Crows and ravens will be likely to spot some object that appeals to
them, fly away with it, and either take to nest or drop it when they
spot something new. That might be interpreted as gifting... At Los
Alamos LASL golf course there is a special rule for golfers: if a raven
steals your ball you can drop another without penalty. (LASL now known
as LANL, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Dave Grainger birdsbydave.com

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On 2020-04-12 11:38, Pamela Myers wrote:

> Has anyone had any experience with crows bringing them gifts? Several

> years ago, there was a child in Seattle who received countless gifts

> from crows, but I've never heard what happened to her and the crows.

>

> I have a pair, and sometimes a trio of crows who have been coming to

> my yard for 4 or 5 years regularly whenever they notice me in the

> yard. I give them peanuts and one of them has recently become quite

> bold and comes close. Today I found a brand new key with a decorative

> end in my yard in a place where it is highly unlikely that someone

> would have left it. I suppose there are several explanations, but

> someone would have had to walk down my driveway and have left this key

> in a spot directly under the roof. Could it have been the Easter bunny

> or a crow??? I really am mystified.

>

> Pam Myers

> Marysville

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