I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable with that. Crows will attack/eat a rabbit. Dorian isn’t a small baby so they might be more cautious and trying to “make nice” to get closer and wait for an opportunity. Dropping food for him reminds me of how some seagulls will drop food in the water to lure fish closer to them. They are pretty cunning.

I’m sure their interactions are fascinating to watch though! 🙂

I agree it can be fascinating, but yes, be weary. Crows can be cunning and they are of course, animals. At the end of the day, a rabbit and crow companionship is not natural, so what may seem like friendship (from one or both of their perspectives) can change. Dorian may really like them while the crows are just observing the best approach to potentially test the waters on getting him vulnerable.

I have a similar experience with Wick when I was bonding him and Fable on the balcony. A specific crow would often perch on a tree branch nearby, and every day, he’d get closer until finally he landed on the balcony fence right where Wick and Fable were. The crow was definitely watching Wick intently, and I think, had Fable not been there (who is 3 times larger than Wick and the crow), the crow probably would have come to the floor and did whatever it intended with Wick. Since we cannot know their intentions, supervision is important. Also, it only takes a second for a beak to do damage, even if it is too small to pick up the rabbit. It happened to become colder over time, so balcony dates were discontinued, but the crow did stick around at the same time each day for a few days to see if Wick would be there.

I wouldn’t be so sure they aren’t considering Dorian as a possible snack. Crows are omnivores and will eat just about anything. They have been observed to using bread to catch fish, so I don’t think it’s a big jump to think maybe they are using nuts to lure Dorian out.

Found this tid bit online “Crows may not be labelled as birds of prey, but they opportunistically feed on small birds, small rodents and other small creatures. In some cases, crows actively hunt their prey. This is where rabbits come into their diet. According to the Virtual Nature Trail at Penn State New Kensington, crows have driven rabbits from fields onto roads where they were subsequently hit by cars and then devoured by the hungry crows.”

The fact that there is more than one would make me even more wary. They are very intelligent creatures, so they could be plotting for sure.

I wouldn’t trust crows either. They are highly intelligent. They’re very interesting to watch, they really have problem-solving skills.