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RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/24/2007 4:29:10 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3346 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: online Hey Julie..Where we work there is a big lake a stones throw from us,and we are only back at the (bird table) for 45 min.But thats a good idea,I may put a bowl of water out to see what happens.Rick _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to towhead) Post #: 21

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/24/2007 5:42:33 PM    Jim Posts: 2293 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Very cool, Rick! I have done two baby bird rescues, one was successful and one wasn't. We had a baby starling that fell from the nest. He was here for two days, fortunately mama came back for him. His eyes were open and he ate readily, so that was an easy one. We also had a house sparrow for three days, but he was messed up pretty bad from falling onto hard concrete. He ate good, but never seemed quite right. After 3 days, he took a turn for the worse and finally succumbed to his injuries . I've also picked up a few sparrows that knocked themselves out by flying into the porch posts out back, but they just shake it off and fly away in a few minutes. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 22

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/24/2007 6:25:31 PM    JOETHECROW   Posts: 373 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. Status: offline Hey all,...cool topic,.Rick, My friends dad can get the chickadee's to hand feed,... but I haven't mastered it yet,....and thanks for posting the cool picks of your crows,....Did I mention that my friend from years ago had one (a pet wild crow) He named it 'peckerhead' and it could speak a few words of english. Then one night it met the housecats.....Anyhow keep the great bottle pics and stories coming...                                                          Adios'    Joe (in reply to Jim) Post #: 23

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/24/2007 7:29:53 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3346 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: online Those sparrows wernt polish where they? I mean I can see flying in to windows but posts? hey wait IM polish lol  Hey that name sounds familiar Housesparrow  lol _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to Jim) Post #: 24

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/24/2007 7:33:57 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3346 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: online Cool name peckerhead  hahaha _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 25

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/25/2007 12:02:18 AM    Jim Posts: 2293 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Yeah, they flew right into the porch posts. I've had two or three of them do it. At first I thought they were dead, but they were just momentarily dazed. They don't bother with the kitchen window much, but I had one that did. I left the feeders run empty one day, and there was a male house finch (red & brown finch) literally hovering in front of the kitchen window. He pecked the glass a few times with his beak, staring right at me with the most p*ssed-off look I have ever seen on a bird! It was kind of weird, but I should have had the feeders filled. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 26

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/25/2007 6:04:20 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3346 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: online Yea I feel bad when the feeder isnt filled,even though thay wont starve to death.once you start you should keep feeding them. Rick _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to Jim) Post #: 27

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/25/2007 7:58:17 AM    towhead Posts: 883 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Couple years ago I had a crow that would peck on the window every morning at 7AM....wasnt even feeding any birds back then....poor thing would peck so hard he would bleed....I wondered if maybe s/he had West Nile Virus....or did s/he think it's reflection was something....  _____________________________ J (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 28

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/26/2007 10:26:48 PM    Jim Posts: 2293 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline The crow may have been fighting with his reflection. Male cardinals will do that, and they get vicious. You think they would realize after a few hard hits that they can't win a fight with a mirror, but they keep at it for a while. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to towhead) Post #: 29

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/27/2007 7:28:21 AM    shell4byz   Posts: 12 Joined: 8/28/2004 Status: offline Great pics, Now I can show my children that it can be done!!! My brother and I used to have chickadees and nuthatches land on our hands  and my four boys don't believe that it could be done.  They also have no patience or attention spands either.  My brother even would have a nuthatch just sit on his hat when he would walk to the bus stop.  We also had a feeder attached to the window where we would stick our hands out with seed over the feeder and they would land on our hands and we would slowly bring our hands inside.  Only had one or two in the house to my mom's dismay. Thanks for the proof!!! (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 30

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/27/2007 7:57:10 AM    towhead Posts: 883 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Thanks for the info Jim!  Have had plenty of crows around, but he's the only one who ever did that!  Crazy bird....or would that be Cuckoo.... _____________________________ J (in reply to shell4byz) Post #: 31

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/29/2007 11:14:18 PM    jane8851 Posts: 315 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Great thread! I always felt we "bottle hunters" had a special curiousity about nature too. I'm a Wildlife Rehabilitator and have raised all sorts of creatures. Here's a photo of my favorite baby animal. See if you can guess what he is. No. he's not a mouse or rat. Attachment (1) (in reply to towhead) Post #: 32

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/29/2007 11:16:32 PM    jane8851 Posts: 315 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Here's a closer shot of the little guy in my hand. Nope, he's not a rabbit either. His kind are very common in the Northeast. Attachment (1) (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 33

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/29/2007 11:18:03 PM    jane8851 Posts: 315 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Not a raccoon either. (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 34

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/30/2007 12:38:50 AM    Jim Posts: 2293 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Just a guess...But I'm going to say he might be a squirrel. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 35

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/30/2007 12:40:36 AM    jane8851 Posts: 315 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Not a squirrel or a chipmunk. Think a little bigger. (in reply to Jim) Post #: 36

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/30/2007 11:26:41 PM    marjorie040 Posts: 365 Joined: 12/3/2006 Status: offline I would have thought squirrel...my cat brought home something like that one day......so what IS the critter? _____________________________ marjorie040 McClellanville, sc (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 37

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 9/30/2007 11:43:46 PM    jane8851 Posts: 315 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline It's a baby opossum! People bring them to me when the mom gets hit by a car, the babies wiggle out of the pouch looking for warmth and food. Babies this small have a fused jaw that attaches to the mom to nurse so I had to feed him with a tiny paintbrush dipped in kitten replacement milk every 30 minutes. I had to carry him around in a small cotton sack (about the size of a large tea bag) tucked in my bra to keep him warm and to keep him with me to feed every 30 minutes. Good thing I didn't have a medical emergency, it would be hard to explain a possum in my underware. Once he got big enough to open his mouth I used a very small bottle made for baby rabbits and didn't have to feed so often so I left him home in a heated cage. (in reply to marjorie040) Post #: 38

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 10/1/2007 5:26:57 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3346 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: online Jim is right thay do that. I fight with my reflection now  !@#$%^&*!@#$%^ damit gitin old! _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to towhead) Post #: 39

RE: Here are some Crows I raised and set free - 10/1/2007 5:31:04 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3346 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: online Wow! thats cool!  we raised many a baby animal as kids and over the years  coons,rabbits, birds, ducks etc but never a possum. Do you still have it?or did you set it free? Rick < Message edited by RICKJJ59W -- 10/1/2007 5:34:17 AM > _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 40

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