I’m feeling good this morning. Big aspirations which – if history is any predictor – will fall in a smoldering pile come January, but hey, they get me through today.
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Regarding crows vs ravens, a raven has 17 primary wing feathers, the big ones at the ends of the wings. These are called pinion feathers. A crow has only 16. So, the difference between a raven and a crow is a matter of a pinion.
Sadly for the pun, though, it’s not scientifically accurate. 🙁
That was pretty caw-ful.
There are several different ravens globally. We’re in the range for the common raven (Corvus corax) here. They generally have a more diamond shaped tail and a slightly heavier bill than the common crow (which is NOT Corvus corvus like I thought). TIL that the crows here are not the same subspecies that I grew up with in New England so my confusion over visual identification makes a little more sense. The C. b. hesperis here has a longer – more raven-like bill – than the ones I’m used to (C. b. brachyrhnochus).
I should have been doing something more productive but … you know … ADHD, rabbit hole, crappy night’s sleep. Audio at 9. 🙂