Utah + help from birders (Page 2): Nice shots, thanks for posting them. Bird feathers can be iridescent to varying degrees, and black feathers can show different colors depending upon...

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

ediesaul wrote:

Thanks. I suspected as much when I went online to look at the bird in Arches National Park. But aren't ravens black? Do you think I did something wrong with my camera? Do you think this raven was anticipating Halloween and was in costume?

Nice shots, thanks for posting them.

Bird feathers can be iridescent to varying degrees, and black feathers can show different colors depending upon how the light is hitting them.

Nothing wrong with the camera that I can see. Nothing wrong with the efforts of the person behind the camera, either. :)

Mike

ediesaul

Blenheim Orange wrote:

Nice shots, thanks for posting them.

Bird feathers can be iridescent to varying degrees, and black feathers can show different colors depending upon how the light is hitting them.

Nothing wrong with the camera that I can see. Nothing wrong with the efforts of the person behind the camera, either. :)

Mike

Thanks, Mike! You are very kind to say such nice things.

mariak Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico USA

ediesaul wrote:

Spent 10 days in Utah. John Ford country. More t... (show quote)

Lovely work. The bird appears to a crow based on what I can see of the beak and tail. Hard to tell at that angle. Color is fine, black feathers can look very blue, purple , or even bright green in certain light. Your landscapes were very nice.
mariak

ediesaul

mariak wrote:

Lovely work. The bird appears to a crow based on what I can see of the beak and tail. Hard to tell at that angle. Color is fine, black feathers can look very blue, purple , or even bright green in certain light. Your landscapes were very nice.
mariak

Thank you. Not difficult to have nice landscapes when nature does all the work.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Beautiful images, Edie. I love your eye and your artistry! (yes, raven, though probably someone else already ID'd :) )

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

I would say Raven.
Crows are smaller than Ravens.
Beautiful photographs!

Your Deer remind me of Brice Canyon, lower end. We were on our way back from Sturgus, South Dakota and were stopping to see the sights along the way.
Coming out of the canyon I saw a buck in a meadow and we stopped to take a closer look. I was sneaking in to try and get a picture.
Betty came around from the side. She held out her hand and the buck stepped to her and sniffed her hand then stood there.
It was late in the day and twilight.
What a beautiful picture those moments made! But alas, twas only in our eyes.
Not enough light for the digital Casio.
Utah is gorgeous in a stark and striking way.
We got hailed on South of Beaver, UT. You've not lived until you get hail beating on your skull on a motorcycle. :lol:
Enjoy your beautiful Photographic memories!
And Thank You for sharing! ;)

mdsiamese Loc: Maryland

The bird is a Raven. I was just there in Moab, saw gobs of them. By blue color, do you mean the blue tint in the deer photo? Could that be white balance? Try changing it in the raw file, if you shot raw.

Kestrel1029 Loc: Philadelphia, PA

ediesaul wrote:

Thanks. I suspected as much when I went online to look at the bird in Arches National Park. But aren't ravens black? Do you think I did something wrong with my camera? Do you think this raven was anticipating Halloween and was in costume?

That actually is a black bird. Crows look similar but are smaller.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Nice photo of the Heron!!

birdpix Loc: South East Pennsylvania

That heavy bill can only be a Raven.

DragonsLady Loc: Los Alamos, NM

Not an ordinary crow - an ordinary raven. The heavier beak is one characteristic of the raven. Ravens and crows are related and, although black, sometimes look bluish. Ravens are much larger than their cousin crows. They, along with crows, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers are members of the corvidae family.

Dsrapa Loc: Outside of nyc

Looks like a great trip. I did a similar one with friends this October.
The scenery is great, the pictures terrific. I'll try to post some too!
DSRapa
I used a lumix zs30, didn't want to lug big gear in crowded minivan. It was perfect for most

ediesaul

mariak wrote:

Lovely work. The bird appears to a crow based on what I can see of the beak and tail. Hard to tell at that angle. Color is fine, black feathers can look very blue, purple , or even bright green in certain light. Your landscapes were very nice.
mariak

Thanks for looking. I appreciate your comments.

ediesaul

Dsrapa wrote:

Looks like a great trip. I did a similar one with friends this October.
The scenery is great, the pictures terrific. I'll try to post some too!
DSRapa
I used a lumix zs30, didn't want to lug big gear in crowded minivan. It was perfect for most

Maybe we bumped into each other in Utah? Can't wait to see your photos. Everyone has a different eye. Although the scenery is the same, the light changes in an instant. It was a great trip. Thanks for the comments.

ediesaul

DragonsLady wrote:

Not an ordinary crow - an ordinary raven. The heavier beak is one characteristic of the raven. Ravens and crows are related and, although black, sometimes look bluish. Ravens are much larger than their cousin crows. They, along with crows, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers are members of the corvidae family.

Thanks for the info. Perhaps in my photo books I shall note "a member of the corvidae family" and leave it at that.