Archive for 'Corvus Corax'
Corvid Stamps
Posted: May 11th, 2009 under Caledonian, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, Corvus Corax, Crow, crows, Magpie, mailing stamps, New Caledonian Crow, postage stamp, Raven, ravens, stamp.
Tags: blue magpie postage stamp, blue magpie stamp, corvus corax postage stamp, corvus corax stamp, crow postage stamp, crow stamp, magpie mailing stamp, magpie postage stamp, magpie stamp, New Caledonian Crows, postage stamp and crows, postage stamp and magpies, postage stamp and ravens, raven postage stamp, raven stamp
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The Revered, Reviled Crow Clan by Howard Youth
I read an excellent article about corvids from their habitat to myths and legends about them in the May/June 2001 issue of Zoogoer. I think it is worth the read. Here is an excerpt:
For centuries, a dark specter haunted the bloody battlefields [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2009 under American Crow, article, Calls, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, corvid brain, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, Magazine articles, ravens, Thick-billed raven.
Tags: article, choughs, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, crows, jackdaws, jays, magpies, nutcrackers, ravens, Rooks, Thick-billed raven, treepies, zoogoer
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Corvid cognition
Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
Nicola Clayton and Nathan Emery
aDepartment of Experimental Psychology and Sub-department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Available online 7 February 2005.
Article Outline
What is a corvid? There are just over 120 species of corvids, a family of songbirds that includes the crows, ravens, rooks and jackdaws, as well [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2009 under American Crow, behavior, caching, Caledonian, Calls, cognition, Common Crow, Common Raven, Corvid Cognition, corvid song, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus Corax, Crow, egg napping, egg stealing, eggs, family, Family Recognition, feeding, Fledgling, Friends, Habitat, intelligence, jays, Magpie, Mating, Memory, nutcrackers, observation, Problem Solving, Recognition, Self-Aware, self-recognition, stealing eggs, Tool Use.
Tags: biology, bird brain, bird cognition, bird intelligence, birds, cognition, corvid, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvids, crows, crows are intelligent, crows intelligence, Current Biology, Elsevier, intelligence, jays, magpies, Nathan Emery, Nicola Clayton, nutcrackers, primates, science, ScienceDirect
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Biggest and Smallest Corvids
Most people do not know that there are over 120 species of corvid family of birds—including many jays, choughs and treepies—not just crows, ravens and magpies. Well, I was not certain where to begin with this fascinating family of birds so I decided to start with telling you the biggest and the smallest amongst them.
The [...]
Posted: March 25th, 2009 under Common Raven, corvid, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, Cyanolyca nana, Dwarf Jay, Raven, size, Thick-billed raven.
Tags: biggest corvid, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, Cyanolyca nana, Dwarf Jay, largest corvid, largest in crow family, Raven, smallest corvid, smallest in crow family, Thick-billed raven, what corvid is biggest?, what corvid is smallest?, what is the smallest corvid?
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Are crows monogamous?
two crows
Originally uploaded by mikE~510
I regularly peruse crow photographs on flickr. Today I found this one. What an excellent photograph, don’t you think? Under the photograph the question was asked, “Are crows monogamous?” Are crows monogamous? Are ravens monogamous? I thought this would be a good post for today.
Yes, crows and ravens are monogamous. They [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2008 under American Crow, behavior, Common Crow, Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus Corax, Crow, family, Family Recognition, Marzluff, Mating, monogamous.
Tags: are crows monogamous, are ravens monogamous?, bird love, crows, crows are monogamous, love, love bird, monogamy, ravens, social behavior
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Common Ravens and Egg
Common Ravens and Egg
Originally uploaded by poecile05
This is the second raven baby/egg photograph and post. Thanks to the photographer, poecile05, for sharing this on flickr and allowing us to blog it.
If you read yesterday’s post, you know how much a baby raven can and must consume. I shared with you a small part of a [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2008 under Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Corax, eggs, feeding, Fledgling, Flickr, Mutes, Nestling, Nests, Northern Raven, Parental care, Photograph, Pictures, Raven.
Tags: baby raven, Common Raven, common raven baby, corvid, corvid diet, Corvidae, corvus, Corvus Corax, eggs, feeding, Fledgling, food, Mutes, Nestling, Nests, Raven, raven babies, raven baby, raven diet, raven eggs, raven food, raven life, raven mutes, raven nestlings, raven parental care, raven photographs, raven waste, ravens
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Common Raven Nestling and Egg
Common Raven Nestling and Egg
Originally uploaded by poecile05
I found this photograph on flickr as well (my new favorite place to find great corvid pictures!) and I had to share it. Look at them! They are soooooooo cute. They look like baby dinosaurs.
While I have your attention, let me share a little story about baby ravens [...]
Posted: November 4th, 2008 under Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Corax, feeding, Fledgling, Nestling, Parental care, Raven.
Tags: baby bird, baby raven, Common Raven, corvid baby, corvid egg, domestic pets, eggs, Fledgling, food, healthy, Nestling, Parental care, parents, Raven, raven baby, raven egg, raven eggs, raven parents, ravens, Should I get a raven as a pet?
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I Never Met a Raven I Didn’t Like
I Never Met a Raven I Didn’t Like
Originally uploaded by Robinsegg
Ok, so who couldn’t love this little guy? And how could I NOT share it? What a great photograph. Thanks again to the Robinsegg (on flickr) for this most excellent photograph capturing clearly the interesting personality and charm Ravens possess.
What do you think he is [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2008 under Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Raven, Self-Aware.
Tags: cheese, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, corvus, Corvus Corax, Flickr, McDonalds, Photograph, Raven, robinsegg
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Profile in Curiosity
Profile in Curiosity
Originally uploaded by Robinsegg
Another great photo by Robinsegg. Aren’t they beautiful birds?
I am learning firsthand how picky they are about what they eat as well. It is a common (yet wrong) assumption that all birds like set foods and that most birds of the same species will like the same kinds of foods.
Corvids [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2008 under Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Raven.
Tags: Common Raven, peanuts, photography, Raven
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