American crow

Among the smartest of all birds, the crafty American crow is long-lived, has a big brain, and is highly adaptable. Research shows these birds can learn to

Crows are thought to be among our most intelligent birds, and the success of the American Crow in adapting to civilization would seem to confirm this. Despite past attempts to exterminate them, crows are more common than ever in farmlands, towns, and even cities, and their distinctive caw! is a familiar sound over much of the continent. Sociable, especially when not nesting, crows may gather in communal roosts on winter nights, sometimes with thousands or even tens of thousands roosting in…

This post will have stories … about crows … eventually. But first, I wanted to share a few thoughts that have been rolling around in my head about the idea of “story.” Mostl…

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Virginia Lake, Reno, Washoe Co, Nevada (August 20th, 2013). 16. Large urban lake. One of several foraging among the boulders at water's edge. Close-up of the strong and versatile feet. Crows are common birds at Virginia Lake, a pair or two breeding most years in the tall trees, and occurring in the winter & fall in big noisy flocks of up to 100 or so. More closeups of bird feet— www.flickr.com/photos/fugl/sets/72157633135149355/ More corvid photos…

June 25 - American Crow perched in a tree on a beautiful summer day in Winnipeg

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“Found this and hope it's educational (and accurate). Source in pic.”

Getting smarter has never been easier.

When those ‘Four-and-twenty-Blackbirds’ got baked into that ole pie back into the 18th Century, did anyone question which blackbirds they were referencing? When Edgar Allan Poe dedicated a whole poem to “The Raven” did he make his selection of one bird over the other, because “crow” wouldn't have tripped off the tongue as eloquently?