Dear readers and subscribers, I am thrilled to share that this week, I’ve chosen to focus on the remarkable progress of our baby crow and the heartwarming addition of a newly rescued young raven.
On May 31, I came across our young Pacha drenched in the rain, trying to navigate a busy four-lane road. He was unable to fly and couldn’t even hop onto the sidewalk. With no safe place to return him to, I decided to bring him along, hoping at the same time that he would help Teash becoming wild. That didn’t work very well, he follows her and perch himself on me…
The reason I keep rescuing any young bird, which cannot be move to a safer place is best explained through the next pictures, where a car went out of its way to run over a baby pigeon. While I understand they can sometimes be a nuisance, I much prefer seeing them perched in trees or soaring through the air. This little one could have easily found refuge in the bushes if someone had taken a few seconds to pick it up. As for the ones in no danger to be run over, I usually watch them for a while without intervening.
Teash (on the left) is a very young crow, and I believe that Pacha is a young raven. Despite the fact that Pacha is older and twice Teash’s size, his eyes are a stunning shade of blue, while Teash’s eyes, which were once blue when I first found her, have transformed into a beautiful brown color. It’s truly amazing to observe the contrasting behaviors between the two. To simplify I will write about Pacha as he and about Teash as she.
Crow and raven typically have a rocky relationship, as crows often attack ravens. However, despite the initial conflict, it took a few days for the situation to improve and for Teash to change his behavior towards the raven.
Since our last post about Teash, she has decided that I cannot go in the bathroom for more than a few minutes without her. She simply does not like being alone, so I just made a perch there so we could have a bit of peace. Now there is no more problem – she has better company.
She made the decision that she wouldn’t stay on her perch all the time, and instead she would fly to me, often landing on my my head to get on my shoulder. Playing with my hair seems to keep her very entertained. One time, when I couldn’t find her, I called out to her and she simply walked over to me and jumped onto my hand.
I was finally able to get her to stay on the floor by sitting with her and trying to play with her. Now, she enjoys spending hours there and misbehaves quite a bit. She loves to pick at the carpet, but fortunately, she also engages with her toys. While she still struggles to swallow food independently, I lovingly feed her like a baby while also providing her with access to food so she can practice eating by herself. She enjoys exploring everything, aand as swallowing sis a challenge for her at the moment, it results in quite some messes.
She has discovered a newfound love for water and there are few things she adores more than a refreshing bath. Though her flying skills are still a work in progress, she can now take off from her perch and make her way to me, even if her landings are more like crashes. I am dedicated to exercising her regularly so she can build up her muscles, but her feathers still have some growing to do. One activity she absolutely adores is climbing from one arm to the other using her wings, and she will persist until she tires out, even scolding me if I stop the fun too soon.
Now, as I mentioned before, their behavior is completely different. She displays a spirited and assertive demeanor, while he exudes a calm and playful nature.
The first day, she was very upset that I placed him on her perch and kept clapping her beak until I moved the young raven on another perch. That perch is her territory!
Then she had to attack him quite a few time grabbing his feathers and tugging hard at them. This eased my worries about him potentially causing her harm, but now I found myself concerned in the opposite direction. Since they are not confined to a cage, and as I have no plans to confine either of them, I slowly put them on the floor together, while remaining close by. Initially, I had to keep them apart as Teash went after him, but she has since grown accustomed to his presence. Now, they often trail each other and ask the other one for food.
Pacha, being older than her, only needed a few more days and to become fully dry to take flight. While his initial flying attempts may not have been very precise, now he is quite the expert and improves his skills every day. He has found his favorite perch, where he goes when he wants to sleep or enjoy some quiet time. Whenever I extend my hand and ask him to come, he obediently climbs on it, which is essential for me to feed him. I used a broom handle to gently guide him away from areas he shouldn’t be, and he quickly understood what I wanted. However, when Teash is on me, Pacha prefers to perch on windows, screen, chair, or even on my other shoulder. Just like Teash, he dislikes being alone, so I simply move him from the screen to the chair. Yesterday, he discovered that he could fly down instead of waiting for me to place him on the floor, and last night he enjoyed a lengthy flight, soaring from one side to the other, up and down multiple times in a row.
They are constantly curious about each other’s activities and enjoy imitating one another. Teash has a great love for water and taking baths, and she has influenced him to do the same.
Today, Pacha was having a playful time on the floor, but my bed is just so inviting that he decided to entertain himself with the broom handle, which I usually use to encourage him to perch elsewhere, and with my soft, cozy cover. Even birds appreciate comfort. Teach enjoys collecting shiny objects and tiny sticks, while Pacha, on the other hand, plays with every toy, and occasionally even brings them on my bed.
Yesterday, Pacha took the first steps towards eating independently, feeding my whole kitchen in the process. While I continue to offer hand-fed meals to ensure he gets enough to eat, I’m encouraged by his growing appetite. Both Pacha and his companion are still learning to drink, but I’m finding creative ways to help them access the water they need. It’s a work in progress, but I’m optimistic about their progress.
Since I don’t know how the birds will react to other people once they leave, I decided to put a ring on their paws. This should help people understand that the birds were not raised by their mothers and are not wild, which may lead to a more positive interactions with people.
You can watch Teash first time playing in the video. It’s time for me to go clean again. If you’d like, you can make a donation to help feed them, buy new toys, or linoleum for the floor (carpet isn’t the best idea when you have a couple of free birds in your house). The important thing for now is that they grow up, are healthy, and happy and I’ll try to post short videos more often if I can have 2 minutes of peace…
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