Eric, You are right that it’s strange behavior! Iit is a crow—the raven would be exhibiting a gigantic beak. I believe you are making a good guess that the bird was kept in captivity. Injuries sometimes cause a bird not to flee humans. For example, that can happen when a bird flies into a window seeing a reflection of the nature behind and is temporarily stunned. But I doubt if that would persist for days. In the photo from behind, the crow shows some feather damage on the tail and flight feathers. It would be worthwhile to hear the call it’s making. Corvids can mimic (Remember Edgar Allen Poe’s raven who repeated “Nevermore?”)
And finally, the crow peering inside is unusual also. I suggest calling Denver Audubon (303) 973-9530, as people losing birds often call there. You also might try feeding it a small amount of food. Crows eat virtually anything. If you don’t have any filet mignon handy, hamburger. If not hamburger, table scraps would do. If it doesn’t eat, something is seriously wrong. Thanks for reporting this. Let folks know if you get an answer. Larry Modesitt Arvada > On Jul 5, 2020, at 12:15 PM, Eric Dinkel <[email protected]> wrote: > > A neighbor shared this with me- This corvid has been hanging in my > neighborhood for the last few days in the highlands in Denver. It is walking > around and calling a strange, higher pitched one note call from time to time > (I'll try to get a recording). > <IMG_4429.JPG> <about:invalid#zClosurez> > > The behavior is odd. It doesn’t appear injured but keeps on the ground not > flying much. It is not very afraid of humans and would allow people to get > within 5 feet before walking away. Our neighbor saw it in their window > looking in (I have a video that I don't know how to attach, email me if you > want to take a look). Wondering 2 things: > 1. Crow or Raven? > 2. Has anyone seen or heard of behavior like this before? Possible this bird > was raised in captivity? > <IMG_0309.JPG> <about:invalid#zClosurez> > > > <IMG_4433.PNG> <about:invalid#zClosurez> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0069b59e-6a4c-4d64-bc91-b62bc1231f26o%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0069b59e-6a4c-4d64-bc91-b62bc1231f26o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <IMG_4429.JPG><IMG_0309.JPG><IMG_4433.PNG> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/95E127E2-58CE-44CA-8DAC-AE11EFA8F822%40aol.com.
