Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 20:06:44 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: June Tveekrem Subject: Ravens vs. Crows MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ravens and crows are indeed both highly intelligent. And ravens may be more inquisitive than crows, but from my experiences with both species in northeastern Minnesota, the ravens are more shy of people than the crows. Ravens stay back in the woods rather than coming to built-up areas, whereas crows will come to yards. And whenever I approached a raven in the woods, it flew away much sooner than a crow would have. Note this is their behavior in the summertime; I'm told that in the winter when food is more scarce the ravens will sometimes visit yards. They've also been known to approach stopped skiers or snowmobilers, hoping for a handout or prepared to steal your food if you turn your back long enough! ------------------------------------ June Tveekrem Columbia, Howard County, MD tweekiebird@toadmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parke H John" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Crow visit > From my readings, and some experience, ravens are bolder and > much more inquisitive than crows. They will even investigate you > (as long as you don't have any gun-like objects, i.e. broom, shovel, > tripod over your shoulder). > > Ravens are the most intelligent birds according to the animal > behaviorists. Some say they are as intelligent as Chimpanzees or > Bottle-hosed Dolphins. There is an incredible amount of literature > on corvid intelligence. > > Parke. ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================