Fish Crow | Srikanth Boga Photography

Trixie, our African pied crow, loves when she gets whole prey items! Today’s whole prey was a quail from @blakesexoticfeeders but she also gets whole fish, mice, eggs, and more! Did you know that crows and ravens are omnivores? While they will eat grains, fruits, and veggies, a large portion of their diet consists of protein! They’re opportunistic, and will eat just about anything they can get their beaks on!#birds #crows #crow #bird #animals #wildlife #learnsomething #funfacts #animal #animalso

Something to Crow about! Fish Crows live in a variety of habitats near water such as cities, parks, neighborhoods, and even landfills. They have adapted to become skillful scavengers, and this skill is what most likely got this corvid in trouble. The approximately two-year-old crow was discovered on the ground in a fast food parking lot and was gently placed in a box; a Tri-State volunteer was able to transport it to us for care. It turns out it had numerous maladies…a clavicle (shoulder bone) f