Crows, part of the Corvid species of birds, so smart and entertaining to watch.
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Washington has four species belonging to the Corvid family,
Crows, Ravens, Magpies and Stellar Jays.
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I have watched them for years,
I have followed crows at dusk to try to find their rookery in our area (no luck so far).
I have tried to catch Magpies with my camera in eastern WA,
following them down dirt roads,
while they flit from fence post to fence post,
just fast enough to keep me
from getting a good shot.
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Here,
early in the morning about 05:30,
I have found a crow hanging out on a cyclone fence
near the Allied Waste Services dump in the SODO District (south of downtown Seattle).
Watching him (or her) and capturing a few gestures before he took off for another spot.
In this capture he looks like he’s bowing,
and I liked the contrast between him and the soft grey skies behind
and the hard, cold dark grey of the fencing.
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What about you,
are you a crow or other Corvid
watcher?
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i like these birds. nice shot!
They are quick! I have tried to capture them with my camera but no go :(
We don’t see many around here — but I do love them! :)
A wonderful shot but these and Ravens are my biggest fear as they look so menacing. I was once attacked by the ravens in the Tower of London when I was very small (holding a sandwich in my hand was not the best idea on my grandparent’s part!). Have a great week. Chel
Cool shot! The crow looks like a silhouette.
Not so much- there are scads of them around here…I guess I take them for granted because I see them so often.
I like the silhouette of the crow against the gray background.
Oh, that’s a great capture! Terrific composition, and the cow is fantastic in silhouette.
Wonderful image! I love watching the Crows, but don’t see many. Those that come around are very wary and difficult to photograph. The Blue Jays are another story. They never fail to appear for a handout of peanuts!
One very urban bird!
Fantastic shot in BW of one of nature’s gems! Love it!
That’s a beauty of a shot!
you really get out and capture the most amazing phtoos
What a beautiful shot, Madge! We have become fascinated with crow behavior and observe them more closely after watching Nature’s “A Murder of Crows” on PBS. It really gave us a new perspective.
Love it. I see this almost everyday.
I am starting to like pictures of crows….this is a great one. cheers.
I Think this must be one of my favourites of your work! Great composition – i love the combination of the shape of the crow silhouette and the barbed wire.
“… quote the Raven, nevermore.”
The crows here have destroyed both of the birds’ nests in my ferns this year by carrying off the eggs – I’m pretty mad at them right now!
What a great photo!! :)
We have a pair of Ravens that live down by the barn and I really like watching them. I have been able to get a few photographs but they are pretty shy.
fantastic image Madge, wow! I find them fascinating too, but hawks really draw my attention as the soar to great heights, so graceful.
Oh I like this shot. Lot of great contrast with the bird and the barbed wire. We have a lot of Crows or Raven’s, I’m never sure which they are that love to snatch the peanuts I leave for the squirrels. I’ve never caught a great photo of them though as they tend to fly when I have camera in hand.
A top notch shot♫ Have a great week! Here’s mine: http://lauriekazmierczak.com/water-globes/
Simple yet beautiful photograph!
I caught this in FB the other day and loved it then. Love it more now. What a great capture…perfect timing!
ohhh i love crows and i know, they are so hard to get! i was lucky and got one out of my dining room window yesterday, i posted him on facebook and the day before i got one out while we were out driving around. maybe i’ll use that for rurality wed if you are doing it this week?
great photo!
I am dealing with a Grackle family living in my backyard. Are they a cousin of the Crow? I think so. I must admit, I wish they would go live somewhere else. LOL!
xo Catherine