[Length 24 in. Wingspan 53 in.]

Ravens are common birds of the foothills and mountains of the western US, southern Canada, and Alaska. They can be told from Crows by their wedge-shaped tail, shaggy throat, and hoarse, croaking calls. Ravens are opportunistic feeders and easily co-exist with man and his garbage. This one was photographed in the Valley of Fire National Monument in Nevada. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1979)

[Length 24 in. Wingspan 53 in.]

This Common Raven was photographed sitting on a nest on the cliffs of Attu Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 400. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 18.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Rook was photographed at Stonehenge, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 18.25 in. Wingspan xx in.]

These Rooks were photographed on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)