
Hoodies
As we arrive at Parco della Caffarella there’s a Hooded Crow, called a Cornacchia here, frolicking in the flowers. I would have …
As we arrive at Parco della Caffarella there’s a Hooded Crow, called a Cornacchia here, frolicking in the flowers. I would have …
Hooded Crows and koinophilia In Rome in 2022 we could see 300 Hooded Crows in an evening in a single field, as …
It seems that everywhere I look at the moment in my social media bubble there’s someone writing an article or a book …
Hooded Crows are far more sociable birds than Carrion Crows. Here in Rome we can see 300 of them in an evening …
Crows are some of the most observant and attentive of birds. They are quick to calculate the opportunities and find avoiding dangers …
It’s not an easy life being a Common Kestrel. There are always Hooded Crows around making your life unpleasant. This one is …
This Common Kestrel has its eyes to the skies. There’s a Hooded Crow about to mob this Kestrel. Here it comes: It’s …
They just can’t help it. If Hooded Crows see a raptor they’ll chase it, harry it, mob it and otherwise make its …
There’s a Hooded Crow flying past us in this wasteland in Rome. Their Italian name is Cornacchia. I wonder what trinket or …
My Italian life in 2019 started in January with a whale of a murmuration with a raptor on its tail. Just click …
As we walk down a sloping meadow we see a Hooded Crow. It’s one of my favourite birds. They are full of …
I’ve got a day off in Rome and have spent the morning in Parco della Caffarella. There’s not much wildlife around and …
We’re at the park in Rome and there are Hooded Crows galore here. It’s fabulous light, though a little late in the …
Hooded Crows are one of my favourite birds. Noisy, sociable and inquisitive, they have colonised large areas of central and northern Europe, …
Hooded crows are fascinating birds. Here’s one I photographed in the magnificent grounds of Villa Borghese in Rome. Forty years ago I …