A Buzzard with its Crow shadow
Mobbing is something Carrion Crows manage to do on their own, without the need of a mob. There’s little rest for Buzzards …
Carry On Crow
Seeing a Carrion Crow bouncing around like a comedy undertaker is always a joy.
Urban Corvids
We’re got three species of corvids in this London park. Firstly, there’s the robust Carrion Crows, with their large beaks festooned with …
The Buzzard and its shadow
Buzzards are regal. They must be, because they bring with them a retinue wherever they go. Here’s one with its attendant, a …
The egg thief
Carrion Crows don’t just eat carrion. This one has found an egg. I don’t know where the egg came from. The Crow …
I am calling
Carrion Crows are some of the most interesting birds to observe. I occasionally watch a man who walks across a local footbridge …
Carrion Carry On
I dare you. Look at this face. Go on. Look at it. And try to see it without it having human characteristics. …
Calling Crow
There’s a Carrion Crow on this security floodlight on my local industrial estate. I can just see it as I poke my …
Paris and Pangolins
It’s a few months now since we had a romantic weekend in Paris. Naturally we took cameras. Nothing says “I love you” …
How many Crows make a mob?
How many Crows make a mob? The answer is only one. The local Buzzard has taken off for its daily life of …
Crows at sunset
The Carrion Crows are still roosting on the River Teign. They feed on invertebrates in the mud in the estuary. Walking along …
Carrion Crows – upbeat or downbeat?
Are you currently upbeat? Or downbeat? Whichever you are, I hope you’ll appreciate this glorious Carrion Crow as much as I do.
The Grey Heron and the frankfurter sausage
I’m in London for a conference. It’s a whole day event, but I’m speaking at the end of the day, so I …
Carrion Carry On
There’s a Carrion Crow on the handrail of the small bridge across the canal. It’s a dark, iridescent blue against the dense …
Carrion Crow portraits
The Regent’s Park is full of birds. It’s wiltingly hot and the Carrion Crows are sensibly in the shade. I’m hanging around, …
Monkey nuts
Walking through The Regent’s Park I notice a woman with her hands deep in a bag. She brings out a handful of …
Crime Lake at Daisy Nook
I’m at Crime Lake. Apparently no crime was committed here, but having seen the six lanes of motorway built through beautiful countryside, …
Carrion Crow – forty years ago in my nature notebooks
Forty years ago I was a young boy with a fascination for nature and was dedicated to filling in my nature notebooks. …