Birding (January 2025)

I’ve been taking pictures of birds, and especially crows, for a while now, and I realized that my phone wasn’t always the best tool for this. I dusted off my old DSLR, and it is indeed a much better tool for taking pictures.

Before I forget, if you don't already, you can follow my "Crow Updates" by following the hashtag of the same name on the Fediverse: #CrowUpdate, or, more generally speaking, my Mastodon account.

Yesterday, I went for a walk, and here are some of my encounters.
First, Mr. Crow next to my house (above and below).

A few blocks away by the estuary, I saw a crow fighting with a black kite. The crow soon gave up and left, and the kite flew lower in my direction. Seeing that it had a nice meal in its talons, I understood the reason for the fight and why the bird was looking for a safe place to land.

About a dozen meters later, I saw one of the "Crows by the Sea" hanging out alone on a utility cable. I wonder where its mate was. Perhaps it was the crow that chased the black kite and then left. I'm not sure. In any case, it knows me and knows that I have peanuts for it. I gave it some peanuts. Pictures were taken.

That's all for today's birding.

I hope you enjoyed it.