Archive for 'Corvidae'
An Injured Crow
I have many bird visitors daily to my feeders. The past few days a crow has been visiting. This crow is beautiful, younger but this crow is injured. And it makes me so sad to see the bird limp. =(
You can see him/her nursing its leg. =(
The crow didn’t fly away like most do when [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2012 under behavior, captivity, conservation, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, deformities, hurt crow, hurt raven, injured bird, Injured birds, injured corvid, Nestling.
Tags: abandonded bird, hurt bird, hurt crow, what to do with a injured crow
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Crows — An Australian Export?
I read an intriguing article about crows (and corvidae in general) and how they originated in an Australian part of Gondwana12, something I did not know. How very interesting! I learn something new every day! This article is worth reading but I won’t re-post it here, I will link it instead. Just visit here to [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2012 under article, Australia, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, Culture, Gondwana, History, origins.
Tags: article, crows, Crows in the United States, evolution of crows, Gondwana and crows, origin of crows, where did crows come from?
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The Crow Zone
I came across an interesting crow-related site today, The Crow Zone. According to the person who runs the site, The Crow Zone:
The blog posts here [on The Crow Zone] are stories sent from visitors to this site, who offer up their own version of the crow/human connection
Posted: April 13th, 2012 under Books about crows, corvid, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows.
Tags: crow books, crow sites
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A story about how a crow changed one woman’s life
Crows can make a difference.
Read the story of how a crow changed Ingrid’s life here.
Posted: April 10th, 2012 under captivity, corvid, corvid play, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows, Culture, Rescue.
Tags: Crow, crow story, how a crow changed my life, rescue
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Difference between Ravens and Crows
A fantastic video explaining (and showing) the difference between ravens and crows…
The people who made this video, Rick and Diana Boufford, have a fantastic website, Raven Diaries, with lots of goodies (information, stories, photos, a much longer video all about ravens…etc!) You should definitely check it out! And they have their own youtube account (Raven [...]
Posted: April 4th, 2012 under Calls, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, ravens, video.
Tags: crows and ravens, differences between crows and ravens, differences between ravens and crows, how are crows and ravens different, how can you tell a crow froma raven, How can you tell a raven from a crow?, raven vs. crow, ravens and crows
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Wily Raven
What a fun video! This raven is intelligent and figures things out quickly… check it out…
Posted: April 3rd, 2012 under corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crow videos, crows, feeding, Food, ravens, video.
Tags: intelligence, Intelligent, Raven, video
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Crow playing ball with a dog
I watched a short little video of a clever little crow playing ball (a ping pong ball) with a man and his dog. How fun is that? They are clever and playful creatures. We do not give them enough credit! You can watch the video here.
Posted: March 22nd, 2012 under behavior, corvid, corvid brain, corvid play, Corvidae, Crow, crow videos, crows, play, playing.
Tags: crow and dog, crow playing ball, crow playing with dog, dog and crow, video
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F. Yeah Crows
Well, I think I came across some corvid enthusiasts… at “F*** Yeah Crows” a tumblr site. If you can get past the name and perhaps the enthusiastic language, there are some great photos and art pieces with crows at this site. You can check it out here.
Posted: March 21st, 2012 under Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, Crow art, crows.
Tags: corvid art, corvid lovers, corvid photographs, corvid pictures, Corvids, crow art, crow photographs, raven photographs
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Lecture on Crows by John Marzluff
You might have heard of this fellow, John Marzluff. He is a professor at the University of Washington who studies crows. He is the one who led the research with the ability of facial recognition by crows. If you haven’t read it, you can read it here. Yes, crows can recognize a person’s face and [...]
Posted: March 19th, 2012 under corvid, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, facial recognition, intelligence, John Marzluff.
Tags: academic on crows, crows, john marzluff, lecture on crows, University of Washington
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Corvid Jewelry
I can’t help but find these pieces fascinating, I hope you will too!
Silver Bird Skull Cuff Links Crow
Bird Skull Ring Crow Raven
Flat-Black Crow Skull Necklace
Vintage Style Crow Necklace
Crow Bird / Magpie Bird Claw Necklace
Raven Head Pendant
Nevermore Black Raven Crow Gothic Broach Brooch Pin
Enchanted Sterling Silver Crow Ring Raven Bird
Posted: February 29th, 2012 under corvid, Corvid Art, Corvid Jewelry, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows, Gift ideas for crow lovers, Raven, ravens.
Tags: corvid jewelry, crow jewelry, crow ring, cuff links, magpie jewelry, magpie necklace, necklace, pendant, raven jewelry, raven ring, ring
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