Look at the tail: Ravens have a distinct wedged-shaped tail, while crows' tails are shorter and more squarish. And listen. I was taken aback when a couple of my friends said that all big black birds ...

One is larger, smarter, and perhaps more vocally complex than the other. Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things ...

The members of the crow family, which includes crows, jays, magpies and ravens, are a group of highly social and highly intelligent birds. Many researchers believe this to be the most intelligent ...

In Colorado’s mountains, really big black birds are either American crows or common ravens, both of which can be found year-round throughout the state and both of which are often mistaken for the ...

Are the large black birds flying throughout the metro area crows or are they ravens? How can you tell the difference between the two? The birds could be either crows or ravens. The Cornell Lab of ...

“There were three ravens sat on a tree, they were as black as they could be. … Then one of them said to his make, where should we our breakfast take?” That’s a ballad I often enjoy singing, from ...

What is that bird? There are some members of the Sierra Foothills Audubon Society that can identify more than 500 different species of birds. I can usually identify about 50 or so. The nice thing is ...

What a pleasure it was to once again be in a place where nature is wild and the sounds of the natural world dominate. That was the gist of my recent hikes up and down Mount Philo, an isolated peak ...

On a recent trip into the Alaskan wilderness I had the opportunity to listen and wonder about animal communication. I marveled at the thunderous breaths and splashes of humpback whales, though I could ...