ponderwoman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A friend alerted me to a crow in Peckham Park in > distress and apparently unable to fly. Several > concerned people were surrounding the bush it was > hiding under to keep dogs away and be sure of > where it was. I took it home, then to Medivets > because it had a small injury, they confirmed its > wing was not broken though the first 2 primary > feathers had been pulled out so it is probably too > sore and bruised to fly. > > When put in a crate it immediately ate the food I > had given it despite me being only a foot away. > Peckham crows are profoundly cynical about > seemingly good intentioned people so this seemed > odd. > > Today it was happy to sit on my arm and poke my > jumper. SO, NOT a wild crow. This poses a problem > for release as it may not be up to scratch with > the strict peckham crow social code and therefore > be attacked. > > Does anyone know where it has come from or who > might have reared/cared for it? Would live to hear how he/she got on.