This is so cute!

[Beatlelvr]

I've been leaving in-the-shell peanuts on the ground around my birdbath for crows and squirrels. I think I got my first "gift" from the crows. A little rubber duckie was in the birdbath!
Unless they left it there for themselves to play with, I'm not sure. Anyway...cute!

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. That's cool.

I've given squirrels and crows over 5400 lbs of peanuts in my lifetime. Never got a damn thing, but the enjoyment of watching them grabbing another peanut.

[Raine]

2. Aw that's so sweet!!! 🥰 nt

[gab13by13]

3. I know that crows take shiny objects to their nests.

[NJCher]

4. for years

I would get an orange from what I think was a crow. This would always happen in the spring, when I started work in my gardens.

Sometimes these oranges were kind of scroungy, but nevertheless, an orange it was.

Always amazed me.

[pazzyanne]

5. Please-tell me the peanuts in the shell are unsalted.

"Most birds can actually shell a peanut pretty easily, but there are some smaller birds that need to break them up and it takes some work. Serving either way is perfectly acceptable. Unlike the previous to options, there’s no choice or debate here: Unsalted is the way to go."

[Beatlelvr]

9. Yes, definitely

Unsalted

[pazzyanne]

10. Thank you, Beatlelvr!

[BobTheSubgenius]

6. Corvids are amazing!!

A "gift" would fit their MO really well.

[Poiuyt]

7. Some homeless waif is crying right now over the loss of her only toy.

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Jays and crows are smart.

The jays at my house are greedy little beggars.

They'll hop on the feeder, grab one of the peanuts and "weigh" it, discarding a light one and flying off with the heaviest they can find.

[MineralMan]

14. Yes, I've watched jays do that, too.

We used to feed them on our patio table while we were sitting there. They'd fly down, weigh several peanuts and fly away with the heaviest one, just a foot or so from us. A few would fly to my hand to take a nut, as well.

Crows don't get that tame, generally, but jays will become accustomed to humans in just a day or two.

[North Shore Chicago]

11. Awesome!

Our winged friends are rather comedic at times.

[Solomon]

12. On golf courses crows hang around the 10th hole because they

know golfers stop at the snack shop after 9 holes. As soon as you leave your cart to putt on the green they swoop down and steal your food.

[Amaryllis]

13. Can you take a photo? We need cute right now.