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Yes, scrambled eggs, without salt, no spices.

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Thank you. Baby crows are masters at being cute.

You should watch part 4, then you will see that baby crows can fly shortly after leaving the nest. Just like all other songbirds.

Thank you. Yesterday I could see five healthy kestrel chicks in the nest. To be honest, I didn't expect a happy ending for the kestrel family, but everything looks good now. I don't know how the crows were doing after leaving the nest and I hope they are doing well.

Many thanks for your very kind comment. You are right, there are many channels with excellent content that don't get enough views. I am always looking for interesting channels, but they are often hard to find.

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Yes, scrambled eggs without salt.

I think a tree nest is more likely to be robbed by predators. No rodent will climb up a pylon, and approaching birds of prey can be spotted early. I think the main disadvantage is that they are directly exposed to the weather. The sun can probably be worse than the rain. Last weekend I counted four crow chicks again, and the kestrels are still incubating the eggs (although I have observed one egg being stolen by a crow).

@@kestrelsandcrows6871 You`re right! I haven`t thought about that. I hope all goes well with the crow chicks and that the crows stay away from the kestrels eggs!

Thank you. That was my first impression too, but I could be wrong: Later I saw a crow stealing an egg from the kestrel's nest! I was hoping for a peace agreement. It might have been an unfertilised egg, so I haven't completely given up hope of a happy ending. At least I hope that four baby crows will fledge. Kestrel chicks would be a miracle.

@@kestrelsandcrows6871 yes, they're cheeky that way lol. Kestrel paying the "crow tax"!

@@papalegba6796 An unfertilised egg as a tax would be noble. I would like to know how this constellation was even possible. The crows must have started earlier. Was it a long fight? When I found them, it looked like they were ignoring each other. I'll have to check all the pylons regularly next year, lol.

@@kestrelsandcrows6871 guess you'll have to wait & see how successful the kestrel nest is? Being close to the crows will definitely help protect against other predatory birds, crows will drive pretty much any bird off, but the crows themselves are also a threat. If the male kestrel can provide enough food that the female doesn't have to leave often, they should be ok I think? Lots can go wrong though, just have to watch & be patient.

​@@papalegba6796 I agree that there are advantages, but this is the first time I've seen this. There are other possible explanations that seem more likely (and that always includes kestrels being stubborn, lol). Yeah, we'll see how it plays out.

Thank you very much.

Thanks for your comment! I also think they have done a good job. Every day I can see the female in the nest and I expect the chicks to hatch soon.

Yes you are right, I was surprised how fast they have built the two nests. It is likely that it's the same pair that failed to build a nest last year. This year they are much more skilled. The territorial conflict with the crows was going on for a long time. At the moment both females, the magpie and the crow, are sitting in their nests. I hope that they are all peaceful now.

So far everything looks peaceful. The female magpie spends most of her time in the nest. And today I was lucky enough to find the crow's nest nearby when the female crow flew into the nesting tree. I also hope for the crows that things turn out well this year.

I don't know where the crows have their nest now. In 2022, the crows built their nest 50 meters away, and they probably still consider it their territory. Earlier this year, there was a failed breeding attempt in the old crows nest. But I don't know which pair, and also I don't know why it failed. Maybe it was the cold weather and the fact that it was too early, but maybe the magpies were somehow involved. We just don't know. I don't think the magpies are the most experienced pair. They have enough experience to build several nests in a season. But I suspect they are still learning. The magpies have learnt from the crow incident. The new nest has two exits so that the female cannot be trapped inside.

@@kestrelsandcrows6871 yes it's almost impossible to know for sure, & a lot of nesting attempts do fail for reasons that aren't always clear. It's fascinating to watch. Possibly the crow was looking for eggs to steal, tho the ones I used to watch left magpie nests alone as far as I could see. They preyed on pigeon nests a lot, & ducks if they could find them.

Interesting to read that a crow saved a magpie! Maybe the destry the nests and bully them because they see them as competitors for the same territory and maybe also fear they could take the crows egss as well.

@@corvusaeternus yes, a big female sparrowhawk had caught a magpie & was trying to kill it. This can take a few minutes, as magpies fight hard. 2 or 3 other magpies were trying to chase the sparrowhawk off, but were too scared to go near. A male crow heard the noise & swooped in to attack the sparrowhawk with no hesitation, he was angry lol. The sparrowhawk flew off & they all chased her, leaving the magpie that had been attacked to fly into a nearby tree & make distress sounds. It was interesting to observe. This was on a farm I used to work at, the crows & magpies had a strong relationship, but the crows always wanted to be boss, sometimes they would annoy or bully the magpies for no real reason I could see, tho they did not harm them.

​@@papalegba6796 What a cool crow. Thanks for telling the story. Today I found the crows' nest. The female crow was sitting in another tree as I was cycling home, and we spotted each other. As if she wanted to show me the nest, she flew back into the nesting tree, just at the right moment for me to see the location of the nest. Now both females, the magpie and the crow, are sitting in their nests. I hope that it turns out well for both of them.

Thank you. I see the pair every morning at the nest, and it would be nice to see lively magpie chicks.

Thank you! Last year I could regularly see one pair in the neighbourhood with one youngster, too.

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I am not an expert, but I don't think it will join wild crows. Probably it also depends on the age at which the crow fell out of the nest. But a pet crow will most likely be an outsider in the crow community. That's my guess, after reading books and blogs about crows. I've read that people often get problems later, when their pet bird is getting older. Raising a crow baby should be done by professional bird rehabilitators. They know what needs to be done for a successful release into the wild.

Quotes from the "Corvid Isle" website: "...it will not take very long for a bored lone bird to take the household apart." "...imprinting and releasing an imprinted bird back into the wild will most likely result into the death of the bird concerned."

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Bei einer Elster dachte ich mal, sie wäre alt und würde es nicht mehr lange machen. Später hatte eine "andere", gut aussehende Elster ihren Platz eingenommen. Dabei war sie nur in der Mauser, und die andere Elster war wahrscheinlich wieder die gleiche.

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