sf wrote in :

> On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:16:38 -0700, merryb > wrote:
>
>>So what's the diff between ravens & crows? I thought the names might
>>be a regional thing...
>
> I love google:
>
> http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-...raven-and-a-cr
> ow.htm
>
> http://qeok.com/birds/1682-qeok.html
>

A raven can carry off larger house cats, small dogs, rabbits etc than
crow can. A raven is louder than a crow and a PIA because it can wake you
up at ungodly hours. A raven lives longer and I believe is smarter. Not
that a crow is stupid.

Due to a cost-saving project by my city council garbage removal personel
(city hired not a contract) have been reduced and their schedules
changed, so I get to see a lot of crows and a few ravens. I think most of
them are insane due to what they eat, toxic products in the garbage or
due to nile fever. Both will eat other bird's eggs and attack small dogs,
cats or anything they figure they can kill and eat. Being dived at by a
crazy raven is down right scary. I dislike both due to personal
encounters...I much prefer robins and other song birds who only attack
when you are near their nest, don't spread garbage all over your yard or
wake you up at sunrise.

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The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore