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Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Corvidae (Crows, Ravens, Jays,Magpies Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. California Scrub Jay Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay Mexican Jay W.T. Magpie Jay Florida Scrub Jay American Crow Northwestern Crow Northern Raven Chihuahuan Raven Blue Jay Steller’s Jay Green Jay Pinyon Jay Clark’s Nutcracker Gray Jay Black-billed […]
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Steller’s Jay, (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a member of the Crow family (Corvidae) ,native to western North America, mainly living in coniferous forests. There has been some hybridization with the eastern Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) where their populations meet in the Colorado foothills. STELLER’S JAY (Cyanocitta stelleri) click on image
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Pinyon Jays (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) are very social members of the Crow Family (Corvidae). They form large flocks and nest in colonies. It lives in Western North America where the Pinyon Pine seeds are its favorite or main food. PINYON JAYS (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) click image to open photo gallery PINYON
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Ravens are large members of the Crow family (Corvidae. I have 2 species here. The Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) has a range limited to the Southwestern US and Mexico. It was also called the White-necked Raven and a breeze exposes the otherwise hidden white here. The Northern Raven
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a member of the Crow family (Corvidae) common in residential areas, as well as forests of the Eastern US, and southern Canada. They can be aggressive towards other birds and take eggs and nestlings. They will come to bird feeders, and may nest
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact American Crow (Corvus brachyrhnchos) are very intelligent birds, having the same brain to body weight ration as humans. They have been known to modify and use tools to get food. Tests indicate they may be self-aware. They are omnivorous and scavenge on dead animals, but will go for live
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) is a member of the Crow Family (Corvidae). It may be conspecific with the European Magpie (Pica pica) considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world, able to recognize itself in a mirror. BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE (Pica husdonia) click on picture to open
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Northwestern Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos caurinus) has recently been demoted from full species to a subspecies of the American Crow. It ranges coastally from Washington state into Alaska. In 1989 a major oil spill occurred in Prince Willam Sound, where the Exxon Valdez ran aground. 10 years later I
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Green Jay (Cyanoccorax yncas) is a colorful member of the Crow family (Corvidae). It only occurs in the US in southern Texas, with a more extensive range south to Honduras. They have been observed using sticks to extract insects from tree bark. This gallery has pictures of some
