forth to it's parents buzzing around above...