If you’re a biologist or conservationist then you probably know about what do crows eat. However a layman won’t be able to find out the crows daily diet. This article will help you to discover what these birds usually feed on. Actually crow belongs to the family of Corvidae and is widely distributed globally. There is a vast variety of food these birds feed on and they are believed to be one of the highly opportunistic birds in that they ingest anything that comes in their way.
These birds have an extensive adaptability toward natural as well as manmade foods. Crows eat small invertebrates and insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, snails, spiders, amphibians, wireworms, caterpillars, cutworms, small mammals, reptiles, marine invertebrates, grubs, snakes, dead trout, sour gum, dogwood, wild grapes, dead fish, wild cherries, opossums, poison-oak, cherries, figs, pokeberry, clams, sea urchins, crustaceans, corns, shrews, junipers, barley, buckwheat, pumpkin, cranberry, road kills, sorghums, scallops, apples, almonds, peas, beans, bayberry, and skunks.(1)
What Do Crows Eat?
Crows are omnivorous and they primarily feed on small insects, nuts, fruits, mollusks, seeds, weeds, frogs, eggs, mice, earthworms, and carrion. In agricultural areas like grain fields these species eat several tiny insects that are harmful to the fields, indeed helping farmers; however, they also eat grains that certainly do not assist agricultural men. Crows are believed to be one of the most intelligent birds apart from Hawks or Eagles.
Now, let’s talk about the American crows menu. These crows rely on seeds, fruits, berries, insects, crop pests, young turtles, mussels, fish, clams, and crayfish. In urban places, these birds are known to feed on garbage or other waste products. They also eat eggs of other birds such as Robin bird, House Sparrow, Blue Jay, and Loons. Crows are the inhabitants of Europe, Africa, South Mediterranean, and Britain.
Now you know what do crows eat? Did you find it helpful?
Reference
- “The life histories of North American Jay, Crows and Titmice”, Brent 1946
Now,I have my answer.I had a nest of baby robin’s being fed by their parents,when I witnessed a horrible sight.A crow came and found baby robin’s under my awning and just ate all the babies in the little nest ,while the parents flew helplessly around trying to save their young.This all left me in a horrible state and I don’t know for how long,as I never knew that crows would do such a horrible thing!
Yep, I really hate crows. We live rurally and have 100’s of them and they tear up and destroy almost everything. Ugh.
Also , once I saw a little a young bird trying to eat the nuts and seeds I throw out. I guess a crow came down and scared off the other birds from eating. But this little bird, stood there frozen like. I went out and got the little bird and put it in a shoe box inside a closet to help it calm down and feel safe. Within a 1/2 an hour the bird flew away.
That’s the way of nature. Terms like “murder” and “canibalism” and “rape” mean nothing in the natural world. There’s a reason humans are considered “civilized”. Omnivores eat flora along with fauna. That involves the death of an animal. Why would any semi-rational creature try to get it’s meal from a creature that can hurt it as opposed to a creature that can’t? Of course crows will choose to eat babies of other birds instead of the adult birds themselves. It’s just rational.
If these concepts disturb you, you’ve probably been very sheltered for most of your life and aren’t familiar with how the real world works. Nature is brutally utilitarian. I’m not saying utilitarianism is the best system of morality for human society, but it is the way of nature and natural selection.
Should we forget where our food comes from? Veal are the young, eggs are the young, caviar are young. How are crows any different? They don’t kill them quick? Nature is wild, the fit live to continue the species strength. In humans the people like Rothchilds that have enough money to clothe, feed, home the world spend it on controlling banks, pet project wars, poverty, and taking every cent from the world. Globalist. When power and money hurt and destroy a species..Ours.Houston we have a problem.War lord communist, Don’t worry about crows.
I seen a crow come down and kill a young starling that had just left the nest yesterday, and flew off with it in its mouth, the others starlings were going frantic trying to save the young one, it was horrible to see
I mix egg yolks + rice flour + water, cook it & feed it to the crows in my neighborhood because I mostly eat egg whites. The crows LOVE it. Anytime they see me they come near me to check if I have any food for them. They are quite timid though.