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Posted 14 June 2012 - 12:04 PM
Taken on 6/13/12 in central NY (near Rochester). Believe this is a Common Raven.
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Posted 14 June 2012 - 12:09 PM
Looks like it to me.
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Posted 14 June 2012 - 12:40 PM
Gotta be a Raven with that big ole honker!
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Posted 14 June 2012 - 01:34 PM
Agreed!
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Posted 15 June 2012 - 08:26 PM
Actually, I had posted this pic on a local bird club site and some experts (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) came back with American Crow based on tail, and body & neck feathers. It had me fooled, and I have seen plenty of both!
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Posted 15 June 2012 - 09:39 PM
Actually, I had posted this pic on a local bird club site and some experts (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) came back with American Crow based on tail, and body & neck feathers. It had me fooled, and I have seen plenty of both!
Funny you say that, when I looked at it last night I was back and forth. The bill does look very 'raven'y, but the lack of a shaggy throat and big scoopy tail had me wondering.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:36 AM
I'm leaning towards crow, because of the bill and head, but I'm probably wrong. From the pics I've seen, the raven seems to have more of a slope up to the back of the head and the bill has a sharper drop off.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 05:19 AM
and shouldn't a raven have some scraggly face feathers? I have some ravens and crows nearby and always trying to figure out the two.
What I have learned so far.... just because you think that bird is just another _____ (house sparrow, chickadee, crow or whatever you are used to seeing) look a little closer... you just might be surprised!
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