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Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire. There are grey patches on it like a Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) but the grey patches are not as extensive, and the bird may be a hybrid between a Hooded and a Carrion Crow (Corvus corone).
18 March 2024
Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Hybrid crow on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire. There are grey patches on it like a Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) but the grey patches are not as extensive, and the bird may be a hybrid between a Hooded and a Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). In this picture the nictitating membrane which protects the eye can be seen.
18 March 2024
Rookery at Caerlaverock WWT reserve
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Rookery with Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) at Caerlaverock WWT reserve, taken by David Palmar
25 March 2023
Hooded Crow, RSPB Inversnaid
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Loch Lomond - Inversnaid
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) on an SOC Clyde outing to RSPB Inversnaid, taken by David Palmar. Unlike Carrion Crow Corvus corone, Hooded Crow are typically more sociable and will forage in small groups. Both species can interbreed which results in hybrid birds with varying plumages between a grey and black body.
01 May 2022
Raven in flight, Inver, Jura
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Jura
Raven (Corvus corax) in flight, Inver, Jura, taken by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Pair of Ravens, Temple, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Pair of Ravens (Corvus corax) on gas holder, Temple, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. Ravens normally nest in trees or on cliffs, but this pair usually nest on the gas holder. Birds can sometimes be very adaptable!
30 January 2021
Raven calling, Temple, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Raven (Corvus corax) on gas holder, Temple, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. Ravens are beginning their courtship in January in preparation for setting up home in March.
