A new neighbor arrived across the street from Anne Edwards’ house in Scotland around five years ago. Mildred was the name Edwards gave to the crow.
For a short while, the two were strangers.
Edwards was at home one day when she heard a disturbance outside. Mildred and one of her fledgling chicks were sitting atop the fence when Edwards arrived. A cat crept nearby, ready to pounce.
Edwards decided to step in and help.
Edwards told The Dodo, “I saved the young crow and returned it to Mildred’s nest in the thick trees across the road.”
Mildred was visibly moved by Mildred’s act of charity.
“She then began to bring all her chicks to my garden,” Edwards said, adding that this became an annual tradition: “Every year, she brought her new brood of chicks to my garden.”
On another occasion, Edwards returned one of Mildred’s kids back to her nest after finding him on the ground. That kind gesture, again, put Mildred’s worried heart at ease.
Recently, however, the wild crow had occasion to return the favor.
Edwards’ kid became unwell last week and had to be transported to the hospital by ambulance from his house.
Meanwhile, Mildred was obviously watching from her perch in the tree across the street, sensing the anguish in the heart of the lady who had previously treated her and her children so well.
The crow decided to provide Edwards with some solace.
“I heard Mildred cawing pretty loudly outside my bedroom window when I got home from the hospital [that night],” Edwards recalled. “When I stepped outdoors, Mildred was sitting alone and exposed on a barren tree.” This was out of the ordinary conduct.”
Mildred’s home tree has thick foliage that provides protection from the weather. But, at the risk of her own comfort, she had opted to be close to Edwards.
Edwards remarked, “She stayed there all night.” Mildred returned the next night, with Edwards’ kid still in the hospital.
The crow’s gentle presence did indeed comfort Edwards in her time of need.
“We are both mothers,” Edwards said. “And just as I’ve cared for her chicks, she was looking out for my family whilst my son was in the hospital.”
Thankfully, Edwards’ son’s health improved on the third day, and he was released from the hospital to recover at home.
His mother, who had been apprehensive, was overjoyed. Mildred, it appears, was aware of this as well.
“As soon as my kid got home,” Edwards added, “she went back to her usual roosting spot.” “We are grateful to everyone who offered us warm good wishes — and especially to our buddy Mildred, who keeps an eye on us from above.”
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