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Carrion or Raven? (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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Raven
MJB
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It almost looks like it has been shaking out sand from its feathers: you can see sand grains on top of the foam just behind the bird...
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Simon Wates
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Ditto. I'm seeing a Carrion Crow here too - but surprisingly difficult! Head and bill shape seem better....hmmm
Andy Adcock
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It would be a heck of a bill for CC with a deep, upper mandible?
dantheman
Bah humbug
I don't know, still looks like a Carrion Crow to me. Slight and dapper. Bill doesn't look excessively large, and where are the throat feathers? (dampened down?).
But there must be size variation in both corvids.
Some C. Crow pics - https://www.google.com/search?q=car...nAhWJecAKHVrXCe4Q_B0wE3oECAsQAw#imgrc=_&vet=1
But there must be size variation in both corvids.
Some C. Crow pics - https://www.google.com/search?q=car...nAhWJecAKHVrXCe4Q_B0wE3oECAsQAw#imgrc=_&vet=1
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Tough one, but I'd go with Carrion Crow, same reasons as Dan T :t:
I think a carrion crow. The top of the bill on raven slopes at a very shallow angle for about the first half before then noticeably curving downwards. On carrion crow whole of top of bill appears more or less evenly curved (as here). Nasal feathering on raven usually extends to just over half the bill length, on carrion crow a bit less (ditto)—but this obviously affected by feather damage etc.
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
+1 for Carrion Crow
Rotherbirder
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Carrion Crow.
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