Once, a few months ago, I was working in the yard and a nearby crow was squawking, making a lot of noise. Just playing around, I started talking to him in a friendly tone. To my amazement the crow flew down and landed on top of a 6-foot fence just out of arm's reach. I kept talking to it and it kept listening and looking at me, turning its head from side to side. I left briefly to go in the house to get some food for it as a treat, but by the time I got back, it had flown away. For it to do this, I assume that someone must have at least tamed it to some extent.
I was so thrilled by this that ever since I've talked to the crows around my house (there are plenty of them) hoping that it will happen again, but it hasn't. I'm sure that my neighbors must think that I'm crazy by now. :)
What I'm asking for here are tricks I might use to tame one of these wild crows in the same way. I don't want to make it a pet; just to get it to come to me for treats and not be afraid.
2006-09-14
15:57:02
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pollux
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