Tag: Corvids

Jackdaw

The beauty of the internet… I love the jackdaw and I couldn’t describe it better than the wonderful editors who contributed to the Wikipedia entry…so I will share that with you…it is well worth the read…
The Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), sometimes known as the Eurasian Jackdaw, European Jackdaw, Western Jackdaw, or formerly simply the daw, is [...]

Posted: June 10th, 2010 under corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Corvus monedula, Daw, Eurasian Jackdaw, European Jackdaw, jackdaw, jackdaws, Western Jackdaw.
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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.
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Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga Caryocatactes)

Spotted Nutcracker near Morskie Oko (Poland)
Originally uploaded by Wesley Danes

Spotted nutcrackers are named for their appearance and the way they use their large bills to take the shells off of nuts. There are white spots and streaks in their feathers. The spotted nutcracker’s brown body plumage is the color of chocolate. The lower part of [...]

Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Corvidae, Corvids, Nucifraga Caryocatactes, Spotted Nutcracker.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The mysterious case of the vengeful crows

I do not know if this really happened or not but if it did… I guess it would make sense. We would remember 7 months later too…
Can crows wait for seven months to take their revenge on a human being… well here is one such case…
read more | digg story

Posted: March 24th, 2009 under American Crow, Calls, Common Crow, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows, family, Family Recognition, Habitat, intelligence, Memory, Recognition.
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Crows are moving in…

I read this news story and thought it was worth sharing… check it out! =)
(If you go to the original source page -here- there is a video too!)
It’s almost a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” in Rochester . Well, sort of. It’s not quite as scary.
Rochester resident Jason Buck says, “It’s just basically a big [...]

Posted: February 8th, 2009 under American Crow, Common Crow, Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Crow, News, observation, roost, video.
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Crow Cam Today =)

We put out peanuts without shells today for the first time. They were a hit. The crows like not having to open the shells and they attracted two more kinds of birds as well. =) Fun!
The crows seemed to be done for the day. The bowl was still about 1/4 full but they flew off. [...]

Posted: January 26th, 2009 under American Crow, bird cam, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Crow, feeding, observation, peanuts, The Crow Cam.
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Beautiful Crows

I found this photo on flickr and simply had to share it on corvidcorner. I asked for permission and the photographer most graciously said I could! YAY! =)
Isn’t it amazing? Excellent shot.
Thanks to österreich Ungern or cartmann at flickr.

Posted: November 1st, 2008 under Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, Flickr, österreich Ungern, Photograph.
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