A side profile of a crow with a very chunk neck. That or a crow-raven crossover

Crow questioning the notion that is has a mishapen head. It's a beefy bird and one of the alphas because it's always one of the first to eat

For the umpteenth time, I don't have a mishapen head. I just have a chunky neck
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A crow stands in a flowerbed at the lake. The flowers are red and yellow with a few clusters of tiny blue flowers amongst them and nearby. The crow is all shiny feathered and is literally glowing

Staring wistfully into the distance
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Lovely photos Rob. That jay photograph is stunning

Murphy, so called because he has a ginger moustache making him look like a pint of Murphy's stout, walking past the flowers at the lake with a beak full of dog biscuits. The flowers are brightly-coloured artic poppies. Behind Murphy is calm blue water

My good friend Murphy collecting dog biscuits from the flower beds
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Crows on the rails of a bridge

They follow me - especially when the weather turns cold

😀

😊I hope the flowers last

A crow is a green but less flowery flowerbed. The crow appears to be thinking (or scheming)

I know I have to be somewhere. I just need to define what somewhere is
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A crow on the wall of a flower bed at the lake. Behind it is calm, blue water and in front of it, are red and yellow flowers. The crow appears to be watching something heading towards it.

The last thing Derek saw before being hit on the head by a peanut!
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A rather scruffy looking crow at the lake (it's feathers are all ruffled) standing on the wall of a flowerbed at the lake with its head turned to one side. The flowers are yellow and orange poppies and some small red ones with yellow centres.

Mr Scruffalufacus, it's a pleasure to see you again
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A row of crows on the wall of a flower bed at the lake. There is calm blue water and the pretty colourful poppies and other flowery delights in the flowerbed

Pretty crows all in a row
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Thanks Rob. I have no idea where these crows go each evening. I assume to a roost but there are plenty of trees in the city for them to sleep in at night. Not living in the city, I rarely see them leaving. At the moment, the city has quite a few rook colonies and they are very, very noisy

I'm not sure what the main predators of crows in Zurich are but cars are a real danger. And sadly, crows are a danger to each other. They can be violent when they fight and I once saw a crow pull whole feathers from its rival's tail 😶

Mandy was always at the lake and around Sechseläutenplatz but in the week before she disappeared, she was on a tree next to a fountain on Alfred Escher strasse (not far from the lake but an unexpected place to find her). A week or two later, she disappeared. I hope it was to somewhere better

I can normally hear them walking up to me on a bench when I've got my back to them. Dirty angels in hob-nailed boots 😄

I always keep an eye out for them. They never leave empty-beaked 😊

A crow on a jetty at the lake. The left foot is curled inwards idicating a serious injury to the foot. They are hobbling around awkwardly but at least they can get around. This crow qualifies for extra treats

A crow with an injured foot at the lake.
Fortunately, they seem quite capable of getting food when they need it
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A crow standing sideways on in a flowerbed of green plants and red and yellow flowers

Though we've been standing here for hours
We're not trampling on the flowers
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Mandy, one of Zurich's lake crows who disappeared sometime around 2023

I used to name as many as I could recognise but most of the crows disappear after a while. I could only name the ones with special identifying features which normally meant injuries or illnesses. Mandy was a favourite. She was heavily injured with a badly twisted foot and hanging wing. I miss her

I wish they would sit still - if only for a second

It took patience and numerous failed attempts but now he seems to know when I throw something up, it's to feed him, not scare him away 😊

I'd feed him more often if I could but he's also nervous and jittery. He has however, understood the game where I throw food up to him. It's a small victory 😊

A crow caught in the middle of a garden at the lake. It looks like a multi-coloured jungle and the crow is not impressed

Help me find the exit. I feel like I'm stuck in a maze
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He's such an old crow and he can't stand fully upright. He waddles like a duck when he walks so I like to try and take good care of him. Once he's got his food, he disappears up into a tree to eat in peace

Murphy with a chunk of cat stick in his beak.

Murphy and his cat stick. He's leaning down now with the cat stick in his beak.

Murphy with a cat stick standing on top of a river taxi timetable board.
He's an old man now and likes me to throw his snacks up to him so he doesn't have to fight amongst the others
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I prepared a mini omelette for the crows with the left over egg we used to glaze a zopf with. I put a little biz of cheese in it too. They love it 😃

A crow in a garden of greenery, and pink, orange, and red flowers with yellow centres

These flowers are beginning to annoy me!
Just give me my peanuts and I'll be off
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A crow looking for something in a flower bed. It could be Easter eggs but it could also be its car keys

Let the great egg hunt begin
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😊

A crow in a garden of flowers with lots of greenery and red and yellow, and white flowers. The crow appears to have very long legs

The mysterious yet often talked-about long legged crow
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