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pvaldes on April 14, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to tell a raven from a crow (2012)

This is a hooded crow hammering / trying to kill what probably thinks is a prey. Seems more frustrated than happy. The easiest crow to identify in Europe, being gray and black.

EliRivers on April 14, 2019 [–]

How about these? When they roll on their backs down a snowy slope, are they playing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GmYJnUtsY

Joakal on April 15, 2019 | | [–]

Killing mites on their body is a common explanation or maybe it's fun.

How about this video, are they playing? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C59YIwMcg3Y

pvaldes on April 15, 2019 | | | [–]

This is neither a crow nor a raven (not even a corvidae). A clever and very good singing bird in the family Artamidae

pvaldes on April 15, 2019 | | [–]

This looks like playing time to me, yup

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