{"id":130397,"date":"2023-02-19T04:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T11:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=130397"},"modified":"2023-02-19T05:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T12:35:38","slug":"a-murder-of-crows-serving-time-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/19\/a-murder-of-crows-serving-time-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"A Murder Of Crows Serving Time Behind Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

A whimsical epilogue to yesterday’s blog post. Maybe calling a group of crows a “murder” is appropriate after all.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I took minor issue with the common practice of referring to a group of crows as a “murder” and explained why I don’t like it<\/a><\/span><\/span>. At the risk of promoting the practice, I can’t resist sharing the following photo that was taken earlier on the same morning as the crow photos I posted yesterday.<\/p>\n

The timing was too good, and the photo was too appropriate, not to.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

About five minutes after sunrise when it was 16 \u00b0F. I found three American Crows basking in the warming sun at the 4-way at Farmington Bay WMA. A portion of a small bridge to the southeast provided shadows that resembled bars of a jail cell, so of course I immediately thought of them as a “murder” of crows serving time for their crime. What else could I think? Their subdued demeanor contributed significantly to that impression.<\/p>\n

It was both fun and enlightening to watch them. All three crows were moving around but they were extremely careful to avoid placing any portion of their bodies in the narrow shadows of the bridge, thus robbing them of some portion of the warmth provided by the sun’s rays. Who says that crows aren’t smart?<\/p>\n

Yes, I wish I had a catch light in the eye of the crow on the right. With this angle of the sun, and that turn of the head, I’m somewhat surprised I didn’t. Catch lights can be fickle.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A whimsical epilogue to yesterday’s blog post. Maybe calling a group of crows a “murder” is appropriate after all.<\/p>\n

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