what we don't know...

for days the crows have been louder than usual. on sunday we discovered the cause of their distress. a baby crow was hidden in the tall grass behind the shed. he could hop but not fly.he still had fuzz on his head and breast, but feathers on his wings. when we picked him up and fed him bread his eyes showed more curiosity than fear. the adult crows hovered over us and sqwuaked. what to do? i called evelyn (my friend who runs the bay of islands spca and who has a rescued crow for a pet). she claims crows are smarter than dogs. she explained to me that this is what crows do. when the wing feathers appear, they scatter their babies (so that the babies aren't all in one place for predators to get). they continue to feed the babies, watch over them, and encourage them to learn how to fly. i'm always amazed at how little i know...