Friday, December 3, 2010

Whatevermore

COMMON RAVEN (CORVUS CORAX), CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, UTAH, MARCH 6, 2010

Pentax K20D
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300 at 300mm
1/750 f9.5
ISO 800

Massive, fearless and extremely smart, these adaptable big brothers of the crow are even more widespread than the latter. In Upper Michigan we see them cruising down highways searching for roadkill, but in Utah, where this photo was taken, they hang out at tourist vistas hoping for a handout. This one allowed me to get close with the camera before he soared away in disappointment.

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