Blackie is a newly fledged American Crow from the family that I consider my year round pets. The babies always migrate south but the parents stay all winter in my backyard.Blackie and his sibling fledged 2 weeks later than the other babies. This left them walking alone on the ground while the parents chased after the 2 flying babies. They basically gave up trying to feed the late arrivals. Unfortunately, one of the babies died and Blackie dove into the dirty creek desperate to get a drink. I had to fish him out with a butterfly net.
Now, crows were never meant to be pets, and the parents are still here waiting for him to fly, but it is up to me to stuff him with food every hour until his tail feathers are long enough for flight. He runs around trying to get up a tree (here he is sitting on an old post to get closer to the branches) but his wings aren't strong enough yet. He comes looking for me to get fed now, but sometimes I have to look for him in the bushes.
Blackie still has his blue eyes and bright red inner mouth. I'll be glad when he can eat off the ground like the other crows and follow the parents.
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