Post by @isotope239@mastodon.online

2026-07-20 18:43 UTC

Fledgling crows: Day 35. Only random sightings of the gruesome twosome this week. The parents are keeping them on the go, flying and foraging. Itchy gets tired of waiting for a parent to come by with a snack but Dozy seems content to sit in one spot until the lunch wagon appears. No idea if this happens with crows, but Dozy behaves in a less developed way than Itchy. Itchy is almost a full-fledged crow but Dozy is either under-developed or just plain lazy. #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Gardening

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@isotope239@mastodon.online 2026-07-21 18:55

I wanted to add an interesting note about the gruesome twosome: both of them are leucistic, that is, they both have some pure white feathers on the undersides of their wings. That's how we've been able to tell them apart from the adults, there's a flash of white each time the youngsters spread their wings. https://corvidresearch.blog/2014/07/09/crow-curiosities-what-causes-white-feathers/ #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Gardening

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@pattykimura@beige.party 2026-07-20 18:50

@isotope239@mastodon.online I love this, thank you. I am intrigued by crows, how they bond, choose enemies and friends, and how they interact. They are a compelling dynamic, and now, you've added to my interest - nature or nurture among these two young thinking creatures. And I wonder if they wonder about us.

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