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American Crow


American Crow
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Copyright: Luc Durocher (Luc) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-11-26
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS, canon tc-dc52b 1.6x
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/250 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds: Blackbirds - Turdus merula, Crows [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-11-27 3:34
Viewed: 1566
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
American Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)

The American Crow needs little description. It is a large (17 to 21-inch), completely black bird. It has a purplish gleam in strong sunlight. The tail is fan-shaped, the bill and feet strong and black.The only other large black bird is the Raven.
This sociable bird is found among deciduous growth along rivers and streams; orchards and city parks. It will also frequent mixed and coniferous woods, but avoids closed coniferous forests and desert expanses. Its voice, a loud caw caw or cah cah, is easily imitated.
The Crow breeds from British Columbia, central interior Canada and Newfoundland south to Southern California, the Gulf Coast and Florida. It winters north to southern Canada.
The nest is a well-made bowl of sticks lined with feathers, grass and rootlets built in a tree. There it lays 4-6 greenish eggs that are spotted with dark brown.
The Crows diet is varied: seeds, garbage, insects and mice. It is well-known for its nest-plundering, but in orchards and fields it destroys many injurious insects. Crows do destroy many eggs and nestlings of woodland and meadow birds, but they also weed out the weak and feeble, and they alert the animals in a neighborhood when danger approaches.

I photographed this Crow yesterday afternoon in a park near my home in Montreal. It was a windy cold day. I had to make numerous breaks to warm my hands. But I believe that that is worth suffering a little when we like what we make. I met Snowy (my favorite squirrel) and I look forward to still presenting him to you.

I hope you like this Crow.
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Perfect shot Luc. The black really comes out good in this shot. Very well done.

Very good Luc.
It's different from ours , our crows are more grey.
Good colours, nice composition, good details and exposure.
Good note.
Very well done.

The focus is a bit soft, but I know how hard it is to catch them.
Well done

A good sharp shot of this common species. I like the composition and of the contrasting blue sky.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-11-27 6:34]

Un difícil modelo para retratar Luc... su coloración siempre complica su captura.
Excelente presentacion con agradable encuadre a partir de la rama bifurcada, con buenos detalles por la nitidez de la imagen.
El contraste con el fondo del cielo celeste conforma una bonita composicion... y es llamativo el brillo de su ojo.

A difficult model to portray Luc... its coloration always complicate your capture.
Excellent presentation with pleasant frame from the bifurcated off branch, with good details by the clearness of the image.
The contrast with the bottom of the celestial sky conforms a pretty composition... and is showy the brightness of its eye.

Hi Luc
A difficult bird to expose correctly, well done on a splendid job, the black has great texture.
Thanks also for the thoughts expressed on the Lion/my dad, much appreciated, and I concur with what you wrote.

I suppose this must be a pain to shoot at, at least he is not in a coal mine :DDD. Maybe that is why we did not have a totally black crow until now as far as I can remember. The composition with th "Y" brach is lovely. As I can read in your note and as I can see in the BG trees winter has arived to Quebec, although cold you had a beautiful blue sky. Thanks for posting.

Very simular to the English Carrion crow in size colour and habit, very nicely seen here in this Acer (do you know which it is?)/Maple. the branches with their texture make a nice frame.Superb note.

Tres bonne profondeur de champ, a l'occasion j'en prend un en France et je poste sur TN
Amicalement Christophe

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-11-27 22:55]

Very well done Luc. The balacks in this shot are superb - and its not an easy task doing so against the sky.

Thanks for posting

What an interesting creature. The blacks are always very hard to get right. I think you did a excellent job of it. Well done.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2004-11-28 10:29]

Hi, Luc, you keep on showing us your extremely beautiful birds. Excellent. And this one is amazing. I like the black against the blue sky. Good composition.

Lívio

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