Tuesday, June 23, 2020

American Crow (not Edgar)

On Wednesday, June 17th, I was walking home at about 2:30 in the afternoon.  It was in the upper 70s by that time of day, and although it was a bit cloudy there was a nice breeze that cooled things off.  So much so that I got sunburned!  I saw a shadow pass over the land in front of me and looked up to see this:


I know it requires zooming in, but I couldn't cut any of this gorgeous view out!  Two American Crows were flying alongside of a Turkey Vulture as it did its thermal circling.  The crows were yelling occasionally and swooping down in a threatening manner, but they never touched the vulture.  In a nearby tree, a couple of other crows were cawing at the scene above.  American Crows are fairly easy to identify.  They are all black and spend some time soaring as they are scavengers.  They are distinguishable by their wedge-shaped tail and "caw" call.  I watched them moving with each other until my eyes hurt from the sun. 

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