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Crows

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Bring stories and images of your encounters with crows, ravens, and other corvids. Link articles and anecdotes. Note here your literary references. Art welcome.

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Hot Day, Open Beak (i.imgur.com)
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When it's hot, crows open their beaks to exhaust heat, sort of like a dog panting. You can also see the wing drifting a bit in the wind. They hold the wings a little away from the body to allow airflow.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

With the open mouth the crow looks like to be wanting mothers food

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Yeah, a bit. The fledglings who still demand to be fed by their parents are found following the parent around and squawking loudly. This one is an adult and he was just sitting on the branch by himself feeling the breeze.