Yeah, it would be one thing if I was living in an ultra-rural area and I could justify myself as just another intermittent food source for the resourceful little guys, but I think I would feel a touch awkward and guilty explaining to my neighbors and my landlord why the local Crow Gang(tm) always seemed to hang around my windows and were suspiciously well-fed.
Fun fact: that’s a baby crow! [Edit: or more likely, a baby raven.]
Only young crows have pink/red inside their mouths. Adults have black mouths. I learned this after we started feeding crows at our house and in the summer I noticed some had bright mouths. It’s the only distinguishing feature because by the time the babies are out of the nest, they’re as big as the adults!
Though the way they followed the adults around and begged to be fed also distinguished them a bit!
I love crows. If I was a less responsible person, I'd make an effort to incentivize a gang of crows to loiter near my apartment.
Unsalted boiled peanuts.
They'll follow you everywhere.
Am I a crow?
Is it irresponsible because you live in an urban environment and also incentivize them to not forage themselves?
Yeah, it would be one thing if I was living in an ultra-rural area and I could justify myself as just another intermittent food source for the resourceful little guys, but I think I would feel a touch awkward and guilty explaining to my neighbors and my landlord why the local Crow Gang(tm) always seemed to hang around my windows and were suspiciously well-fed.