#birds #birdsofcoso Difference between a crow, a raven, a rook and a jackdaw. Picture is a rook, strutting his stuff and giving you the side-eye https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/blog/hiwwt/rook-raven-jackdaw-or-crow#:~:text=Rooks%20differ%20from%20crows%20by,can%20be%20mistaken%20for%20crows.
@GlennS That's very cool! At work one day I was outside and saw a raven hanging out with two magpies and snapped this pretty lousy pic. Usually I see crows and magpies together - crows are a little bigger than magpies but not much. Until I saw a raven next to them I didn't realize what a size difference there is.
@nonayadambidnes i didn't either til i read that article. It says ravens are as big as vultures! Had no idea. We really don't get them in my area.
@nonayadambidnes I think magpies are beautiful birds. I love their plumage
@GlennS Yeah same. They're smart too. It's a shame they don't have a nicer song because they really make a racket when there's a group of them. And they also get into the nests of smaller birds, we have to always magpie-proof our birdhouses. 😕
note the "feathered trousers" on this fine fellow, a trait that separates rooks from other corvids