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Mini #CrowUpdate (no pics sorry). This morning, I went out the house to get something, and Junior was alone in my yard looking for peanuts. Sorry Kiddo, it's Saturday, I got late and hadn't put any yet.

#CrowUpdate I promised you one yesterday, but I ended up being busier than expected. So here it is today.
The second half of last week was uneventful, however, while I briefly saw Mr and Ms Crow (but never together) I didn't see Junior at all. As the last time I saw it (last Tuesday) s/he seems to be really suffering from the heat, I wondered if s/he was okay. But Sunday, for the first time in a while, I saw and spent time with the whole family. They were okay. ⤵️

I thought the old crow on campus was dead. I hadn't seen it since April or May. Nope, it was just avoiding the crowds of students. Now, that they're all gone on summer vacation, it's resurfacing. I saw it this morning as it came out of its swimming pool (yes, it loves taking baths in the campus's fountain).

(this is not the #CrowUpdate I promised this morning, this is an unexpected one)

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Mini #CrowUpdate (a normal one is coming later today, if I don't forget)
I just took out the trash and... Junior was alone in the park... Interesting..
(That's all for now)

#CrowUpdate (no pics, sorry). Do crows have marital troubles like humans?
I'm asking, because in my last update, I told you that I haven't seen both adults in a while. Well, today I can confirm that waking up, I saw Ms Crow and Junior in the park (they were gone by the time I went out), but both this morning going to work, and this evening shortly after returning, I saw Mr Crow alone, coming to check out if there were peanuts outside the house. So ⤵️

#CrowUpdate Junior and one adult showed up in the park. Yes, I said "one adult" and not mom or dad, because we've reached the time of the year when, unless they're together, I'm having a hard time telling who is who. When it's only one adult, and I don't spend a long time with them, I usually distinguish them by their feathers (broken ones, etc). But in August most crows have lots of broken feathers (and in parallel a lot of Mr Crow's previously broken feathers have started to regrow). ⤵️
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I think I'm way overdue for a #CrowUpdate
The thing is that between the heat and my unusual schedule (my son being on vacation, I go to work later than usual) several days can go by without really seeing them (only a few seconds here and there). They're doing well, albeit suffering from the heat. I tried to teach them to drink water from a small basin with some success. That's where juveniles' curiosity is useful. When I brought the basin in the park, they wanted nothing to do with it, but ⤵️

#CrowUpdate I don't see the crows much these days. Is it because of the heat, or because of the harassement from the large-billed crows? I hoped for the former (as the heat affects them too) but I feared the latter (as I only saw Ms Crow recently, and the South Crows dared landing in the park a couple of days ago - they quickly flew away when they saw me, they're really scared of me, which is good). This morning, I spent time in the park. After a few minutes, the whole family came out!
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#CrowUpdate Just a couple of pics from this morning. I don't see the #crows much right now, mostly because of the heat (and the "invaders" never too far - this morning the south crows tried to occupy the poles, but a stern look from me from my balcony was enough to make them leave). Two mornings ago, only Ms Crow came. Yesterday morning, no one. But this morning everyone was there and they wouldn't let me leave before getting a few peanuts. Sadly, I don't see them in the evening for some reason.

#CrowUpdate It's really hot today in Japan (36°C here, probably 50 or so in the sun), everyone is suffering, especially the wildlife, as they can't find refuge in air-conditioned places. The good news is that the "invaders" didn't bother coming today. The bad news, of course, is that the crows are suffering.
I caught a glimpse of them when I got up, but nothing until lunchtime, when I suddenly heard Junior begging for food. I came out and s/he literally ran towards me with beak wide open! ⤵️

It's been way too long without a #CrowUpdate. It's partly because I didn't take any good pictures this past few days, and also because I'm trying to make sense of the situation, but I can't.
The "situation" is the crow war that's been happening. Almost every morning, I'm awaken by large-billed crows cawing around my house and in the park. Basically every morning, there is some trouble. Now, I'm more and more convinced that they're not attacking "my" crows, but ⤵️

#CrowUpdate Not much this week, the crows came every morning to get their peanuts, I also sometimes spotted them in the evening, but I was quite tired and stayed inside. However, the "crow wars" seem to have intensified since yesterday and I'm a bit worried (it's been a while, I know). I haven't seen Mr Crow since Thursday evening, and it sounded like Ms Crow was calling him several times. Today, it's raining quite a bit but ⤵️

#CrowUpdate Junior is growing up, and can eat by him/herself now, although like every juvenile crow (or bird?) s/he still prefers to be fed by the parents. As s/he has discovered the taste of peanuts, s/he even has become less scared and more interested in me.

In other news, the "crow wars" happen almost every day at the moment. I'm still unsure about what's going on, but on Sunday morning it seemed that it was large-billed crow vs large-billed crow with "my" crows stuck in the middle. ⤵️

#CrowUpdate The crows are really starting getting tired of the rain. And they're really starting to look quite disheveled because of it, even Ms Crow (not pictured) despite always looking good (except during molting season, of course).
If they knew what's coming this weekend.

Also, they can't really look for food much, and you can tell they're hungry, as soon as there's a chance to meet me, they show up. This evening, ⤵️

#CrowUpdate this morning, Junior stole a bit of unshelled peanut from Mom and ate it him/herself!!!

Dad was afraid I would forget him before leaving. I didn't.

Apart from that, a lot of large-billed cawing and flying around the park this morning, I don't like that.

(and I need to try taking pictures with my DSLR, I can't get too close of Junior and pictures haven't been too great lately)

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In my previous #CrowUpdate I mentioned the "ball" that the juveniles discovered last year. If you missed it last year, a small reminder:

https://glitched.earth/crow-story-the-deflated-ball/

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Third and last #CrowUpdate for now. After spending time with the crows, I had to give my daughter a ride somewhere. On the way back, I took a small "country" road, with grass on the side of the road (a rarity in Japan) and I saw two crows lying in the grass next to each other. They seemed healthy and having a good time. I slowed down and stopped, and I noticed that they were covered with ants! So the rumors were true. I often heard that crows will sit on top of ant colonies so that ⤵️

Second #CrowUpdate story of the day. I think I'm starting to figure out the crow trouble of the past few days. Almost every morning or evening, I see two large-billed crows in the northern border of "my" crows territory, and the former neutral/buffer zone with the "crows by the sea." I still don't know what happened to the latter, but I suspect that these two crows may be the ones who more or less took over the "by the sea" territory, but they want to extend it or something.

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Good morning, today a #CrowUpdate in three parts/stories and a few posts (but bad pictures sadly).

First, I saw both Mr and Ms Crow in the park this morning, peanuts were given, and... Mom fed some peanuts to Junior for the first time (? At least first time I see her do it). Now, the funny part. Lately, the crows have been demanding, and they won't approach unless I throw two peanuts at them, one is not enough. Sometimes they grab both and go eat or stash them somewhere,

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#CrowUpdate Sorry no pictures (I witnessed it from my balcony) but I saw the cutest thing this morning: Junior doing things under the watchful eye of dad and then mom. Usually s/he roams the park alone or follows the parents but today, the parents followed him/her. I assume he's slowly learning to forage for food under the parents supervision.

#CrowUpdate The family this morning.

1. Junior: still intrigued by me, likes to put random stuff in its beak like all kids (here, a twig). S/he sometimes leaves the park, but only with mom.

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#CrowUpdate Waking up to another crow battle. Damn...

#CrowUpdate When I got home, the crows were nowhere to be seen, but that's not unusual when kids invade the park to play soccer (they know better than to catch a stray ball). However, while driving, I noticed the silhouette of a crow in an unusual spot (basically the northern end of "my" crows' territory, in the (former?) buffer zone with the crows-by-the-sea. Intrigued I walked there, and... ⤵️

#CrowUpdate Very violent battle over the park at the moment. It seems that Ms Crow is fending off an attack from four large-billed crows!!! I'll go to the park as soon as possible, but I need to get ready for the day.

#CrowUpdate Despite being home today, I didn't see the crows much. That's my fault, I wasn't in the mood to go out (I really should go out more, soon it'll be too hot for this). Yet, I went to the park for a little bit a couple of hours ago, and... I guess jealous of people whose crow friends come to get peanuts directly from their hands, I decided to do something about my crows' trust issues. No more throwing peanuts, I'll put them near me and they'll have to get them. ⤵️

#CrowUpdate Nothing really special these past few days, except that it's been raining and when I'm home Ms Crow comes check on the balcony if there's food every hour or so (because foraging for food in the rain sucks). Mr Crow seems to be able to fly (or at least glide) a little better. While feathers usually regrow in summer, I suspect some do now too. Still, Saturday, I found this in front of my house. No idea who is the previous owner.

That's all for now.

#CrowUpdate Crows in the rain this morning (Dad and Junior, Mom and a peanut).
It's Junior's first typhoon, I hope it won't be too windy tonight.

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Good morning, Ms Crow.

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A special #CrowUpdate (no pics): so I drove home through the South Crows territory and I noticed some ruckus, involving a baby. I parked home, Ms Crow begged for a peanut (which reassured me that it was not a remake of Thursday evening), but curious, I walked there. And yeah, I spotted a baby on a cable and two parents that started yelling at me like I've never been yelled at by a crow, they even started flying menacingly over me. And it was personal, an old guy walked by and they ignored him. ⤵️

#CrowUpdate The first picture of the family (2026 version) together. (Dad on the left, Baby in the middle and Mom on the right, grabbing a peanut.)

It also means that, now, the chances that Baby 2 is alive somewhere are 0%. When I tried to save it on Thursday, I had little hope he'd survive, but when I saw it alive on Friday evening, I became optimistic (although the fact that he was left to sleep alone was an indicator of its upcoming fate). Sadly, that's life, especially with crows.

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