Archive for 'Pictures'

Ecola State Park Crows

I see crows everywhere and appreciate them. This crow was willing to come amongst the aggressive seagulls to eat some bread we were throwing out of our car…

Gorgeous Raven Pictures

I really wanted to share these photographs with all of you the moment I seen them!
According to the photographer, Lars…the story behind these photographs is that they “were driving the wild, winding and steep roads of the mountains of Gran Canaria when they came to this spot where they sold chocolate and soft [...]

Beautiful woman, crow

Elizabeth – Liliana photomanip

Originally uploaded by Brittany Dona-lyn

Gorgeous, poetic. Doesn’t it make you want to write her story? Their story?

Weekend Crows…

Here are the weekend crow photographs…

Are the words Ravenous and Raven related?

Simply, no. But…
One could easily imagine the word ravenous, meaning ‘voracious, very hungry’, originating from the word raven. Particularly, if you have ever watched raven nestlings eat. They need to eat every couple of hours and not just snacks either. Bernd Heinrich in the Mind of the Raven gives us a snippet of exactly how [...]

Caching Corvids

Did you know that the corvid-family of birds cache food for later — saving it in multiple spots for many months? They also watch other birds cache food and steal it–moving it for themselves. They are sneaky. They pay attention. This is interesting. There brain size to body ratio is relative to primates. They are [...]

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 [...]

Corvus frugilegus (The Rook)

Communique
Originally uploaded by Mark Cummins
Another excellent photograph found on flickr. This one is by Mark Cummins. If you click on the photograph it will take you to the URL where it is originally posted.
I am not 100% certain what particular bird this is in the corvidae family. However, I think it might be a rook [...]

Corvids: a symbol of pride

Corvids are revered as symbols of pride, intelligence, strength throughout the world. Evidence of this can be found in poems, songs, stories, legends and even in heraldry. Many a coat of arms don the corvids as centerpieces, represented proudly. I found a really great page with many coat of arms all with corvids on them. [...]

Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha) 01, Wayfarer Retreat, Vijaypur – 29.10.07

Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha) 01, Wayfarer Retreat, Vijaypur – 29.10.07
Originally uploaded by Candle Tree – This too shall pass

Isn’t this a beautiful bird? This is a “Red-Billed Blue Magpie” and it is in the Corvidae family. Here is what the photographer had to say about this bird:
The Red-billed Blue Magpie is a species of [...]