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Happy spooky season! We've come back around to the time of year where shadows seem to loom a little larger and the chills running down your spine may not be caused by the cold weather. If you cast your mind back to last year, you may recall that I promised we would go in search… Continue reading Carrion Crow – Sharp beaks, sharp minds
For Halloween, we'd thought we'd write about a bird who really gets into the spirit of the season. Their silvery grey waistcoats match the dreary autumn skies, and their rough caws are synonymous with eerie places and foreboding feelings. October's bird is the hooded crow (Corvus cornix), known here at home as Caróg liath. You… Continue reading Hooded Crow – The most stylish corvid
For many people in Ireland, the word "crow" is a catch-all term used to describe almost every black bird they see. This assumption is sometimes correct, since more often than not these birds do usually belong to the Corvidae family, of which the crow is a member. But this generalisation glosses over the unique traits… Continue reading Jackdaw – A case study on leucism
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