Entradas

Mostrando entradas de marzo, 2009

Pied Crow at Motril Granada on March 2009 [Cuervo Pío en Motril, Granada en marzo 2009]

Imagen
Pied Crow Corvus albus . Motril 1.3.2009 © Juan Pérez Contreras On 1st March 2009, a Pied Crow ( Corvus albus ) was found at Motril harbour, Granada (Beatriz Pérez Machado y Juan Pérez-Contreras). A digiscoping photo was taken but the author, J.Pérez-Contreras claimed that it was not taken in optimum conditions due to high wind and lack of an attachment to the scope. The bird was feeding on rubbish until it was disturbed by cats and pedestrians: "Te adjunto foto aunque no es de calidad debido a digiscoping en malas condiciones (mucho viento y sin adaptador). El ave no tenía ningún tipo de marcaje y volaba perfectamente con un plumaje impecable. Estaba alimentándose de basuras hasta que fue molestado por gatos y transeúntes." According to wikipedia, 'this species, Africa's most widespread member of the genus Corvus , occurs from Sub-Saharan Africa down to the Cape of Good Hope and on the large island of Madagascar, the Comoros islands, Aldabra, Zanzibar,