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glibg@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Juice@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What is the difference between a raven and a crow? One major difference is that ravens have 3 pinion feathers on each wing, whereas crows only have two.

  So its really just a difference of a pinion

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  • laranis@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Goddamnit. Sitting here ready to subscribe to crow facts and you got me with a freakin pinion joke.

    Well done.

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  • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Apparently, ravens are so huge that if you see one you will not be in doubt that it isn’t a crow. At least that’s what I’ve been told.

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      TBF even crows are a lot bigger than what I always thought crows were. I’ve seen them up close since I’ve been feeding my local murder peanuts, and these guys are the size of roaster chickens.

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      • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        The guy that told me this lives close by, and we have plenty of crows here. His way of saying it made it clear that the “chicken-sized” crows we have around here are small compared to a raven.

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    • Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      This is how it was explained to me by a very elderly, birdwatching family member… If you ever go “whoa, that’s a really big crow,” you’re probably wrong

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      • Mirshe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Yup. The few I met at Yellowstone were approaching small eagle size.

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    • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Image

      Raven at the Tower of London. They are big, with massive beaks.

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    • glibg@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yup. They also have a way bigger beak and “scruffier” looking feathers, which is what I noticed in the pic. I love birds.

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    • Juice@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That sounds rippin

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    • Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      True in Europe and the US, but not everywhere. Corvids are a hugely successful animal class, and there are related species all over the world locally called crows and ravens. Some places the local species called ravens are bigger. Other places the local species called crows are bigger.

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• TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Here’s the thing…

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• okwhateverdude@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Don’t let your dreams be dreams, future bro to birds

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• Pandantic@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Same!! 🥺 I have a bunch that live by me, but they have a far enough range so I don’t see them every day and can’t seem to get their attention. Any corvid experts here that can give me some tips?

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Dammit I gotta figure out tags because I want to tag you “Cawlin”

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    • everett@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I think it’s up to your client app to implement.

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