Not necessarily directly but perhaps slightly related to my Year of Friendship, I bought a bag of shelled peanuts and stuffed a handful of them in my jacket pocket.
I'm befriending crows now.
Nothing can stop me.
It's legal, it's possible, it's necessary.
This is not my first foray into bird friendship territory. After reading The Bird Way, a fantastic book by the way, I started greeting crows. Jennifer Ackerman's half-joking conclusion was that there's a non-zero chance that crows will rule the world one day, and I want to be on their good side, in case this happens faster than expected. Even if they keep their talons still and don't overthrow us, they also can remember human faces for years and are not shy to declare certain people their enemies and even tell their friends about them.
Anyway! In hopes of being recognized as a good source of snacks, I started throwing peanuts in the general direction of crows.
There are so many people with crow friends sharing their corvid adventures online, why shouldn't I be one of them?
I'm not lonely, you're lonely! Expect my pivotal role in some Home Alone remake in the future.
By the way: For more about a world ruled by corvids, I suggest Children of Memory. However, it's best to start with the first two books of the trilogy.