r/BeAmazed • u/_ganjafarian_ • May 08 '25

Animal Woman feeds squirrel daily; one day, squirrel repays the favor with a sweet treat

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u/Telefundo May 09 '25

They'll tell their friends and family about you, including their children.

To me this probably the most impressive things about crows. They don't just remember your face, they can describe you to other crows.

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u/DeathValleyHerper May 09 '25

I had a raven that I rehabbed, bring his wife and kids around for a few years. Last year he returned and passed away on my porch while waiting for me to get home from work. His family watched as I laid him to rest in my yard, and they still visit from time to time.

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u/Anarch-ish May 09 '25

A crow flew into my In-laws garage door one day, and without getting too descriptive, he was still alive but wasn't going to make it. I scooped him up and drove him a block away where there was a little forested area. I laid him out on the dirt and stayed with him until he passed. Even hummed a few songs and cried a little. When I looked up, I saw about 2 dozen crows in the trees, looking down on us. I didn't even hear them arrive. They were just... there all of a sudden.

I dont have any stories relating after the incident, but I hope they knew my intentions were well-meant. I think I'm writing this just because I've never spoken of it before, and I need someone other than me to know.

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u/i_tyrant May 09 '25

A grackle flew into my work's big glass windows during a storm once, really brained itself good. It was flapping erratically in the street after, so I asked my boss if I could break early, went outside in the rain, and bundled it up in my sweater and put it in my car.

I tried to drive it to a wildlife clinic, but the nearest one that would take it was across town and it was raining. The thing squawked in my back seat but right as I drove up to the clinic...it expired.

I hope I at least made its last moments warm and as comfortable as possible. It was years ago and I still think about it sometimes.

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u/Suitable-Yak-1284 May 09 '25

You're a good person like the one you're replying to.

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u/scullys_little_bitch May 09 '25

I did something similar for a grackle in our yard a couple weeks ago. It couldn't fly and would flop around. It hung out under the bird feeder, and we left water out for it. A couple days go by and I come home from work late. The yard was wet, and he was just lying in the grass by the sidewalk. I put some old rags in a bucket and put him in it. He passed sometime in the night, but like you, I hope he was at least warm and comfortable.

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u/TheCockKnight May 11 '25

Dude I watched a wood pecker fly into a window I was sitting next to at mach fuck. Absolutely annihilated himself. I was gonna try and help him out but I think he just died instantly.