Big crow or raven? Notts UK (1 Viewer)

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Deseo

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• Apr 25, 2015

• #1

I took this this afternoon and when I looked at it I noticed the size of the "crow" beside the Buzzard. What do you reckon? I'm thinking crow personally.

 

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Last edited: Apr 26, 2015

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Apr 26, 2015

• #2

Carrion Crow on tail shape.

 

phil baber

Clipped Wing

• Apr 26, 2015

• #3

Check comparative size in all pics. Check Corvid wing structure. Check tail in pic 3.

 

tconzemi

Tom

Supporter

• Apr 26, 2015

• #4

phil baber said:

Check comparative size in all pics. Check Corvid wing structure. Check tail in pic 3.

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That is what I did and my conclusion is Raven

 

ChrisKten

It's true, I quite like Pigeons

• Apr 26, 2015

• #5

I'm a bit confused... why isn't this a Raven?

 

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aeshna5

Well-known member

• Apr 26, 2015

• #6

ChrisKten said:

I'm a bit confused... why isn't this a Raven?

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It is- look at size compared with the Buzzard + diamond shaped tail + full throat in third photo.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Apr 26, 2015

• #7

Does look much more Raven-like in pic #3; I went for Carrion originally as the tail looks rounded / square-cornered in pic #2.

Was it calling at all? I'd expect a Raven mobbing a Buzzard to be quite noisy about it, plenty of 'kronk' calls.

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Apr 26, 2015

• #8

Type in "carrion crow attacking buzzard" and "raven attacking buzzard" into google images and there are plenty of informative comparison photographs. (At least the correctly identified ones).

 

Hotspur

James Spencer

• Apr 26, 2015

• #9

Raven - it's huge, has throat hackles and a long thin wing. Oh and a long tail ;-)

 

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Original PaulE

Well-known member

• Apr 26, 2015

• #10

cant see a diamond tail in any of the pics, bill in pic 2 looks weak not like a raven, in all pics bird is smaller than Buzzard and difficult to tell how close it is to buzzard, could be a big crow for me, though i'm often wrong!!

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Apr 26, 2015

• #11

Looks like a Raven in all to me!

(An aside -did once see a Buzzard being mobbed by a Carrion Crow with no real discernible size difference between the two - a small Buzzard and large crow)

 

bitterntwisted

Graham Howard Shortt

• Apr 26, 2015

• #12

Agree on raven

 

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Deseo

Well-known member

• Apr 26, 2015

• #13

Thanks folks. Neither bird made a sound throughout the ordeal. More's the pity.

 

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Himalaya

Well-known member

• Apr 26, 2015

• #14

Looks too much like a Raven in every sense. I cannot see anything Carrion Crow in it. I have never seen a Raven with a proper Diamond shape tail.

 

phil baber

Clipped Wing

• Apr 27, 2015

• #15

tconzemi said:

That is what I did and my conclusion is Raven

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And my answer was it IS a Raven, without actually answering.. 3

 

Andy Hurley

Gotta love nature!

Opus Editor

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• Apr 27, 2015

• #16

phil baber said:

And my answer was it IS a Raven, without actually answering.. 3

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And I thought you were just hinting at it