Fledgling #crow just a few hours out of the nest.

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Carl, is it OK if I share this baby crow over on tumblr? I'll link back to this post and your account obviously.

People have been saying that this is a baby crow over there and it's driving me up the wall:

@ct_bergstrom

Yay! Thanks! The post about fake, incorrect baby birds is up. Now I just need to identify the "not crow" and it will be complete:

https://www.tumblr.com/futurebird/724925295283650560/fake-baby-birds?source=share

Fake baby birds.

For some reason there have been a lot of incorrect and even fake images of baby birds going around. Perhaps you saw the AI generated fake baby peacock? The baby crow is a real photo of a real young a…

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Baby crow, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo…

If I have to have this stuck in my head, I'm going to make it *everyone's* problem.

@futurebird @ct_bergstrom ops just read linked post sorry, yeah buff-banded rail seems legit🤗
@futurebird @ct_bergstrom Pretty sure that's a baby chicken, different breeds are different colors as chicks. I couldn't tell you which breed that might be, but maybe @ksonney or @foxfeather can.

@futurebird Also, I'd like to show you this neat art of the growth of a crow from egg to fledgeling. It's a Carrion Crow, but they really don't look much different from American Crows.

https://www.crowartist.co.uk/shop/p/british-garden-birds-identification-chart-and-illustration-painting-wall-art-nature-print-bird-poster-dsgma-pl9gd-99ymp-jyaw6-epw9b-d8lap-c47t6-37795

Carrion Crow Science growth chart illustration — The art of CrowArtist

Crows reach sexual maturity at 3 years old and can live to be 17-20 years old. This chart shows the growth from the moment the bird hatches up to its Juvenile form. This guide features the species: Carrion Crow Paper: – A5 (148mm x 210mm) – Single sided – Archival Matt, 230gsm – Ma

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