Tag: Corvus Corax
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.
Tags: article, choughs, Corvids, Corvus Corax, Corvus crassirostris, crows, jackdaws, jays, magpies, nutcrackers, ravens, Rooks, Thick-billed raven, treepies, zoogoer
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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.
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?
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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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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
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