Tag: Crow

Beautiful Crow

Crow, originally uploaded by kenjclarke.

What a great shot of a crow. I wonder what has his feathers ruffled!

the peace of wild things

the peace of wild things
Originally uploaded by dawn m. armfield

petrified forest national park, arizona
“I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief…. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
Wendell Berry

Loki, bringer of doom

Loki, bringer of doom
Originally uploaded by Midnight-digital

Gorgeous photo.

A Crow by any other name

Crow – Kråke
Pronounciation with an extra syllable – Kråkerøy:
http://forvo.com/word/kr%C3%A5ker%C3%B8y/
Magpie – Skjære
This one is kjære – but he pronounces it wrong so it comes close to skjære
http://forvo.com/word/kj%C3%A6re/
Raven – Ravn
An american tries to pronounce navn, he doesn’t quite get it, but its close. The r is pronounced with the tongue at the front [...]

A Concert for Crow

A Concert for Crow

Originally uploaded by Solitaire Miles

To Music
by Robert Herrick
Begin to charm, and as thou strok’st mine ears
With thine enchantment, melt me into tears.
Then let thy active hand scud o’er thy lyre,
And make my spirits frantic with the fire;
That done, sink down into a silvery strain,
And make me smooth as balm and oil again.

Refined birds, the crows

"you’re not alone"

Originally uploaded by ღĴęNňζ™

“Mentally, crows and ravens are more like flying monkeys than they are like other birds…This means they are able to learn, remember, and use insight to solve natural and human challenges.” – Marzluff In the Company of Crows and Ravens

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?

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 [...]

To the right

to the right
Originally uploaded by drain

What a great photograph, eh?
I know I have not been blogging much but I haven’t forgotten the crows. I feed them daily and have gotten some great photos (this is not one of them — someone on flickr took this one!). I will post the newer photographs soon.
We’ve taken to [...]

To Steal or Not to Steal

Northwestern Crow (Corvus Caurinus)
Originally uploaded by ebirdman

ScienceDaily (2003-03-12) — Researchers at the University of Washington have found a species of crow that distinctly alters its behavior when attempting to steal food from another crow, depending on whether or not the other bird is a relative.
Read the entire article here.
The crows don’t mind sharing with family… [...]