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(Indian) House crow, Glanzkraehe, Corvus splendens
The house crow resembles the Hooded crow, but the grey is darker and the back black.
It also is slightly smaller and slimmer, with a long deep bill and a domed crown (which you can’t really see in this shot,…)
The (Indian) House crow i not a natural inhabitant of the Middle East. The colonies are a result of an introduction through India in the last 30 years. The birds probably arrived on grain boats.
In Egypt they breed mainly in towns along the Suez Canal and the Gulf od Suez.
(Info: Birds of Egypt & Bavarian birds)
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2010-03-09 @ 09:32:35
Looks like a typical old crow to me. Loud and Nosiy LOL Love the picture
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2010-03-09 @ 12:36:49
He looks huge!
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2010-03-09 @ 13:01:40
My home is surrounded by those, I see them almost daily and I still think "Once upon a midnight dreary, as I pondered weak and weary, there came a tap upon my door" pretty near every time. I know there's a difference between a raven and crow. I just don't know what it is.
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2010-03-09 @ 13:13:30
@Thom & Doug - yes, looks like a crow.
Raven is bigger though.
@Jientje - smaller than a hooded crow - the ones we have in Europe
2010-03-09 @ 13:28:36
Nice picture and typical of this species. Dont you just love the shine they seem to have. I was in Rhodes last year and huge flocks of Hoodies there which dont resemble UK Hoodies or House Crows. Very dull and lots of grey all over. I love the Crow family they are all so different.
2010-03-09 @ 13:36:04
I like crows! That's a nice shot, and I have not seen that variety here.
Recently (2010-03-08) Dan wrote An Interesting Tip!. Check it out!
2010-03-09 @ 13:38:57
@Mark - before I came here, I didn't even know there were so many.
I knew raven and just learned black crow and hooded crow.
But I didn't know there are many more
@Dan - Thanks - and you probably won't
2010-03-09 @ 14:40:54
Nicole: Looks a lot like our American Crow, it was giving the typical caw-caw sound.
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2010-03-09 @ 14:55:52
Great shot!
Greetings...
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2010-03-09 @ 15:29:26
Wow, some great images on your blog.
Thanks, adam
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2010-03-09 @ 16:29:57
Great shot of the house crow and interesting post. Crows are so noisy at times but I get a kick out of the ones around my area.
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2010-03-09 @ 20:10:54
I've seen them in India (no surprises then) but wouldn't expect them in Egypt until your explanation of how they got there
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2010-03-09 @ 20:17:47
i never see this crow in my place, what amazing capture of the crow...
thank you for educating us about birds, nature, and environments..
Happy Tuesday!
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2010-03-10 @ 00:33:21
My first thought on seeing the photo was to say "smaller and sleeker than our American Crows." But we really stands out is the Crow attitude this one radiates. You captured that perfectly!
2010-03-10 @ 01:13:10
it seems like a long time since I have been visiting you! Sorry
Great shots in these last few posts...love the camels looking for shade!
cool bird
BG
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2010-03-10 @ 06:13:25
Thanks all
@Wren - Thanks - these guys have an attitude for sure, but which crow doesn't?
You reminded me to post some shots of my dogs teasing the crows and them giving them a payback.
Gotta do that today
2010-03-10 @ 10:19:38
Diese Krähen sind eine Pest an der Küste Ostafrikas. Sie verdrängen die einheimischen Arten. Leider - sind eigentlich recht nette aber sehr laute Zeitgenossen.
2010-03-10 @ 13:22:19
How interesting that the Indian crows made it all the way to Egypt!
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2010-03-10 @ 14:32:39
*wow* das Foto ist klasse! Er sieht eichtig wütend aus ;-)
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2010-03-11 @ 05:00:28
I love how he's squaking at you!
Beautiful blue to that background sky too!
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2010-03-11 @ 06:00:54
Great shot of the House Crow Nicole! He does look like our American version when talking like that, except for the gray. It's amazing how smart those Corvids are, all of them.
Too bad it's a non-native species. Whenever a non-native is introduced, it usually means trouble for the native birds in the area.
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