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 [...]
Posted: March 27th, 2009 under American Crow, behavior, bird brain, bird brain size, bird play, caring for the young, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, corvid brain, corvid play, Corvids, Crow, crows, family, learning, play, playing, social play, Young.
Tags: avian play, birds play, caring for the young, Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, corvids play, crows play, play, play with birds, play with crows, ravens, ravens play, social play
Comments: none
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?
Comments: none
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
Comments: none
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?
Comments: none
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 [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, intelligence, Northern Raven, omnivorous, Photograph, Raven.
Tags: bird, black bird, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, edgar allen poe, Halloween, Northern Raven, Photograph, poe, Poe's The Raven, poem, Raven
Comments: none
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
Comments: none
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
Comments: none
