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Common Raven
Corvus corax
(L 24" WS 53" Wt 2.6 lb)
Buoyant and graceful in
soaring flight...playful but
less sociable than crows.
soaring flight...playful but
less sociable than crows.
Bosque del Apache
Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
13Mar2012
Note: long bill, shaggy throat and
grey neck feathers.
grey neck feathers.
Does wisdom perhaps
appear on the earth as a
raven which is inspired by
the smell of carrion?
appear on the earth as a
raven which is inspired by
the smell of carrion?
(Friedrich Nietzsche)
Corvus in Latin means raven;
corax in Greek means raven.
corax in Greek means raven.
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