I like to feed crows leftovers, because I know they're going to keep coming to visit my camera until the food is gone, no matter how much food I put out. Many bird species, but especially those in the corvid family, stash away food as insurance against future hunger.
This guy kept coming back until he had disposed of four slices of bread. At first he took the bread and dunked it in water, I think so that it would go down faster. He ate his fill that way, which probably took fully half of the bread I put out. Once full, he started taking bread away to stash in a safe place, or maybe to feed his offspring.
My wife was telling me she took a fried chicken drumstick out of the fridge yesterday that had been there for awhile, and put it on the feeder platform shown in the pictures. This crow took it out into our yard and spent the next hour or so stripping off the meat and carting it off. He then left the bone behind and one of our dogs found it.
Greed is not just a human condition. It's a behavior that ensures survival for animals. Next time someone says you're selfish, tell them it's a survival instinct.
Oh, and P.S: That feeder platform? You're right -- it is a satellite dish.
I am a little disappointed in these pictures. The field of view is too short, and his eye is a little out of focus as a result. But next time I put out food for crows I'll take another shot at it.
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