• glibg@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    The photo is of a raven, not a crow. That said, exchanges of this sort with corvids has always been a bucket list item of mine.

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      4 hours ago

      Same!! 🥺 I have a bunch that live by me, but they have a far enough range so I don’t see them every day and can’t seem to get their attention. Any corvid experts here that can give me some tips?

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      12 hours ago

      What is the difference between a raven and a crow? One major difference is that ravens have 3 pinion feathers on each wing, whereas crows only have two.

      So its really just a difference of a pinion

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        10 hours ago

        Goddamnit. Sitting here ready to subscribe to crow facts and you got me with a freakin pinion joke.

        Well done.

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        10 hours ago

        Apparently, ravens are so huge that if you see one you will not be in doubt that it can’t be a crow. At least that’s what I’ve been told.

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          8 hours ago

          TBF even crows are a lot bigger than what I always thought crows were. I’ve seen them up close since I’ve been feeding my local murder peanuts, and these guys are the size of roaster chickens.

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          This is how it was explained to me by a very elderly, birdwatching family member… If you ever go “whoa, that’s a really big crow,” you’re probably wrong

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          8 hours ago

          Yup. They also have a way bigger beak and “scruffier” looking feathers, which is what I noticed in the pic. I love birds.