Common Ravens

Corvus corax

Common Ravens are all black with large bills, their plumage does display a purple sheen in certain lighting conditions.

Common Raven – My First Of Year Bird 2024

By |2024-01-02T03:42:26-07:00January 2nd, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Ravens, Scenics, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My first bird of the year for 2024 was a Common Raven I found yesterday morning on my way out to the auto tour loop of Bear River MBR.

Common Raven Pair At Bear River MBR

By |2023-11-12T04:28:00-07:00November 12th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Ravens, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On at least my last three trips up to Bear River MBR, I have found a Common Raven pair in the same general area of the north side of the auto tour route.

Birds On Ice In Northern Utah

By |2022-12-14T04:20:48-07:00December 14th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Canada Geese, Common Ravens, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Trumpeter Swans, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I'm sharing photos of five bird species that I find on ice during the coldest months of the year in marsh and urban locations.

Bear River MBR Common Raven Photos

By |2022-01-15T05:23:15-07:00January 15th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Common Ravens, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this week as I drove slowly around the auto tour route at Bear River MBR I was able to take a short series of Common Raven photos as they played on the ice.

How I Found My First Of Season Rough-legged Hawks

By |2021-11-06T06:02:36-06:00November 6th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Common Ravens, Rough-legged Hawks, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was a very memorable first of year sighting of these Rough-legged Hawks. The kind where you sit there wondering if you really saw what you saw.

Common Raven Close Ups On The Shoreline of the Great Salt Lake

By |2023-10-25T06:49:16-06:00March 16th, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At first the Common Raven was near the side of the road but it moved down the rocks and got closer to the lake and where it poked around in the rocks.

Some of the Birds That People Love to Hate

By |2024-02-14T06:28:20-07:00March 11th, 2018|Categories: American Crows, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Common Ravens, Double-crested Cormorants, European Starlings, Fish Crows, Florida, House Sparrows, Laughing Gulls, Mallards|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Okay, that is enough for now, there are more birds that people love to hate but I can only deal with so much of it before I feel the need to get out and photograph all the birds I see, even those that other people despise.

Burrowing Owl Near Its Burrow Plus A Bonus Common Raven In Flight

By |2023-10-25T11:22:34-06:00March 23rd, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Common Ravens, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The best bird photography opportunity of the day happened when I spotted a Burrowing Owl near its burrow and I took advantage of the nice light to take quite a few images of the owl framed by grasses and blooming Red-stem Filaree.

Common Goldeneyes plus one Common Raven

By |2023-10-25T09:57:18-06:00December 8th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Goldeneyes, Common Ravens, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had fun photographing the Common Raven and the Common Goldeneyes yesterday and even though the cold temps made my fingers numb, these birds were the highlight of my day.

Wildlife in a blizzard two years ago today

By |2024-03-05T08:03:05-07:00November 10th, 2014|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today there are great big clouds with small patches of blue sky but two years ago it was very different, we were having a blizzard.

Looking ahead to winter

By |2023-10-25T09:22:27-06:00September 27th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Lesser Scaups, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

We catch up and share stories of birds we saw in the warmer months and reveal the journeys we have been on.

Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah

By |2023-11-04T12:36:37-06:00July 10th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Fish Crows, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If the proposed crow hunt isn't stopped Common Ravens; fully protected under the MBTA, will almost certainly be killed this coming September because of mistaken identity.

Common Raven in the snow – An exposure problem

By |2023-10-25T11:46:25-06:00December 29th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Exposure Compensation, Light angles, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photographing dark birds such as this Common Raven is a challenge and knowing how to expose properly as well as getting the right angle of light is critical in producing a quality image.

At the Edge of a Storm

By |2023-10-25T10:06:45-06:00November 21st, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Common Ravens, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I mentioned that there had been low light, falling snow and that the weather conditions before photographing the Loggerhead Shrike and Prairie Falcon weren't great.

Wild and Wonderful – Antelope Island State Park – The Birds

By |2024-03-19T04:04:03-06:00January 25th, 2012|Categories: American Kestrels, American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Barn Owls, Birds, Black-billed Magpies, Brewer's Blackbirds, Burrowing Owls, California Gulls, Chukars, Common Ravens, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Green-winged Teals, Horned Larks, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlews, Northern Harriers, Northern Shovelers, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, Rough-legged Hawks, Sage Thrashers, Utah, Western Meadowlarks, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is the third post in my series about Wild and Wonderful Antelope Island State Park, I've saved the best (and longest) for last. The Birds! Okay, maybe they aren't the best thing about Antelope Island State Park, but I am a bird photographer and they are what I am most passionate about!

Common Raven – Friday Photos

By |2023-10-25T12:35:02-06:00November 4th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Exposure Compensation, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ravens hold a special place in my heart because they are smart (actually brilliant for birds), collectors of things shiny and/or odd, they let you know about their presence with hoarse croaking sounds and they are very amusing to observe and photograph.

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