The difference between a raven and a crow

Bretrick said:
A raven has 17 primary wingtip feathers, called pinions. A crow has 16.

So the difference between a raven and a crow is a matter of a pinion...
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Thanks for sharing. I like them both but I do favor crows. Reminds me that I want to get busy designing my crow template to use for fall decor. I want to sew and stuff some for rustic bowl fillers.
 
That Lady in PA said:
Ravens are significantly larger than crows—similar to a Red-tailed Hawk in size—with thicker, shaggy-throated necks, wedge-shaped tails in flight, and a deep, throaty croak rather than a caw. Crows are smaller, comparable to a pigeon, with smooth throats and fanned tails.
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Crows here are actually huge compared to a lot of other places.. big as cats many of them... The Raven is much skinnier...but even larger and much more scraggy

This is for British Birds...American birds may be different

Where do ravens and crows live?​


In the UK, the raven prefers craggy hills and cliffs but the crow can be found anywhere, from unpromising farmland to city centres.


How to tell the difference between a raven and crow​


The raven is significantly bigger than the crow, with a wingspan of 140cm – comparable to that of buzzards – while the crow reaches 90cm. And while both have black plumage, the raven’s has a metallic blue sheen – if you can get close enough to see it. It also has a ruffle of beard-like throat feathers. The birds’ tails are different, too, with the raven possessing a wedge rather than the crow’s fanned tail.


Another easy way to distinguish the two species is through their calls. The crow makes a rattling rasping ‘caw, caw, cawcaw’; the raven utters a guttural ‘rark, rark’. In flight, the raven is more aerobatic: soaring, tumbling and flying upside down, especially during courtship flights early in the year. The crow is more direct – perhaps leading to the saying, ‘as the crow flies’.
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hollydolly said:
Crows here are actually huge compared to a lot of other places.. big as cats many of them... The Raven is much skinnier...but even larger and much more scraggy

This is for British Birds...American birds may be different

Where do ravens and crows live?​


In the UK, the raven prefers craggy hills and cliffs but the crow can be found anywhere, from unpromising farmland to city centres.


How to tell the difference between a raven and crow​


The raven is significantly bigger than the crow, with a wingspan of 140cm – comparable to that of buzzards – while the crow reaches 90cm. And while both have black plumage, the raven’s has a metallic blue sheen – if you can get close enough to see it. It also has a ruffle of beard-like throat feathers. The birds’ tails are different, too, with the raven possessing a wedge rather than the crow’s fanned tail.


Another easy way to distinguish the two species is through their calls. The crow makes a rattling rasping ‘caw, caw, cawcaw’; the raven utters a guttural ‘rark, rark’. In flight, the raven is more aerobatic: soaring, tumbling and flying upside down, especially during courtship flights early in the year. The crow is more direct – perhaps leading to the saying, ‘as the crow flies’.
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I really like the caw caw. Look at the crow's nice, smooth, neat head. 🥰
 
Kaila said:
I'm afraid to ask. ....😊😁☺️
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That was a riddle posed by The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, and it was supposed to have no answer, but I just did a search and found this:

LEWIS CARROLL himself proposed an answer in the 1897 final revision of Alice's Adventures. "Because it can produce a few notes, though they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front."

You learn something new every day, I guess! 😇

This whole thread brought a much-needed smile to my face. :)
 
KSav said:
That was a riddle posed by The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, and it was supposed to have no answer, but I just did a search and found this:

LEWIS CARROLL himself proposed an answer in the 1897 final revision of Alice's Adventures. "Because it can produce a few notes, though they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front."

You learn something new every day, I guess! 😇

This whole thread brought a much-needed smile to my face. :)
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I like the purposeful non- answer, as well as the Lewis Carroll suggestion. 😀

Thank you, KSav.🙂
 
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