Also!! Generally, if you hear a ton of a call at the same time that you think may be a crow or raven, chances are they're crows. Crows are much more gregarious!
I'm right on your wavelength, bird mentor. I'm always mimicking bird calls when I hear them. I'm reading Mind of the Raven right now. It's a really good read. Only saw a raven once in the Phoenix area. Didn't know it at the time. I just thought, 'man, they have the biggest crows here ever!' A friend came over today and voiced my exact thoughts- 'the next pet I want is a crow or a raven'. I have a deep affinity for the corvids.
It's such a good habit to get in to!!! Oh... if only having a corvid for a pet were legal... But, then again, they are so social, maybe I wouldn't want them to be captive. Thanks for sharing!!!
You're right about that! Better to try and befriend a wild crow, which I do. I'm getting to know a few 'murders' near me- and they are definitely getting familiar with me! But if I came upon an orphan, law or no law, I wouldn't have the heart to let him die.
1)Crow, 2)raven, I cheated . Have two ravens. My neighbors think there crows. Subscribed. I watch birds all day everyday. The only escape I have from madness.
Fair Lady - My Trails across Canada - NWT Ravens really impressed me with intelligence - Half way on top of Lake Superior - Crows - I think I seeing the third generation. I buy unsalted peanuts & they prefer them. I put out a bowl of clean water as they will find a mud puddle to soak the shells - Nearest water is 1 mile away. One Crow amazed me by talking like a Raven, not as large as the Alfa Crow but The Raven cackles & Deep Throat-ed Cluck - is distinctive
I've got at least 20 species of birds around me here in northern NZ. Swallows nest on the house every year, Rosellas zoom around in noisy groups and Pukeko shriek and hassle anyone who gets too close to the swamp - when I had visitor they emerged as a troop and attacked her Dog! And its big! The other day when I was bending over picking up the cats bowl a Mynah landed on my back! At first I thought it was the cat but it was too light then I realised - and it was in no hurry to leave! So yeah I really am in need of a language lesson; the one I have the hardest time with is the Swallow; its whistle is so high pitched and short - but I need to tell them I love them so they stop wasting their energy dive bombing me every time I come home as they have built a nest right over the front door! The Cat is really funny as she completely ignores them when they swoop down one inch from her head. Twice there have been knocks at the door (I am so isolated nobody ever comes here so this is unusual) and one time this was accompanied by what sounded like a kid playing a toy trumpet - I opened the door and was confronted with three huge Peacocks just standing there only a bit shorter than me - and the other time it was a Magpie rapping its beak impatiently against the glass in the door and looking at me as tho I had forgotten to feed it. These are also really big; a wingspan of almost a metre I think and I challenge you to copy their call as its impossible to even describe when they go in a chorus like they are playing different parts of a melody in a band - they have these in Ozzy too. The Tui also has an incredible variety of sounds and often go continuously all day and night when its really quiet you hear these eerie combinations of squeaks and cracks and knocks on hollow wood all night long! One of the funniest was not a bird; it was raining really hard and had been going for days and I heard this tapping noise from the front door - it has windows to the floor either side and I realised when I got close it was coming from ground level beside the door tap tap tap, it was pitch dark and howling outside so I got my torch and told myself it was not a crawling zombie - I opened the door...it was a Frog tapping on the glass! Thats what you call a hard rain when its so wet even the Frogs want to take shelter! I had a good laugh at how scared I was...I never get to tell these stories to anyone interested enough to listen so you got the lot - even tho there are many more - like feeding the Hawks with roadkill Possums! Peace o Aroha from Aotearoa
@@gerrydepp8164 it sounds like a very rich life you live. You seem to have a deep connection with the birds around you and an understanding of their messages. Keep at it, go slow, and best to keep the cat indoors.😉🌸
❤The raven is as BEATYFULL as the crow (inside/behavior) POSSIBLE the raven is abit more "brave"? I saw a couple of raven "picking tail feathers in the sky from a large EAGLE as it flow 2 close 2 theire nest (on island Ulvön some years ago). The ravens was like small dark dots BUT brave they where (defending their kids lerning 2 fly for the first time). GOOD VIDEO eventhough I´m not any beginner I STILL GIVE U 5 stars of 5 ❤
What an incredible encounter you were able to witness with the ravens and the eagle. Thanks for sharing and thank you for the good vibes and positive rating. All the best to you.
@@birdmentor HaHa, I sould have filmed it (since we used toxic DDT here THE eagel has "not been hatching/nesting FOR..many many years") NOW THEY BACK & THE RAVEN COUPLE is BRAVE! Happy Spring(soon)
Over here in Central Europe we have the raven, crow, rook, jackdaw and magpie. Most common in my city is the jackdaw, love hearing them having conversations.
How wonderful! I spent some time in Israel last year and got to meet the Eurasian Jay and the Hooded Crow. It's really fascinating to me to see how similar they are all over the world... and how different too. thanks for sharing.
The common raven sounds the same everywhere - you could write in the form of something like: kr-kr-kr but crows are different. Here in Hungary, and in whole Europe, we mainly have Hooded crow and Rook, and they sound much deeper than the raven, with like a single, deep "kaaaaaaaaaar".
I saw a pair of ravens flying past our home two days ago here in Connecticut, pursued by a crow, so heard both raven and crow calls. Wonder if the two ravens were a couple? My daughter left some shiny trinkets out for them.
Hi Robert.. Good chance they were a pair, especially this time of year. But, regardless of the time of year, ravens are more likely to travel in pairs than crows. how fun and lucky that you got to see/hear them traveling so close to one another.
Ravens make a clicking/gargling sound. I've never seen them flock up like crows. It's usually just a pair. Groups of pairs will work a parking lot, but don't form a flock.
Great observations!! I use to think the same thing until the day I watched 1,500 (counted them myself as they flew over) fly past me at dusk one night and another time I witnessed a massive flock on NM.💕💕Birds are full of surprises 🤸
I’m wondering, Kristi, why do birds wake up so early? I’ve been awake since 2 AM, and only now, at 4 AM, am I hearing the birds chirping. Were they asleep until now? When do they go to “bed” to wake up so early? Why are they so loudly chirping when they first awaken? No, I’m not six years old...lol. Birds sure are intriguing outside my window in the dark. 🤔 Thx. 😊
Gosh Cool One... I wish I knew. And... I'm kind of glad I don't. I think it's wonderful that in our age of information overload there are still mysteries alive in the world. Thanks for your questions though.
Do Ravens sound like a duck sometimes? This morning I heard something that sounded kinda like a duck and thought there was one outside but I knew it couldn't be a duck and thought wow maybe some weird bird, anyways when I went outside to check it was 3 Ravens, huge too. Never knew they made sounds like that.
Hi. Wow... how cool that you were able to hear that. Ravens & crows make many varied types of sounds. I'm not entirely sure I know what you mean when you say "sounds like a duck", as there are many ducks in the world and they all sound unique. That being said, it certainly wouldn't surprise me for a raven to make a call that reminded you of a "duck". I hope you will have many more days with the ravens to get to know them in a familiar way. Enjoy!!!
I enjoyed your video . I'm in East Tennessee . I hear crows calling to each other just about every day . I try to interpret their calls . It seems to be a language . I do not think I have seen Ravens here . I have seen them in Yellowstone park . Almost as big as a buzzard . 2 questions . Why have I not seen Ravens in the Southern states ? Have you done work learning these bird languages ? Thank you , Charles
@@charleslane6637 hi Charles. Thank you for your message. Every bird has its preference of habitat. Found the ravens tend to prefer mountainous states. However, there was a pair living in Connecticut not too far from where I lived years ago. We were in the hills so that may have something to do with it. yes and, it certainly is a language. And it is one that you can learn to interpret. It may take a little bit of time, however, with close observation and deep listening skills he’ll soon pick up what they are saying. Enjoy the journey.💕
@@calhiser8265 thanks for the question. Well, I have not heard them make that particular sound . However, I have heard the mimic all sorts of sounds before. One of my favorites is when I hear them mimic a cat meow. It’s a trippy thing. But the crows around here are masters of it. Have a lovely day.🌸
They are in my backyard driving me crazy can't have my coffee in peace and can't relax can't meditate. I can't even get outside like they are waiting for me to yell at me.
Thanks ☺️ I can’t speak to what other folks are seeing. However, I know that in some areas it can be hard to distinguish the two… even for more experienced folks… especially if they are not vocalizing 🌱
@@birdmentor thank you for a response, I arrive at the north end of town just before sunrise, once the light up enough they begin to come to town, seems to start with a single individual or a pairs, would say 3' wing span, followed by tribes of 10, 20, 30 with 1.5-2' span, along with them some pairs with 3' spans with delta type tail feathers, they will occupy the higher perches on tall power poles , building eves and roofs, seeming to watch of these tribe groups, these groups occupy and concentrate themselves in 5 or 6 locations down main street of McKinleyville CA . Will doing photo captures.
Do ravens commonly call late at night? Like midnight to 3 a.m.? I would have said no before but have heard it twice now. One call last year, and two last night. It was about midnight last year and around two this morning.
Well.... not normally, but if there is a problem or disturbance they will. If it is something that is repetitive and consistent over a period of days I'd say you are most likely looking at some other species or creature all together. Curious to hear how this turns out. Thanks for sharing. Kristi
Bird Mentor: I know this time I was awakened by the ravens and when I woke, I was having a very bad asthma attack. Maybe my coughing and wheezing disturbed them and they came out of the trees, around 300 yards away, to the road behind my house to investigate. I believe they saved my life, the asthma attack was so bad. I might not have awakened in time had they not caused a ruckus. I only consciously heard them twice but they may have called a few times before that. I realized there is probably a logical explanation, but thought it odd that they would be active at night. I’m not sure but it could be the same explanation for the visit last year. I don’t remember the details of that one, other than one loud call around midnight, just outside my window, but I do know I had a bad case of bronchitis around that same time of year. I guess maybe I sound like a raven in distress when I cough and wheeze, lol. Thank you for the perspective. I appreciate it.
It would be lovely to be able to hear either one. In the beginning, the unnecessary and very loud guitar music covered everything. Afterwards, it was with the greatest difficulty that I could hear anything. I am sitting in my quiet kitchen with only the icebox making its background hum, and I am not deaf, yet for me, the audio in this video (other than the music and your voice) was all but inaudible. I'm glad I already know the difference in how they sound. If you've ever been to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, you'll find that the ravens there are crow-sized. The only way to be certain that they're not crows is to listen to their voices. When I lived in Connecticut (for 35 years), only the crows spoke, and again, there was no size difference. It's odd that the books all claim a significant size difference; I have yet to see it.
Hi AngelHelp... I'm sorry it was hard to hear them. The music actually ended before the birds called and they continued to call throughout the first 45 seconds of the video. I will admit, it is tough to hear them, but hearing these particular birds wasn't really that important. My intent was to help folks learn a few tips to distinguish the crow and the raven in the future. I hope you found the tools I shared helpful. In most areas of the country there is a significant difference in size amongst Ravens and Crows. I currently live in CT and have to say the ravens I've experienced are quite vocal and quite a bit larger than the crows. But, you are right there are some places where the crows are REALLY large and the ravens a bit smaller. All the best to you. Kristi
Our CT years were spent exclusively in Danbury. None of us ever heard a raven although there were crows by the thousands (heard in and near Tarrywile Park - we lived at the edge of the Park). I grew up in NYC but frequently visited Long Island where the crows were the same size as “my” CT crows... visually indistinguishable from the South Rim’s ravens except by behavior and gait. No one in my family has seen a raven larger than a crow, nor have any of us seen crows smaller than those in the NYC / L.I. area, yet the family is spread around the country. Interesting!
Thank you for all you do.
Birds are returning to Canada,
as snow melts.
Plant trees, the birds love them!
Also!! Generally, if you hear a ton of a call at the same time that you think may be a crow or raven, chances are they're crows. Crows are much more gregarious!
Thanks for sharing your experience Alex.
Ravens tend to pair up and protect their space from others, especially hawks and falcons. Peace ✌️
I'm right on your wavelength, bird mentor. I'm always mimicking bird calls when I hear them. I'm reading Mind of the Raven right now. It's a really good read. Only saw a raven once in the Phoenix area. Didn't know it at the time. I just thought, 'man, they have the biggest crows here ever!' A friend came over today and voiced my exact thoughts- 'the next pet I want is a crow or a raven'. I have a deep affinity for the corvids.
It's such a good habit to get in to!!! Oh... if only having a corvid for a pet were legal... But, then again, they are so social, maybe I wouldn't want them to be captive. Thanks for sharing!!!
You're right about that! Better to try and befriend a wild crow, which I do. I'm getting to know a few 'murders' near me- and they are definitely getting familiar with me! But if I came upon an orphan, law or no law, I wouldn't have the heart to let him die.
1)Crow, 2)raven, I cheated . Have two ravens. My neighbors think there crows. Subscribed. I watch birds all day everyday. The only escape I have from madness.
Welcome!!! How lucky that you can learn from the ravens in such an intimate way.
Thank you Kristi !!
Fair Lady - My Trails across Canada - NWT Ravens really impressed me with intelligence - Half way on top of Lake Superior - Crows - I think I seeing the third generation. I buy unsalted peanuts & they prefer them. I put out a bowl of clean water as they will find a mud puddle to soak the shells - Nearest water is 1 mile away. One Crow amazed me by talking like a Raven, not as large as the Alfa Crow but The Raven cackles & Deep Throat-ed Cluck - is distinctive
This is one of the best videos I have ever watched on you tube ...
I'm so glad to have found your channel! It's going to be very helpful! Thanks so much!
Thanks Chicken Hues.... You are welcome as well!!!
Good advice. For me, I just bought a crow whistle on ebay. It works great! But for some reason it attracts hawks as well.
Interesting. I’ve never heard of that before. I’m curious what it sounds like??
I've got at least 20 species of birds around me here in northern NZ. Swallows nest on the house every year, Rosellas zoom around in noisy groups and Pukeko shriek and hassle anyone who gets too close to the swamp - when I had visitor they emerged as a troop and attacked her Dog! And its big! The other day when I was bending over picking up the cats bowl a Mynah landed on my back! At first I thought it was the cat but it was too light then I realised - and it was in no hurry to leave! So yeah I really am in need of a language lesson; the one I have the hardest time with is the Swallow; its whistle is so high pitched and short - but I need to tell them I love them so they stop wasting their energy dive bombing me every time I come home as they have built a nest right over the front door! The Cat is really funny as she completely ignores them when they swoop down one inch from her head. Twice there have been knocks at the door (I am so isolated nobody ever comes here so this is unusual) and one time this was accompanied by what sounded like a kid playing a toy trumpet - I opened the door and was confronted with three huge Peacocks just standing there only a bit shorter than me - and the other time it was a Magpie rapping its beak impatiently against the glass in the door and looking at me as tho I had forgotten to feed it. These are also really big; a wingspan of almost a metre I think and I challenge you to copy their call as its impossible to even describe when they go in a chorus like they are playing different parts of a melody in a band - they have these in Ozzy too. The Tui also has an incredible variety of sounds and often go continuously all day and night when its really quiet you hear these eerie combinations of squeaks and cracks and knocks on hollow wood all night long! One of the funniest was not a bird; it was raining really hard and had been going for days and I heard this tapping noise from the front door - it has windows to the floor either side and I realised when I got close it was coming from ground level beside the door tap tap tap, it was pitch dark and howling outside so I got my torch and told myself it was not a crawling zombie - I opened the door...it was a Frog tapping on the glass! Thats what you call a hard rain when its so wet even the Frogs want to take shelter! I had a good laugh at how scared I was...I never get to tell these stories to anyone interested enough to listen so you got the lot - even tho there are many more - like feeding the Hawks with roadkill Possums! Peace o Aroha from Aotearoa
@@gerrydepp8164 it sounds like a very rich life you live. You seem to have a deep connection with the birds around you and an understanding of their messages. Keep at it, go slow, and best to keep the cat indoors.😉🌸
I think you have a great channel here, keep up the good work!!!
Thanks Adventure Ed... Have a lovely day. ~Kristi
❤The raven is as BEATYFULL as the crow (inside/behavior) POSSIBLE the raven is abit more "brave"? I saw a couple of raven "picking tail feathers in the sky from a large EAGLE as it flow 2 close 2 theire nest (on island Ulvön some years ago). The ravens was like small dark dots BUT brave they where (defending their kids lerning 2 fly for the first time). GOOD VIDEO eventhough I´m not any beginner I STILL GIVE U 5 stars of 5 ❤
What an incredible encounter you were able to witness with the ravens and the eagle. Thanks for sharing and thank you for the good vibes and positive rating. All the best to you.
@@birdmentor HaHa, I sould have filmed it (since we used toxic DDT here THE eagel has "not been hatching/nesting FOR..many many years") NOW THEY BACK & THE RAVEN COUPLE is BRAVE! Happy Spring(soon)
Over here in Central Europe we have the raven, crow, rook, jackdaw and magpie.
Most common in my city is the jackdaw, love hearing them having conversations.
How wonderful! I spent some time in Israel last year and got to meet the Eurasian Jay and the Hooded Crow. It's really fascinating to me to see how similar they are all over the world... and how different too. thanks for sharing.
The common raven sounds the same everywhere - you could write in the form of something like: kr-kr-kr but crows are different. Here in Hungary, and in whole Europe, we mainly have Hooded crow and Rook, and they sound much deeper than the raven, with like a single, deep "kaaaaaaaaaar".
That's fascinating. Hearing them would definitely throw me if I visited there, as I'm use to the ravens having a deeper voice.
I saw a pair of ravens flying past our home two days ago here in Connecticut, pursued by a crow, so heard both raven and crow calls. Wonder if the two ravens were a couple? My daughter left some shiny trinkets out for them.
Hi Robert.. Good chance they were a pair, especially this time of year. But, regardless of the time of year, ravens are more likely to travel in pairs than crows. how fun and lucky that you got to see/hear them traveling so close to one another.
Fun, thanks.
You bet!
Ravens make a clicking/gargling sound. I've never seen them flock up like crows. It's usually just a pair. Groups of pairs will work a parking lot, but don't form a flock.
Great observations!! I use to think the same thing until the day I watched 1,500 (counted them myself as they flew over) fly past me at dusk one night and another time I witnessed a massive flock on NM.💕💕Birds are full of surprises 🤸
I find the crow and jackdaw hard to tell apart with a single bird, but it’s easy with a group as jackdaws talk to each other incessantly.
I’m wondering, Kristi, why do birds wake up so early? I’ve been awake since 2 AM, and only now, at 4 AM, am I hearing the birds chirping. Were they asleep until now? When do they go to “bed” to wake up so early? Why are they so loudly chirping when they first awaken? No, I’m not six years old...lol. Birds sure are intriguing outside my window in the dark. 🤔 Thx. 😊
Gosh Cool One... I wish I knew. And... I'm kind of glad I don't. I think it's wonderful that in our age of information overload there are still mysteries alive in the world. Thanks for your questions though.
That makes sense. A mystery of life. Thank you.
Of course!! You are welcome.
Do Ravens sound like a duck sometimes?
This morning I heard something that sounded kinda like a duck and thought there was one outside but I knew it couldn't be a duck and thought wow maybe some weird bird, anyways when I went outside to check it was 3 Ravens, huge too. Never knew they made sounds like that.
Hi. Wow... how cool that you were able to hear that. Ravens & crows make many varied types of sounds. I'm not entirely sure I know what you mean when you say "sounds like a duck", as there are many ducks in the world and they all sound unique. That being said, it certainly wouldn't surprise me for a raven to make a call that reminded you of a "duck". I hope you will have many more days with the ravens to get to know them in a familiar way. Enjoy!!!
I enjoyed your video . I'm in East Tennessee . I hear crows calling to each other just about every day . I try to interpret their calls . It seems to be a language . I do not think I have seen Ravens here . I have seen them in Yellowstone park . Almost as big as a buzzard . 2 questions . Why have I not seen Ravens in the Southern states ? Have you done work learning these bird languages ? Thank you , Charles
@@charleslane6637 hi Charles. Thank you for your message. Every bird has its preference of habitat. Found the ravens tend to prefer mountainous states. However, there was a pair living in Connecticut not too far from where I lived years ago. We were in the hills so that may have something to do with it. yes and, it certainly is a language. And it is one that you can learn to interpret. It may take a little bit of time, however, with close observation and deep listening skills he’ll soon pick up what they are saying. Enjoy the journey.💕
I have heard Raven mimic bells ting-a-ling but never the crow. What are your thoughts?
@@calhiser8265 thanks for the question. Well, I have not heard them make that particular sound . However, I have heard the mimic all sorts of sounds before. One of my favorites is when I hear them mimic a cat meow. It’s a trippy thing. But the crows around here are masters of it. Have a lovely day.🌸
100likes good job 👌👍 positiviy
Kristi Crow...
Walking in the snow ❄️
They are in my backyard driving me crazy can't have my coffee in peace and can't relax can't meditate. I can't even get outside like they are waiting for me to yell at me.
Great vid , thank you ... Isn't true what most people call a raven is simply an older crow ?
Thanks ☺️ I can’t speak to what other folks are seeing. However, I know that in some areas it can be hard to distinguish the two… even for more experienced folks… especially if they are not vocalizing 🌱
@@birdmentor thank you for a response, I arrive at the north end of town just before sunrise, once the light up enough they begin to come to town, seems to start with a single individual or a pairs, would say 3' wing span, followed by tribes of 10, 20, 30 with 1.5-2' span, along with them some pairs with 3' spans with delta type tail feathers, they will occupy the higher perches on tall power poles , building eves and roofs, seeming to watch of these tribe groups, these groups occupy and concentrate themselves in 5 or 6 locations down main street of McKinleyville CA .
Will doing photo captures.
Do ravens commonly call late at night? Like midnight to 3 a.m.? I would have said no before but have heard it twice now. One call last year, and two last night. It was about midnight last year and around two this morning.
Well.... not normally, but if there is a problem or disturbance they will. If it is something that is repetitive and consistent over a period of days I'd say you are most likely looking at some other species or creature all together. Curious to hear how this turns out. Thanks for sharing. Kristi
Bird Mentor: I know this time I was awakened by the ravens and when I woke, I was having a very bad asthma attack. Maybe my coughing and wheezing disturbed them and they came out of the trees, around 300 yards away, to the road behind my house to investigate. I believe they saved my life, the asthma attack was so bad. I might not have awakened in time had they not caused a ruckus. I only consciously heard them twice but they may have called a few times before that. I realized there is probably a logical explanation, but thought it odd that they would be active at night. I’m not sure but it could be the same explanation for the visit last year. I don’t remember the details of that one, other than one loud call around midnight, just outside my window, but I do know I had a bad case of bronchitis around that same time of year. I guess maybe I sound like a raven in distress when I cough and wheeze, lol. Thank you for the perspective. I appreciate it.
@@kathiloucedar5135 What an interesting story. I wonder if you will hear from them this year... hopefully you will stay healthy all year long though.
Bird Mentor: Thank you! I’ll let you know if it happens again.
It would be lovely to be able to hear either one. In the beginning, the unnecessary and very loud guitar music covered everything. Afterwards, it was with the greatest difficulty that I could hear anything. I am sitting in my quiet kitchen with only the icebox making its background hum, and I am not deaf, yet for me, the audio in this video (other than the music and your voice) was all but inaudible. I'm glad I already know the difference in how they sound.
If you've ever been to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, you'll find that the ravens there are crow-sized. The only way to be certain that they're not crows is to listen to their voices. When I lived in Connecticut (for 35 years), only the crows spoke, and again, there was no size difference. It's odd that the books all claim a significant size difference; I have yet to see it.
Hi AngelHelp... I'm sorry it was hard to hear them. The music actually ended before the birds called and they continued to call throughout the first 45 seconds of the video. I will admit, it is tough to hear them, but hearing these particular birds wasn't really that important. My intent was to help folks learn a few tips to distinguish the crow and the raven in the future. I hope you found the tools I shared helpful. In most areas of the country there is a significant difference in size amongst Ravens and Crows. I currently live in CT and have to say the ravens I've experienced are quite vocal and quite a bit larger than the crows. But, you are right there are some places where the crows are REALLY large and the ravens a bit smaller. All the best to you. Kristi
Our CT years were spent exclusively in Danbury. None of us ever heard a raven although there were crows by the thousands (heard in and near Tarrywile Park - we lived at the edge of the Park).
I grew up in NYC but frequently visited Long Island where the crows were the same size as “my” CT crows... visually indistinguishable from the South Rim’s ravens except by behavior and gait. No one in my family has seen a raven larger than a crow, nor have any of us seen crows smaller than those in the NYC / L.I. area, yet the family is spread around the country. Interesting!
@@angelhelp That is interesting.
Im going to get a crow caller
Can't even hear the bird calls on this.