Some of those black birds that would follow me as I walked along country roads, many decades ago, were awfully big. Especially when I was a kid, they'd scare me as they'd flap from perch to perch on power lines, always keeping an eye on me. I could never tell if I was looking at ravens or crows.…Ravens aren't that common where I grew up (not far from Duluth); they're pretty much unheard of around the Twin Cities.
Some of those black birds that would follow me as I walked along country roads, many decades ago, were awfully big. Especially when I was a kid, they'd scare me as they'd flap from perch to perch on power lines, always keeping an eye on me. I could never tell if I was looking at ravens or crows.…Ravens aren't that common where I grew up (not far from Duluth); they're pretty much unheard of around the Twin Cities.
Ravens are a bit bigger and have a sort of pronounced rise on the top of their beaks. I’m a fan of all the corvids. :>