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heaveninawildflower:Woodcut of a crow (circa 1910) by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Rijksmuseum.Wikim

heaveninawildflower:

Woodcut of a crow (circa 1910) by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita.

Rijksmuseum.

Wikimedia.


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oylmpians:

oylmpians:

my love language is the same as a crow. if you’re nice to me i’ll bring you useless little trinkets from my travels that made me think of you

if you’re an internet friend it comes in the form of memes at 2am

pg-chan:

serialreblogger:

jaubaius:

A bird explaining to a hedgehog crossing so it doesn’t die.

!!! ok but that’s legitimately what it’s doing!! That’s a corvid right there (looks like a hooded crow, to be precise), which means it’s intelligent enough to recognize, a) cars are dangerous and streets should be treated with a certain degree of caution, b) this car’s slowing down for them–cars do that sometimes–which means they’re not in imminent danger, so it doesn’t have to fly away just yet, c) that hedgehog’s still gonna get killed if it doesn’t MOVE, FAST (cars can change speed very quickly and the hedgehog’s still in the way), and almost certainly also d) if the bird does nothing it gets a free lunch.

Y’all, Y’ALL. This bird is consciously deciding to put itself in danger in order to save the life of a very stupid creature. A creature which, if the bird did nothing, could be free food

i can’t - look if you follow me you know I have a thing for corvids, but this is - like!!! People are always saying “ah yes they have sub-human intelligence and don’t consider anything that isn’t immediately necessary for their own survival/pleasure,” but! Whether or not it can do philosophy, this crow is clearly demonstrating compassion. Even if it’s just the kind of compassion a toddler shows to a snail, a social creature that instinctively recognizes the potential for emotion in other beings, that’s still hugeandcool andimportant and corvids!!! are! neat!!! 

Also, by the car stopping for them, that hedgehog has two other species actively working to help it stay alive for no gain of their own. 

#videos    #animals    #interesting    #corvids    
theprinceofsnark: birdandmoon: How to tell a raven from a crow. Made with corvid researcher Dr. Kael

theprinceofsnark:

birdandmoon:

How to tell a raven from a crow. Made with corvid researcher Dr. Kaeli Swift for her blog post on the subject!

These are all well and good (accurate and informative and also fun) but here’s the best way to tell the difference between the two:

Ravens are FUCKING huge.

My wife’s family likes to take yearly camping trips and a few years back at one we took a day trip to the town of West Yellowstone. My wife stepped into the McDonald’s there to use the restroom and when she came out, there was a raven in the parking lot and she was like “why is it big enough to carry away a cat?” Because it absolutely was.


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homunculus-argument:

Corvids have a basic grasp of the theory of mind - the ones who hide their food will remember who saw them bury it, and will come back to stash it elsewhere when they know they’re no longer watched. They are vaguely aware that others are also capable of thinking and planning, and anticipate that another bird would seize the treasure later, if ever given the opportunity.

Many corvids also mate for life. They have foods they prefer more than others, and it has been discovered that they can also know and remember their partner’s favourites, and bring those treats to each other, even if they personally don’t care for this food source.

Is that love? A crow cannot be forced to do something it does not want to do, they do as they please and it pleases them to bring gifts to their partners. What is love but joy that stems from the joy of another?

Do they know what love is? A jackdaw knows that another jackdaw it can see has seen it in return - do they know that a spouse that brings them treats does it as a treat to themselves as well?

Do these birds know what love is? Do they know that they love, and are loved in return?

fishtrouts:

Small dragon species and corvids occasionally engage in trade with each other. Magpies have learned that dragons desire gold more than anything, and so they can fetch a hefty price for it!

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A somewhat part 2 to the tragic baguette story. You were all so sad the red dragon didn’t get his bread, so..

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theanalstaircase:Beki Killorin - A Raven’s Tale

theanalstaircase:

Beki Killorin - A Raven’s Tale


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corvidcore stimboard for anon

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instructor144:

grandmacookie69:

ground-zoro:

glisteringlord:

That’s insane

The ‘A’

AND THE KISSES

They are wicked smart. And a valuable alarm tripwire out back: any time there’s a hawk visible in the sky, they make a distinctive “alarm” ruckus and my ladies immediately freeze in place or, if it’s close enough, scurry into the shelter of their run. 

mercurialmalcontent:

venus-academia:

they’re serving looks

Hey OP, source your shit if you’re going to repost.

This is Raven’s Rendezvous by Shawn Lamb.

rosy-clockomaton:Tag yourself I’m Fite Me

rosy-clockomaton:

Tag yourself I’m Fite Me


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10. Inktober 2016These three again?I became very determined to get a composition I liked for this on

10. Inktober 2016

These three again?

I became very determined to get a composition I liked for this one. The actual inking didn’t take long, but the compositioninvolved sketches, tracing paper, more sketching, more tracing paper… photocopying, scissors, and finally shuffling things round on the light box. I wanted them to fit snugly in a circle with balanced and pleasing negative space. Coaxing the drawing to line up with the image in my head took a while, but was worth it!


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05. Inktober 2016He found his friend — but may be regretting that he did!

05. Inktober 2016

He found his friend — but may be regretting that he did!


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