American Crow.

Charlie and I were sitting in the backyard taking pictures of birds, about 30 minutes ago, when this crow flew by and landed near the top of a tall pine tree to the east. So, of course, I took some pictures. I generally have trouble with crows especially at a distance, and this photo is no different. For some reason birds that are all black are difficult. But the setting is good, and you can see the bird's eye which is a plus.

"American Crows congregate in large numbers in winter to sleep in communal roosts. These roosts can be of a few hundred up to two million crows. Some roosts have been forming in the same general area for well over 100 years. In the last few decades, some of these roosts have moved into urban areas where the noise and mess cause conflicts with people." - allaboutbirds.org

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