29/05/2026
So sadly today I attended a funeral of a dear neighbour, a neighbour that felt like a grandparent and was a powerhouse of a woman, someone that just cared for everybody.
During the wake I noticed a young crow hopping around, I waited and observed, but when he (or she) ended up in the middle of a busy main road I very quickly hot footed it over. On closer inspection, little carrion crow was in definite need of help 🥹 I picked him up and he was underweight, and missing quite a few feathers in different areas. I don't quickly intervene with crows and rooks, as they do spend time on the ground in earlier years being looked after, and fed by family members... but I know enough to know this little one was in need of help.
I took little crow back to the wake and got straight on with some hydration. Corvids need a very high protein based diet, and I used the best thing to hand which was some boiled egg, not fully ideal but acceptable. I fed little crow small bits dipped in water and he was very grateful for all of it and just sat there calmly. Now when I say calmly, a young wild crow shouldn't be calm and happy to be handled if nothing was wrong. There will of been a huge element of shock, hunger, dehydration etc.
Fast forward a few hours and our little one was much more in wild and vocal in character... exactly what we want.
Next week he will go to my wonderful friend Willow at Ilkeston Wild Bird Rescue to be reared with her gang of carrions, and will be in the most suitable hands, and with others of his (her) kind.
I don't name every bird, but this is a sign that this wee babe must be 'Sandra' 😂 After my lovely friend that we waved farewell to today, who would of hugely lol'd and called me a silly bu**er 😅🥹
