Wednesday, March 5, 2014

A Murder Of Crows, Or A "Crock?"

Probably a ratbag of ravens, eckshully, but who can tell the difference or care?
For example, crows tend to be noisy, suspicious, especially aggressive toward raptors and owls, and hop around along the ground while they forage. Ravens have a very distinctive ("crock" vs. "caw") call and are often observed in pairs (crows frequently aggregate in larger groups).

3 comments:

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

It is a large group. Of corvids, at any rate.
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M. Bouffant said...

Winged Weasel Editor:
Actually pretty sure they're ravens; they pair, even here where there're all congregated to look for field mice or whatever, but they don't hop crow-style when on the ground. And they have pretty pronounced "fingers" on their wingtips.

M. Bouffant said...

Idiot Editor:
Or "they're" congregated.