How do you know, Raven or Crow?
Nov 7, 2017 12:27:43 #
Nov 7, 2017 13:50:49 #
It's a raven, it's in the beak. I have a cut off 7 foot tree stump in my front yard, everyday for the last 5 years or so I put an egg on top and one of my ravens will come every morning and pick it off, some times he eats it right there. I have lots of stellar pictures of ravens in all kinds of positions. It is said that they are the smartest bird on the planet. 
Nov 7, 2017 14:22:03 #
I vote raven. The slightly hooked beak gives it away. Ravens make an assortment of noises. I watched one making a whooping noise as it flew across the meadow. Each time it whooped, it would turn a barrelroll. It could have just been having fun, or maybe it was a mating ritual. Smart birds!
Nov 7, 2017 14:27:22 #
Is it not sad that we do not have anyone this day and age that cant seem to come near the talent of Mr. Poe.
Nov 7, 2017 15:24:27 #
davyboy
Loc: Anoka Mn.
One Rude Dawg wrote:
It's a raven, it's in the beak. I have a cut off 7 foot tree stump in my front yard, everyday for the last 5 years or so I put an egg on top and one of my ravens will come every morning and pick it off, some times he eats it right there. I have lots of stellar pictures of ravens in all kinds of positions. It is said that they are the smartest bird on the planet.
Could you post some photos I would love to see them
Nov 7, 2017 15:27:33 #
davyboy
Loc: Anoka Mn.
Hal81 wrote:
Is it not sad that we do not have anyone this day and age that cant seem to come near the talent of Mr. Poe.
Beautiful poem but to long! How bout this. But the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes of my beautiful Annabel Lee and the moon never beams without bringing me dreams of my beautiful Annabel lee
Nov 7, 2017 15:54:16 #
Nov 7, 2017 16:32:00 #
Nov 7, 2017 17:25:26 #
After having to read that poem in high school, I never read anything else Poe wrote that I didn't have to. I thought he was creepy.
Nov 7, 2017 17:56:02 #
Easy, the Raven is smarter than the Crow. Just ask each to explain “relativity” and you’ll have your answer! 😎😎
Nov 7, 2017 18:06:39 #
ewforbess
Loc: San Antonio, TX
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shots. I just call them crows.
I'm with you, Jerry! In fact, unless someone asks me to be more specific, I just call them "birds."
Nov 7, 2017 18:31:08 #
Raven! Can be a hard bird to get the colors to photograph correctly. You did an excellent job. I especially like # 3.
Nov 7, 2017 19:35:30 #
Photolady, #2 and #3 are easily identified as Ravens. The have the distinctive bristles covering about half their bills. Kind of like an old guy's "comb over", lol. Here's a Raven I photographed at Potter's Marsh just south of Anchorage Alaska. He has the same bristles on his bill and he's having a snack of a mushroom he picked off of the tree limb.
Nov 7, 2017 19:37:55 #
Also, crows flock, especially if they are chasing off a hawk or other bird of prey. Ravens are usually solitary or with their mate. If memory serves (always doubtful) ravens mate for life.
Both ravens and crows are members of the corvid family which includes magpies, jays and several other birds. I find these birds to be fascinating because they are very smart.
Both ravens and crows are members of the corvid family which includes magpies, jays and several other birds. I find these birds to be fascinating because they are very smart.
Nov 7, 2017 20:16:51 #
I usually identify them in flight. The raven has a wedge-shaped tail, the crow tail is cut off straight across. On the ground the shaggy throat feathers and large bill makes them ravens.
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