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Corvus corax
A Raven cries "victory" after chasing away a red tailed hawk from some recently found road kill.
Spotted on Jun 1, 2013
Submitted on Jun 5, 2013
11 Comments
Thank you Seema and Jemma!
awesome!
nice series...
Fun fact! Ravens are anything but bird brained – researchers involved in independent studies at Canadian and Scottish universities have proved they use logic to solve problems and say some of their abilities even surpass those of the great apes.
Ravens excelled at solving problems requiring a complex series of actions involving no tests or trial and error. The researchers concluded that 'Ravens have the ability to test actions in their minds. That capacity is probably lacking, or present only to a limited extent, in most animals.' http://bit.ly/6grQzW
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For sure Tom! As much as I love red-tails, it's hard not to cheer on a brazen corvid for taking on a raptor!
Thank you too Forest Dragon!
Nice series! Chalk one up for the raven:-)
Wonderful series!
Thank you LandmarkExpert!
spectacular series emily!
Thank you Daniele!
Beautiful pictures and series Emily!