Question from Ryan Fernandez. It is actually a myth that crows and magpies collect shiny objects like keys or pieces of jewellery. Wild adult crows will never collect, hide or store anything other than items of food.

Do crows hate shiny things?

Contrary to what you may think, crows hate shiny objects and stringing up old CD's from a line in your yard will send a strong signal to stay clear. ... Even though crows are noisy themselves, it seems as though they do not like it when we make a lot of noise, especially when they're trying to sleep.

Can you attract crows with shiny things?

Use Shiny Objects

Of all the things that attract crows, shiny objects are known to garner the most success. If you've observed crows, they really fancy these objects, even so much as rummaging through garbage to pick out these and carry them off to their nests.