To tell the truth, I'm still not sure this is a raven. I've known for a long time that there are ravens in the area. Saw them as I walked through the swamps. They would be doing acrobatics in the air and making their deep throated calls. Too many trees to get a good picture there though. Got this picture from my deck. This bird gave that same deep call. However, searching through my books and the Internet doesn't have me any closer to positively ID'ing this bird. One site said crows have five 'fingers' on their wing tips but ravens only have four. Couldn't find this detail mentioned in any other site and the pictures provided didn't really bear it out. Most said ravens are much larger and have more of a curved bill compared to crows. Useful only if I have both of them in the same picture. Every article said ravens have wedge shaped tails compared to the fan tail of a crow. Not sure if I really see a lot of difference. However a couple of sites said while they are both black, crows have a blue/purple sheen while ravens have a green/multi-colored look. Am going w/ that.
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