I have no idea what wild Crows are eating. I really need to find out, and educate myself on the matter. This list is a variety of fruits and berries I have found on local trees. Any help identifying them, and whether they are edible or not, or on the average Crow's menu, would be appreciated.
4. Camelia Flowers Anyone?
I have no idea if they are eating them, or playing with them, or perhaps finding insects inside of them, but the local Crows have been removing the Camelia blossoms from all the resident trees. The flowers are strewn about all over the place. I ought to inspect them more closely to see if I can't discover what is really going on. They seem particularly interested in the plum red ones. Will try and photograph the blossoms, and the leaves, and a tree.
3. Was able to confirm with another Crow owner, albeit an American Crow, that earthworms are on the menu. I have decide to try giving them to Fig, but I want to farm them in a bucket so I can be sure the content of their guts is also healthy for her. Lord knows what soil pollutions are lurking in this industrial city's soils. I caught a few starter worms, now I just need to study up on how best to farm the critters, and see if Fig has any interest in eating them. She likes all kinds of noodles, soba, udon, spaghetti, you name it, so hopefully in her eyes worms will just be some sort of wriggly pasta. I will need to figure out what exactly the nutritional content of a worm is too, as it will be supplanting some portion of her daily diet if she does decide they are yummy.
1. These acorns can be collected in winter too. I have not idea what the tree is but here is a photo of the acorns, the leaves, and the bark. I have never seen Crows eating them, but I have seen them in the tree, so...?
4. Camelia Flowers Anyone?
I have no idea if they are eating them, or playing with them, or perhaps finding insects inside of them, but the local Crows have been removing the Camelia blossoms from all the resident trees. The flowers are strewn about all over the place. I ought to inspect them more closely to see if I can't discover what is really going on. They seem particularly interested in the plum red ones. Will try and photograph the blossoms, and the leaves, and a tree.
3. Was able to confirm with another Crow owner, albeit an American Crow, that earthworms are on the menu. I have decide to try giving them to Fig, but I want to farm them in a bucket so I can be sure the content of their guts is also healthy for her. Lord knows what soil pollutions are lurking in this industrial city's soils. I caught a few starter worms, now I just need to study up on how best to farm the critters, and see if Fig has any interest in eating them. She likes all kinds of noodles, soba, udon, spaghetti, you name it, so hopefully in her eyes worms will just be some sort of wriggly pasta. I will need to figure out what exactly the nutritional content of a worm is too, as it will be supplanting some portion of her daily diet if she does decide they are yummy.
2. These little black berries grow on giant trees in December and January. No idea what they are, but I do believe I have seen Crows struggling to get out to the ends of branches to get them. Here's a pick of the berries, the leaves and bark of the tree.
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