This is the closeup of the female I mensioned in the previous photo. From the ruffed-up nostril feathers and partial leucostic tail feathers, we can tell that this is the same female.
Female crows tend not to have a hook on the upper bill. The lengths of upper and lower bills tend to be the same, or with very little difference. This is one of the characteristic of a female crow. A typical male crow has, on the other hand, a "hooked" upper bill, or the upper bill considerably longer than the lower one. But again, you have to be aware of the fact that there are individual differences.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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