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Post by NellyDee on May 12, 2017 14:43:23 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on May 12, 2017 16:43:15 GMT
No way of telling from the photo. Best way would be to watch the behaviour between a pair.
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Post by accipiter on May 12, 2017 17:57:46 GMT
The male is larger in crows but not always since the size does overlap otherwise the sexes are alike, the only real way to be sure is to watch their behaviour around the nest which is normally done by the female while the male watches. Eggs are normally laid late April in Scotland but the timing is variable due to weather and food availability, the incubation time being seventeen to twenty two days. The female is then fed on the nest by the male for the first ten days after the eggs hatch after which the female continues to brood the young for the first week leaving the nest only to receive food from the male. The young then normally stay in the nest for about month to thirty four days and remain dependent for several more weeks to come.
I hope that helps Helen.
Alan
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Post by NellyDee on May 16, 2017 8:38:13 GMT
Thank you Alan very helpful. I am going to have to take notes. Hoody has always puzzled me and I assumed male, 5 years been here. Lost his mate (Carrion Crow) they were always together and never bred. Now second 'friend' also a Carrion Crow seems to be behaving in the same way, usually watching Hoody from a nearby tree, but occasionally does join Hoody when the coast is clear.
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Hooded Crow 1 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
Hooded Crow 2 by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
