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July 8, 2016July 7, 2016 / The Urban Nature Enthusiast / 2 Comments

Spring is over

Spring Snowbells

Still,

Memory

Offers second chances

Of beauty

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I have seen my first crow fledglings of the season I have seen my first crow fledglings of the season, so it’s time to post my annual guide on HOW to spot baby crows and, more importantly, understanding WHY there may be some dive-bombing crow parents out there. Please feel free to share! #crowfledglings #nestingseason #divebombingcrow
Some UK-bound prints — plus some other studio odds Some UK-bound prints — plus some other studio odds and ends. #studiolife #junehunterimages #crowsandravens
The Watcher #ravenphotography #portrait #junehunt The Watcher

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Mavis turns on the speed dry setting during a brea Mavis turns on the speed dry setting during a break from nest-sitting. #marvinandmaviscrows #citycrowstories #rainyday
Balance #crowphotography #crowprint #junehunterim Balance

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Crow of Discernment #crowphotography #crowprint Crow of Discernment 

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New Perspectives #crowphotography #crowprint #jun New Perspectives

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The Hairdo. #crowphotography #junehunterimages # The Hairdo. 

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Packing some raven prints for their trip to Califo Packing some raven prints for their trip to California tomorrow. #studiolife #ravenphotography #junehunterimages
Midweek Marvin, looking miraculously marvellous. T Midweek Marvin, looking miraculously marvellous. The breeze gave him little fairy wings! 🖤❤️🖤 #marvinandmaviscrows #crowphotography #ultrafloof
Some of the first nesting attempts have failed, so Some of the first nesting attempts have failed, so there’s a flurry of second attempts in progress around here. #nestingseason #citycrowstories #crowphotography
It appears that May 15 is White Beak Day this year It appears that May 15 is White Beak Day this year!
I explain the significance of White Beak Day in the 2026 City Crow Calendar, but for those of you still wondering, here’s the explanation.
WB day is the first day of the nesting season when crow parents appear with white stuff on their beak. That white material is fecal matter from their hatchlings. Sounds a bit yuck, but it’s all part of Nature’s amazing design.
Once the eggs are hatched, the nest is full of tiny pooping baby birds. It’s critical to keep the nest as clean and bacteria-free as possible, and Mother Nature provides fecal sacs for this purpose. While disposable diapers are not available for birds, the hatchlings do excrete into handy sacs of mucous membrane, which the parents can carefully remove from the nest. When the hatchlings are very young, their digestive systems are not yet fully developed, so their droppings are nutrient-rich so, with a practical “waste not want not” philosophy, the crow parents will often consume the sacs. Sometimes they burst — hence the white on the parental beaks.
It’s a happy day as it means that eggs have hatched successfully and the crow family is one step closer to a successful nesting season.
Today I saw Earl, Norman and Sue with white on their beaks!

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