Corvus Brachyrhynchos

On a mid September day in 2016, this american crow sat on the highest point of the restaurant/bait shop at the end of the Anna Maria IslandCity Pier... more

by Norman Johnson

Title

Corvus Brachyrhynchos

Artist

Norman Johnson

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

On a mid September day in 2016, this american crow sat on the highest point of the restaurant/bait shop at the end of the Anna Maria IslandCity Pier on Anna Maria Island, Florida in Manatee County. On a mid September day in 2016, this american crow sat on the highest point. The American crow (corvus brachyrhynchos) can be found from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts or Canada, the French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, south through the United States to northern Mexico, with the exception of the Pacific temperate rain forests and the tundra or northern Canada.

They are a large perching bird measuring from 16" to 24" from beak to tail. About 40% of that length is tail. The wingspan of the American crow is from 33" to 39." Males are slightly larger than females, but both have iridescent black feathers, and their legs, feet, and bills are black as well. They are long legged with a thick neck and a heavy straight bill. Although difficult to tell from ravens, which are slightly larger, they don't hunch over and fluff their throat feathers when they call like ravens do.

American crows are omniverous, eating eveything from insects to carrion, from nuts, fruit and berries to human scraps, from grain, eggs, and nestlings to stranded fish. They usually feed on the ground and can often be found scavenging in dumps and other places where garbage is deposited. They are also active hunters and will prey on mice, frogs and other small animals.

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November 7th, 2016