Walking through some of the parks here in Vienna, Austria, I couldn’t help but notice that the crows here are not at all the same as the crows in my part of the United States.
I am here in Vienna for work for a few days and have spent my free time walking through the parks, checking out the birds and plants. Most of the birds that I see are pigeons, but I was really struck by the large black-and-white crows that periodically fly onto the scene.
A little research on the internet reveals that these are Hooded Crows (Corvus cornix), and not the all-black American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) that I am used to seeing.
The only camera that I have with me is my trusty Canon A620 point-and-shoot. It is compact, but its 4x zoom makes it less than ideal for capturing birds. However, several crows were relatively cooperative yesterday and let me get close enough to get these shots.
I’ll probably post a few photos of buildings in the next day or two, but wanted to let folks know that I am still drawn to seek out nature, even in the midst of a big city.
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