Taken by Mr. G in the Petrified Forest, Arizona
In Kentucky we have crows, but according to this article, this is probably a raven because he was all by his lonesome. Would love to hear from my bird expert friends about the type of bird you'd call this fellow.
Last 2 pictures cropped from the first.
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Great shots! My first instinct would be raven, too, because of the very heavy beak. They're noticeably larger than crows in body size.
ReplyDeleteIt's a RAVEN! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI never can tell the difference between a crow and a raven. I'm not sure I've ever actually seen a raven, for that matter - I tend to refer to all big black birds as crows.
ReplyDeleteMy ignorance can be outstanding in both quantity and quality!!
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Beautiful photo, so majestic! ~Diane
ReplyDeleteBeautiful proud bird
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