These are some photographs I took of a carrion crow which I found in Hyde Park last week.
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Naturelog: 17th November
Posted: November 22, 2017 in Birds, London, Mammals, Natural History, UKTags: Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Grey Squirrel, Greylag Goose, London Wetland Centre, Mute Swan, Ring-Necked Parakeet
On a wildlife photography course at the London Wetland Centre. Good opportunity to get out on the reserve during the practical sessions.
Greylag Geese landing
Blackbird
Grey Squirrel
Mute Swan
Grey Heron
Black-headed Gull
Tufted Duck
Carrion Crow
Green Woodpecker
Ring-nexcked Parrakeet
Greylag Goose [sp] (Anser anser)
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Eurasian Teal [sp] (Anas crecca)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Great Crested Grebe [sp] (Podiceps cristatus)
Grey Heron [sp] (Ardea cinerea)
Great Cormorant [sp] (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Common Moorhen [sp] (Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull (Larus canus canus)
European Herring Gull [sp] (Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull [sp] (Larus fuscus)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet [sp] (Psittacula krameri)
Eurasian Magpie [sp] (Pica pica)
Western Jackdaw [sp] (Coloeus monedula)
Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone)
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major)
Eurasian Blue Tit [sp] (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Cetti’s Warbler [sp] (Cettia cetti)
Long-tailed Tit [sp] (Aegithalos caudatus)
Goldcrest [sp] (Regulus regulus)
Eurasian Wren [sp] (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Starling [sp] (Sturnus vulgaris)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
European Robin [sp] (Erithacus rubecula)
Common Chaffinch [sp] (Fringilla coelebs)
The commonest of the black members of the Corvid family. The Crow like the related Magpie has a somewhat evil reputation in folk-lore and literature (eg Hitchcocks ‘the birds’), but it undoubtedly a very clever bird and able to adapt to new surroundings and opportunities.
