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My favourite Crow!
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Dinu Konanur (Dinu)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 33]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (236) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-11-07 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 |
| Exposure: f/3.3, 1/80 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-11-09 6:04 |
| Viewed: 682 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The House Crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Colombo Crow is a common Asian bird of the Crow family. It is between the Jackdaw and the Carrion Crow in size (40 cm in length) but is relatively slimmer than either. The forehead, crown, throat and upper breast are a richly glossed black, whilst the neck and breast are a lighter grey-brown in colour. The wings, tail and legs are black. There are regional variations in the thickness of the bill and the depth of colour in areas of the plumage.
It feeds largely on human scraps, small reptiles and other animals such as insects and other small invertebrates, eggs, nestlings, grain and fruits. Most food is taken from the ground, but also from trees as opportunity arises. It is a highly opportunistic bird and given its omnivorous diet, it can survive on nearly anything that is edible.
At least some trees in the local environment seem to be necessary for its successful breeding. It lays 3-6 eggs in a typical stick nest, and occasionally there are several nests in the same tree. In South Asia they are parasitized by the Asian Koel.
[Details from Wikipidea]
Now coming to this picture, this was taken in my garden, the bird sitting here in the shade of Terminalia catappa tree branch. Perhaps this is looking through the gap between the leaves at something!
My favourite bird this crow is, to watch. Its moves look so intelligent, not for nothing it is considered, in fact, the most! This is one of the first birds to 'caw caw' in the morning to wake us up in the morning. In the season it will be the koel. Now the Barbet is doing it, perhaps it is their breeding season.
A bit of sharpening done on NI.
Dinu |
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Dinu
A lovely shot of an interesting looking crow. Nice notes to accompany also.
Jai
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