American Crow Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Hmmmm...a pretty common bird, one that I don't think twice about seeing, ANYWHERE I travel in South Dakota. And yet below, how many photos of an American Crow do I have? Zero!! Crows are smart...and they know human beings are generally not to be trusted. In South Dakota, they are a bird that's easily seen, but a bird that's difficult to approach to get within camera range. However, in other parts of the country, I've found them much easier to approach, particularly those that live in and around National Parks and other protected lands.

My favorite photo of the species is the one below of an American Crow perched on a rock, at Ecola State Park in Oregon (near Cannon Beach, a gem of a park).

American Crow 10 - Corvus brachyrhynchos


American Crow 1	American Crow 2	American Crow 3	American Crow 4
April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007
Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Profile of American Crow on the ground	Profile of American Crow on the ground	Closeup portrait of American Crow head	Closeup portrait of American Crow head

American Crow 5	American Crow 6	American Crow 7	American Crow 8
April 19th, 2007	April 19th, 2007	June 8th, 2009	June 2009
Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Point Reyes National Seashore, California	Cannon Beach, Oregon	Central Oregon
Profile of American Crow on the ground	American Crow perched on a wooden fence rail	American Crow foraging for a snack on a sandy beach	Calling American Crow on the top of a spruce tree

American Crow 9	American Crow 10	American Crow 11	American Crow 12
June 7th, 2011	June 7th, 2011	June 2009	June 2009
Ecola State Park, Oregon	Ecola State Park, Oregon	Central Oregon	Central Oregon
Closeup portrait of an American Crow	Profile of American Crow perched on a rock	American crow perched on the top of a spruce tree	American crow perched on the top of a spruce tree

American Crow 13
June 7th, 2011
Ecola State Park, Oregon
Profile of American Crow perched on a rock