Chihuahuan Raven
The Corvid family includes crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. In SE Arizona we see two species of raven, and no crows. The more common raven around Tucson is, the Common Raven (how about that!), but we can also see the Chihuahuan Raven. For more on Ravens and Corvids in general, see the entry for Common Raven in the Birds folder.
For the 2017-2018 season the Desert Museum has a Chihuahuan Raven as part of the raptor free flight. These images were captured in the fall of 2017 on two separate days. Chihuahuan Ravens look much like the Common Raven, but are smaller. The size difference is clear if one is lucky enough to see them side by side.
Above and below are images of handlers holding, catching and releasing the bird as part of the free flight circuit. The latter shots shows the wing span in comparison to the handler, and then the bird in free flight.
For more on Chihuahuan Ravens, see the Cornell site.
For the 2017-2018 season the Desert Museum has a Chihuahuan Raven as part of the raptor free flight. These images were captured in the fall of 2017 on two separate days. Chihuahuan Ravens look much like the Common Raven, but are smaller. The size difference is clear if one is lucky enough to see them side by side.
Above and below are images of handlers holding, catching and releasing the bird as part of the free flight circuit. The latter shots shows the wing span in comparison to the handler, and then the bird in free flight.
For more on Chihuahuan Ravens, see the Cornell site.
