Black Raven

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I found this black bird during travel in a desert near the Dead Sea in Israel. I think it’s a Common Raven. Any other suggestions?

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Black Raven in an desert near the Dead Sea, Israel.
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Great photo @Andrey_K . Forgetting for a moment that it’s curved, I have to say that that unusually long beak is much longer than I’ve usually seen on a raven so while yes it could be a raven, it could also be a crow. I think the curved bill is a deformity.

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Hi @AdamGT ,

Thank you for your comment.

I think it’s rather a raven because of its behaviour. Crows behave and look differently, at least in Israel. We have just one type of crow here. Regarding the curved beak, there were another similar birds there and all of them had the same curved beak. Therefore, I suggest that it’s a raven.

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HI @Andrey_K my feelings are crow as the raven has a thick bill and broader looking head, nice photography.

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@Andrey_K

thanks for sharing

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Hi @Hgog ,

Two people say that it might be crow. Maybe you are right.

Thank you for your comment!

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You’re welcome @mkanoria !

Thank you for your comment.

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Love the black color of the feather @Andrey_K

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Thanks @BudiFXW ,

Yes, the feather is attractive.

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@Andrey_K . me gusta la foto. Aunque no me simpatiza los cuervos.

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Hi @Nosaint2_Rafael_Fe ,

I’m glad you like this photo. Thank you. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Great picture!
I live here next to the dead sea and I love Nature, Birdwatching and animal spotting :grinning:
I can answer your question about this weird photo.
The bird you see here is a Fan Tailed raven or in Hebrew (עורב קצר זנב) and it is a common raven here in this area.
It is a raven but it is still part of the crow family so people are probably right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan-tailed_raven

The only thing that troubled me was the beak…
It doesn’t look like a normal Fan Tailed raven…

So I asked a few experts and all of them told me that I was right about the bird and that it just has a mutation in the beak.
I saw a few ravens with that mutation before and it is probably common.

I hope I helped and I believe we found your solution :grin:

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Thank you so much @JoniG for so detailed comment. I appreciate that.

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Next time you are in the area tell me before and we can arrange a cool LG meetup :wink:

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Great @JoniG ! Thank you for your invitation.

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