Typically, the name “crow” refers to several bird species in the Corvidae family that share common characteristics, such as glossy black plumage, omnivorous diets, and high intelligence. Other species ...

At the long gone Rogers Junior High School in El Dorado in the 1970s, I had two male teachers in one year — pretty unusual at the time. A very knowledgeable Syrian-American taught us American history ...

Crows are highly intelligent and emotional birds who form long-lasting relationships with other members of their group. For essays on the cognitive and emotional lives of crows and other corvids ...

As it turned out, information about crows, like the birds themselves, was scarce on the ground. Crows are notoriously difficult to trap and band for study, and have been frustrating ornithologists for ...

Kaeli Swift specializes in corvid thanatology (translation: stuff crows do when they die). A PhD candidate at the University of Washington with a knack for photography, herblog captivated us. So we ...

Matteo Brunozzi has an unusual job: He’s a professional abatement falconer, meaning he uses a trained hawk to scare off other birds at landfills and farms — or, if it’s the middle of winter, in ...