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April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 / The Urban Nature Enthusiast / 5 Comments

Edgar and his close pal, the Easter Bunny, wanted me to pass on their love. ❤️

Happy Easter, Passover, Ramadan … wherever you are, whoever you’re with.

We’re all in this together.

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Neil is a crow who lives in my neighbourhood. He’s Neil is a crow who lives in my neighbourhood. He’s a yearling bird, trying to make it in a world of older, more experienced crows. 
He lives next to Fearless Fred and Florence, who sometimes chase him away and sometimes let him hang out with them, leading me to wonder if he’s one of their kids from a previous year. 
I must admit, it gives me a special thrill to greet him by name each morning, as I love the music of his namesake. 

#junehunterimages #crowportrait #crowphotography #citycrowstories
Ah — just imagine if this is how we got our news — Ah — just imagine if this is how we got our news — delivered to us daily by our local crows. Actually, if we pay attention, we CAN get our news this way! #junehunterimages #newscrow #crownews
I’ve been working on some new additions to my Crow I’ve been working on some new additions to my Crow Characters gallery of prints — all available for purchase, in various sizes, on my website — junehunter.com > prints > Crow Characters 😊 #junehunterimages #crowphotography #crowprints
A strange sight in August — a crow with a twig! Co A strange sight in August — a crow with a twig!
Could they conceivably be trying to build another nest this late in the season? 
Or have they taken up a new hobby??? 
That’s the thing with crows — always more questions than answers 🤔
#citycrowstories #somanyquestions
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Norman, Nancy and Noodle, suspended in a smoky sun Norman, Nancy and Noodle, suspended in a smoky sunrise. 
#citycrowstories #normanandnancycrows #forestfiresmoke #eastvancouver
Small crow panel featuring my buddy, Neil Young. H Small crow panel featuring my buddy, Neil Young. He has questions, as you can see … #junehunterimages #crowphotography #portraitofacrow
Working on some panel-mounted prints this week. I’ Working on some panel-mounted prints this week. I’m learning a new method, so I’m glad I’ve started early on figuring it out. I’ll be showing some of these at a show at @kinderbooks2 in October. The show will be part of the #nwculturalcrawl #junehunterimages #smallart
Dennis contemplates a dark sunrise. #citycrowstori Dennis contemplates a dark sunrise. #citycrowstories #forestfiresmoke #climate
Bongo, in fluffy splendour. He and Bella’s first n Bongo, in fluffy splendour. He and Bella’s first nest failed, but they tried again. After a hot, dry July in a small tree in a school parking lot, they recently managed to fledge two babies. Sadly, one of them got run over by a car, but Bongo and Bella have one little one, who is currently being schooled on all the ways to become a successful urban crow. I’ll post some photos of junior tomorrow. #bongoandbellacrows #citycrowstories
After her refreshing ant bath, Florence spent a fe After her refreshing ant bath, Florence spent a few moments on the fence as some ants continued crawling through her feathers. In the video (swipe to see it) you can see her having a bonus ant snack. 
She then flew off for a couple of minutes in response to a fledgling call, managing to lose most of the ants on the trip (maybe baby got to eat a few too?)
In the last image, she has returned, mostly antless, except for one — which you can see if you zoom in on the right side of her neck. 
Notes on anting — crows, and other birds, will seek out ant nests and lay on top of them, wings outstretched, encouraging the insects to crawl all through their feathers. It’s thought that the formic acid excreted by the ants is helpful in clearing the bird’s feathers of parasites. I’ve also read that the ant bath can soothe the skin irritation of molting season. 
Like ants, nettles contain formic acid. I had the accidental experience of a stinging bath many years ago after falling into a massive nettle patch. Even after the pain abated, I found myself wide awake all that night, as if I’d drunk 18 cups of espresso — so I always wonder if there’s also a “love of stimulants” element to the crows’ behaviour. 🤔 ☕️
#anting #crowbehaviour #citycrowstories
Florence (Fearless Fred’s mate) enjoying some “me Florence (Fearless Fred’s mate) enjoying some “me time” at the Ant Spa. Im not sure how relaxing it is, but she seem to be enjoying herself while Fred took care of the kids for a few minutes. 
#anting #crowanting #citycrowstories #urbannature
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