I would go on these walks, and they would follow me. Kira Jane Buxton: But after that, I had a completely different relationship with the local crows. Mark Bramhill: Kira took the young crow to a local wildlife rehab center, where, sadly, it didn't survive. And this is 60 crows, just silent watching. And so I ushered this little crow into the box, and all the crows went silent. And it looked at me and I looked at this crow, and I just had this feeling that the crow understood I was there to help and not to harm. So I thought this might be a kind of Tippi Hedren moment.īut I got a box and approached this poor little injured crow. And you know, the general consensus about crows is quite negative. And I was very nervous to approach, because I had no experience with crows. And in the trees all around were about 60 crows who were just screaming for this family member. Kira Jane Buxton: I was walking my dog and there was an injured crow. But Kira’s love for crows didn't start until a few years before writing the books. The books are love letters to the city of Seattle and the American Crow. Kira Jane Buxton is the author of Hollow Kingdom and Feral Creatures, two novels about a foul-mouthed pet crow named S.T., navigating the extinction of humanity, learning to bridge between the worlds of domestic and wild animals. Spark Bird: Kira Jane Buxton’s Crow Rescue
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