Tag: Raven
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
Posted: August 27th, 2009 under American Crow, art, Crow.
Tags: art, beautiful crow, beautiful woman, beauty and crows, Crow, photoshop, Raven
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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?
Posted: August 25th, 2009 under art, Crow, Photograph, photographs, Pictures, Raven.
Tags: beautiful woman, beauty, birds and beauty, Crow, gorgeous woman, photoshop, Raven
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Ravens in Norse Mythology
Ravens have often been featured in myths and legends, stories, poems, and religious beliefs. For example, the Norse God Odin was said to have a pair of ravens, Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory). They were said to travel the world from early morning to late into the evening each and every day in search of [...]
Posted: April 5th, 2009 under Huginn, legend, Memory, Muninn, mythology, Myths about ravens, Norse mythology, Odin, Raven myths, ravens, thought.
Tags: Huginn, Memory, Midgard, Muninn, Norse mythology, Odin, odin and ravens, Raven, raven myth, raven mythology, ravens and norse mythology, ravens and odin, thought
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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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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?
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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
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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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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
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Crow Stuff
I found a couple of links that have great information about the crows, even the difference between a crow and a raven. You should check them out…
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/crows.htm
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/crows.pdf
A graphic showing the difference between a crow and a raven:
http://www.debbyporter.com/crows-caws/crow-vs-raven.gif
Posted: October 10th, 2008 under Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, Raven.
Tags: Crow, crows, information, pdf, Raven, ravens, websites
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