The crows around my house are generally cool unless I do something they don't like and then they'll remember my face for all of eternity and mob me whenever I am outside.

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Aboutplants 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Just give them some peanuts, they are pretty easily converted to appreciating you if you give them what they like

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kylecazar 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They can pass grudges against individuals down to their offspring. Could be looking at generational animosity if you really displease them.

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dylan604 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There's a crow that sits on top of our fence and yells at my cat. The cat is of no threat to the crow. Not speaking crow, I'm not sure if the yelling is angry or just talking loudly. There's no flapping of wings or extending to look big. He just stands there a very obviously crowing at the cat. The cat in no way feels threatened and just lays there. Not sure if his inner monologue is "ugh, this guy" or not, but that's what it looks like.

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the_af 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Out of curiosity, what can you do to upset a crow so much? Shoo them?

(Where I live there are no crows, please excuse my ignorance. Only common pigeons, as filthy as they are dumb, and they don't seem to hold a grudge, or think much of humans... or at all).

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assemblyman 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You do you but I love both crows and pigeons. Pigeons are awesome once you get to know them and they don't spread disease which is a common misconception - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240620-why-do-people-pe...

From the article: "One study found that, between 1941 and 2004, there were just 207 reports of pathogens transmitted from pigeons to humans – anywhere in the world. In all, there were 13 recorded deaths. The true number may be higher, but it would have to be off by several orders of magnitude to compete with the scale of infections from other domesticated animals – particularly some of those with more favourable reputations."

	▲	the_af 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh, I don't think pigeons spread disease. I just think city pigeons are filthy and poop all over everything. Frequently mutilated, missing toes or whole limbs. Also frequently run over by cars. I like the kind of wild pigeons you can see outside cities. I reserve my contempt for city pigeons, which I like to call "flying rats". I also like crows, but there aren't any (that I can see) where I live. I've seen them in other locations, of course.