I’m continuing my look at some of the more common critters that we see every day, but rarely give a second thought. I am often asked “What is my favorite bird?” This is like being asked ...

At the top of a tree in the forest a Crow sat preening his coal-black feathers. He had just finished a meal of nuts and grubs and he was feeling good. 'I must be the happiest bird in the world ...

You see them in all of Payson’s parking lots. Are those large, black birds crows or ravens? It’s rather difficult to tell them apart. Both are large. Both are jet ...

Polytypic. Length 17.5". Largest crow in North America, with uniformly black plumage and fan-shaped tail. Bill is larger than other American crows, but distinctly smaller than either raven.

I’m continuing my look at some of the more common critters that we see every day but rarely give a second thought. I am often asked, what’s my favorite bird? This is like being asked ...