Beautiful portrait of one of out smarter feathered friends!
Rick
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Paul Laughlin <pelaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Very definitely a crow. Way too small to be a Raven. My Sibley guide
> does not show the color difference in the bill. Shows both as black. I
> don't think that I have ever seen a Raven around here. Used to see them
> when I lived in Southwestern New Mexico, though. In fact, the fixed
> base operator at the Grant County Airport had a pet Raven that they had
> raised from a baby. Even had pictures of his first solo flight. LOL He
> could be a bit mean, too. Liked to nip people on the legs.
> We do have a fairly large population of crows around Portland. They
> visit the bird bath regularly. To bathe, drink and also to soak food.
> Paul in Portland OR
>
> On 8/6/2013 6:06 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
> >>
> >> A couple of images of a juvenile crow at the bird bath. This one dry:
> >> <http://www.pbase.com/pelaughlin/image/151685231>
> >> And the next one, wet.
> >>
> >
> > Is this a crow or a raven? I'm used to seeing both, and crows
> have yellow beaks while ravens have black beaks. I might be wrong about
> that, but that's how I tell them apart.
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
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