Common Raven

Corvus corax

 (L 24" WS 53" Wt 2.6 lb)

Buoyant and graceful in soar-
ing flight...playful but less
sociable than crows.

Bosque del Apache
Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
New Mexico

13Mar2012

Note: long bill, shaggy throat
and grey neck feathers.

Does wisdom perhaps
appear on the earth as a
raven which is inspired by
the smell of carrion?

       (Friedrich Nietzsche)