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A question about Corvids

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MonumentalLentil · 16/03/2023 21:19

I thought the various sizes of identical looking birds in the garden were crows. They have a lighter patch on the back of the neck.

However, there are now some really, really big black birds with big black beaks which I think are ravens, no lighter patches, beautiful birds and they bounce along sideways.

(There are also blackbirds which I know are not Corvids (thrush family) and I know they are really blackbirds).

I have looked them up but it seems I am not alone in this failure to identify correctly.

Assuming the big ones are ravens, can someone help with the crows or are they rooks or what?

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BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 31/03/2023 23:16

Here's the stripy jackdaw I mentioned. Haven't been able to get an in-flight pic showing the white feathers to full advantage.

A question about Corvids
A question about Corvids
Nimbostratus100 · 01/04/2023 01:15

lovely

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SinnerBoy · 01/04/2023 01:49

I love the way they strut.

PureGrit · 01/04/2023 12:51

Lovely! I have a bunch of jackdaws rifling through my garden at the moment, picking up all sorts of nesting materials.

They seem to be particularly fond of cardboard. I guess they use it to line their nests? 🤔

SqueakyDinosaur · 04/04/2023 17:49

Mark Cocker's Crow Country is 99p on Kindle deals today. A lovely book.

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