Black Bird...

[Isac]

... I call it that because I find it difficult to tell Ravens and Crows apart when theybare juveniles. I'm guessing this one may be an Australian Crow.

[wigz]

Nice shot Isac. Like white birds, black birds can be difficult to expose correctly.

I can't tell crows from ravens at all, but I assume the ones around here are Torresian Crows as they are the most common in our area.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Hi Isac

all okay to my eye ... and I just lump them all together as 'bluddy crows'

Phil

[David_MC]

Nice shot Isac.

[Isac]

Nice shot Isac. Like white birds, black birds can be difficult to expose correctly. I can't tell crows from ravens at all, but I assume the ones around here are Torresian Crows as they are the most common in our area.

I agree yours are Torresian Crows Alan, we don't see them here in WA.

Hi Isac. all okay to my eye ... and I just lump them all together as 'bluddy crows'. Phil

Nice shot Isac.

Thanks Gents. I have done a bit of research on the 5 varieties of raven/crow in Australia and they do have differences, so I'm calling this one an Australian Raven which is younger than 15 months.

My digging came up with: older adults have white irises, younger adults have white irises with an inner blue rim and younger birds have dark brown irises until fifteen months of age. They then have hazel irises with an inner blue rim around each the pupil until age two years and ten months.

The raven also has fur on the top of its beak (which is larger than a crow's) and the top is bigger than the lower part.
Their tails feathers are different too with the crow having a fan shape while the raven's tail is diamond shaped or pointed at the centre.

Their call is a lot lower than a crow and they fly in silence, wheras a crow call constantly while in flight. They also have throat hackles which crows don't have.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Hi Isac
10/10 for your efforts + info
Phil

[Isac]

Thanks Phil. Hopefully I'll get it right when I see them again.