I can't even begin to tell you how much this little crow means to me. This is the offspring of Bo and Lorena, a pair of mated crows with whom I have a close friendship. This baby has recently fledged the nest and has been hopping from branch to branch, learning how to fly. There are other fledglings, but it is hard to spot them in the foliage. They tend to keep quiet unless they are being fed.
This is Lorena feeding her fledgling. It's a noisy and messy endeavor. You can see a chunk of food falling. It almost hit me when I was taking pictures.
Fledgling American crows have beautiful bright blue eyes! Here is a closeup of this baby's eye.
Adult American crows have amber brown eyes. Here is a closeup of Bo's eye. He's the father of this little one.
Fledgling American Crows also have a pink gape, which is the pink part in the corners of their mouths. It's a bright and easy target for parents to put food into. As you can see, this little crow also still has pink feet. They will eventually become black.
This photo is my entry to the #smap contest in Feathered Friends
I've been seeing (and posting) a lot of young birds lately. Feel free to click the links if you want to see more baby birds:
Black capped Chickadee Fledgling (and an update on her)
I hope you have enjoyed this post! I am a total bird nerd and love to take pictures of them. I also love to share my best shots, so if you like birds, please follow me and join the Feathered Friends community!
Thank you @nelinoeva for the Show Me a Photo Contest!
The differences you point out between the older and younger crows are stark.
Great photography. I believe that we have a pair of crows nesting high in the tops of a stand of conifers on our property.
I'm not sure if they are American Crows, but they look very similar, The ones we see and hear every day are very large, and they make a racket. At times you will think that another bird is in the area because the crows seem to have many different calls.
I like how you have included your name on the pictures, very cool.
Thank you for your kind words!
It depends on the region you are in, but American Crows are very widespread. I recently read an article that the Northwestern Crow has basically been absorbed into the American Crow species because of so much interbreeding. I think most of the time it's a safe bet to call them American crows.
How lucky to have a nest in your yard! If we were neighbors I would probably be coveting your rooftops for photo ops, lol.
Thanks for the info.
You may not be able to see them, but I'm surprised you don't hear them, they're a noisy bunch.
Very nice submission ! 😊 Don't forget to include a link to the contest so that other's can easily go to it if they feel to participate 😉
Oh yes! I forgot to do that. I will edit that now. Thanks!
Nice collection of Birds photo.
thank you!
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I am a bird nerd too, never thought to be as I am into bird watching and photographing for little over an year.
Wonderful shots, real delight for the eyes.
Thank you. Birds are the best! They are so fun to watch, and photographing them is super challenging, fun, and rewarding! I love being connected to the bird nerds of the world.
Thanks for pointing out the differences between the fledgling and the parents. Bo and Lorena did good! I can't wait for them to bring the kids to meet you!
They're slowly starting to! I'll be including it in the Bo blog!