Tag: Common Raven

Corvids play

Everything plays. Playing helps with motor and sensory skills as well as social behavior. It relieves stress. It teaches the young many important things needed for survival through the process of trial and error while they can still afford to make mistakes. It keeps relationships healthy. Social play helps children gain friends. Social play helps [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Common Raven

Common Raven
Originally uploaded by quasimodo4502

What a beautiful bird this is, isn’t it? He looks like he has a helmet, almost, doesn’t he? This was taken by Quasimodo4502 at Golden Gate Park. You can see the original photograph on Flickr. =)
I decided since it is Halloween, I would tell you a bit about the raven. =)
Did [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]