Crows

YC Wee
on 18th January 2019

The House Crow (Corvus splendens) in the image below shows it catching an insect on the wing. Whether it was actually perching nearby and sallied forth when the insect passed […]

YC Wee
on 2nd September 2018

“Notice the growth on the feet of this House Crow (Corvus splendens) photographed immediately after diners had left their table in an open air restaurant. “These crows were earlier feeding […]

YC Wee
on 22nd August 2018

Extremely noisy fights between small groups of Javan Mynas (Acridotheres javanicus) are common in Singapore LINK. On the other hand, fights between House Crows (Corvus splendens) are rare. Whereas Javan […]

YC Wee
on 13th November 2017

“The coastal city of Manjung has been inundated by hundreds, if not thousands of House Crow (Corvus splendens protegatus). It is a rapidly growing region, fuelled by tourism. I saw […]

YC Wee
on 18th March 2015

The pair of Black-shouldered Kites (Elanus caeruleus) nesting in Tuas was regularly harassed by the pair of House Crows (Corvus splendens) nesting a little down the road. The crows were […]

YC Wee
on 15th May 2013

Humant Kumar from Andhra Pradesh, India shares his image of the Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) being mobbed by a House Crow (Corvus splendens) while flying and not at all threatening […]

YC Wee
on 3rd February 2013

The location was Singapore’s Chinese Garden. The date was 1st January 2013. Samson Tan and friend… LINK noticed a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perching on a branch of a casuarina […]

YC Wee
on 13th January 2013

The Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) is a brood parasite that sneaks into the nests of House Crow (Corvus splendens) to lay her eggs (above). The bird is a resident species […]

YC Wee
on 31st December 2012

“From far, we saw a flock of black birds on a huge tree. From our earlier trekking trip near the Annapurna trails (Nepal), we saw crows gliding like raptors. So […]

YC Wee
on 16th November 2012

“The common crow in the country is the House Crow (Corvus splendens) but it is not native. It was brought over from India in the early 1900s to deal with […]

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