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…
Posted: March 21st, 2011 under Common Crow, corvid, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows, Photograph, photographs, photos, Pictures.
Tags: Crow, ecola state park, Oregon
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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 [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2009 under corvid, Gran Canaria, Photograph, photographs, photos, Pictures, Raven.
Tags: photos of ravens, pictures of ravens, Raven, raven photograph, raven photos, raven pictures, ravens in Gran Canaria
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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?
Posted: August 25th, 2009 under art, Crow, Photograph, photographs, Pictures, Raven.
Tags: beautiful woman, beauty, birds and beauty, Crow, gorgeous woman, photoshop, Raven
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Weekend Crows…
Here are the weekend crow photographs…
Posted: April 27th, 2009 under American Crow, Corvids, Crow, crows, photographs, photos, Pictures.
Tags: crow photographs, crow photos, crow pictures, crows and photographs, crows and pictures, photographs and crows, photographs of crows, photos of crows, pictures and crows, pictures of crows
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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 [...]
Posted: March 29th, 2009 under American Crow, Are the words raven and ravenous related?, Are the words ravenous and raven related?, Common Crow, Common Raven, Crow, etymology, name origin, origin of a name, origin of raven, Photograph, Pictures, Raven, raven and ravenous, Ravenous.
Tags: Are the words raven and ravenous related?, Are the words ravenous and raven related?, corvid words etymology, Did the word raven come from ravenous?, Did the word raven originate from ravenous?, etymology, etymology of raven, etymology of ravenous, etymology of the word raven, etymology of the word ravenous, Is raven the root word of ravenous?, raven and ravenous
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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 [...]
Posted: March 19th, 2009 under American Crow, bird cam, caching, Common Crow, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, family, feeding, Habitat, intelligence, Photograph, Pictures.
Tags: American Crow, birds, cache, caching, Crow, crows, decline, food caching, intelligence, Memory, Northern crow, population, spatial memory, survival
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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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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 [...]
Posted: November 3rd, 2008 under Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Frugilegus, Flickr, Habitat, omnivorous, Photograph, Pictures, Range, Rook, story.
Tags: corvid, Corvidae, corvus, Corvus Frugilegus, Crow, Europe, Great Britain, Habitat, Rook, Rook diet, Rook habitat, Rook nesting, Rook poem, Rooks, story
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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. [...]
Posted: November 2nd, 2008 under American Crow, art, Coat-of-arms, Common Crow, Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, folklore, Heraldry, Pictures, Raven, symbols.
Tags: coat of arms with corvids, coat of arms with crows, coat of arms with magpies, coat of arms with ravens, Coat-of-arms, family crests, Heraldry
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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 [...]
Posted: October 30th, 2008 under Corvidae, Corvids, Flickr, Magpie, Mountainous country, Photograph, Pictures, Range, Red-Billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha.
Tags: corvid, Corvidae, Magpie, Mountainous country, predominantly hilly, Red-Billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha
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