#Corvid monedula

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A Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) sits in an apple tree in Dorset, England

by Pam Parsons

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Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula) photos I took today 04/05/2024, Wintersett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK

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Reference photo by Gillian Day

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An Old World Corvid - Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula)

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I was holding a bag of pastries

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A Corvidae Feathursday

Here are some more wood-engraved birds -- both black and white and hand-colored --by British author and wood engraver Eric Fitch Daglish (1892-1966) from his 1948 publication Birds of the British Isles, published in London by J. M. Dent & Sons in 1948 in a limited edition of 1500 copies. Today we display all the corvids from this volume, from top to bottom:

Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

Red-billed Chough (pronounced "chuf"; Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) 

Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

 Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Read more about this book plus view a hand-colored engraving of a Hoopoe here.

View more Feathursday posts.

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Clanmew translations of some ocs

Petalsnow: Pfefiurch (Fluff petal-snow)

Snow prefix is supposed to mean snowfall

Hawkstep/star: Yi'issappa/Yi'ishai (Sparrowhawk-padding/star)

Not sure on the suffix

Rookstorm: Mraawbahahao (Crow-haster)

Doesn't seem to be a word for rook, went for haster because this man is a violent storm apparently

Willowmoon: Sawashowosha (Gray willow-moon halo)

Combined "shom" and "wosha" for the prefix, was very tempted to name them pussywillow but gray willow won in the end

Runningflame: Gabrllfyn (Crackling-cooking fire)

Sounds like a honor title tbh, this man can cook

Stoneclaw: Bponbkach (Boulder-claw)

She's a big woman, so big stone word it is

Monkeyfoot: Kossachungpwyyarr (Tree monster-foot)

Combination of "kossa" and "kichung" for the prefix, meant to be the generic term for certain animals. He'd likely have a honor title like Monkeyscar

Thundershine: Krrakashemimi (Thunder-has shined)

Meant to symbolize that lightning has hit and thunder will come soon

Splinterstripe: Karkseek (Chip-long stripe)

Couldn't find splinter so chip it is, neither of the stripe words really fit them but I went with seek because it sounds better

Piperleap/star: Krekekluara/Krekekshai (Gray heron-has jumped/star)

Piper wasn't on the lexicon so I just went for a bird word that began with K to match with their siblings. The leap part of their name symbolizes their shift from cleric training to becoming a warrior

Tinybounce: Eebpipip (Small-bouncing) or Peskepipip (small cluster of flowers-bouncing)

Little guy, so smol. Second translation was literally made because it fits with zir family's names so well (such as petal and rose)

Runningflame/Crackling-Cookingfire/Gabrilfyn is absolutely my favorite, TOTALLY sounds like an honor title, 100% excellent

Here's some more words for you! While I'm at it, I'll fill out the missing corvids;

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) = Naahg

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) = Niw

Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) = Aai

Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) = Hraor

This, with Nyok for Raven, Rawk for Carrion Crow, Ke'ek for Magpie, and Mraaw for Corvids as a generic term, completes the entire family!

Next is a few wood-related terms that are missing;

Splinter = Koa

Wood (General) = Okok

Pith (The spongy inner wood of plants, usually in reference to flax or soft rush) = Sowa

And lastly... on pipers.

Pipers are a rare bird for Clan cats to see. They're mostly shorebirds that come in-land to nest. There's well over a dozen fat, thin-billed, long-legged little waterbirds (called Waders) they see on a regular basis, but the two piper species they'd know about would be very rare.

So here's a generic term for you, and a couple of the most common ones. I found a good way to give you a K-term while most of this family has peepy-type calls;

Wader (Generic) = Kikaboo From Fang + Beak + Fat. Includes rails, coots, pipers, dunlins, etc. Birds with long legs, long little beaks like a tooth, and round bodies, found near water.

Beak (of a bird) = Kaba

Moorhen = Ia The most common wader in the territory. The closest thing to a chicken the Clan cats have.

Curlew (Numenius arquata) = Urloop An interesting little bird that nests close to kestrel nests, in spite of the danger. Featured in a Clanmew saying, "Curlew in the shadow of a kestrel," roughly means, "Choosing danger for the sake of safety"

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) = Bieew A symbol of peace between RiverClan and WindClan in the Lake territory. The southern delta is mostly gravel and stony, the exact place that a Bieew likes to nest. Both Clans have an interest in protecting these pretty little birds, which can bring them together for negotiation.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) = Peepapi A rare shore-dwelling bird that occasionally comes in-land to nest; not discovered until the Clan cats returned to the Lake. When used as a name, has a connotation of traveling or going on a salt patrol.

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I went to the gender clinic in Amsterdam the other day and outside the hospital there was both a Western-Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) *and* a crow (Corvus corone (i think)). It was really exciting because I haven't managed to spot the two of them in the same place and now I have an idea of their size in comparison!

Usually I only see Eurasian Magpies (Pica pica) and the aforementioned Jackdaws, whom we call Kauwen (sing. Kauw) in Dutch

look at these cuties! This is a Western-Jackdaw! My fav bird right now because their tummies are usually really fluffy like this (also sorry if I've already gushed about them to you, my memory's bad)

[id: photo of a Western Jackdaw, a black corvid bird with a short beak and white eyes. ]

Ooooh I love corvids. I saw two huge ravens today, and I'd seen ravens in the trees a ways away before, but these were pretty close and holy shit they were gigantic.

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What kind of bird is Azazel associated with?

Description

In the extra-canonical text the Apocalypse of Abraham (c.1st CE), Azazel appears as an unclean bird who came down upon the sacrifice which Abraham prepared. (This is in reference to Genesis 15:11: "Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away" [NIV]).

The Apocalypse of Abraham describes him as a carrion bird.

Possible Species

Birds of prey or predatory birds, colloquially known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). Although predatory birds primarily hunt live prey, many species (such as fish eagles, vultures and condors) also scavenge and eat carrion.

Birds of prey such as hawks, falcons, eagles, osprey, vultures, and owls are familiar carnivorous birds.

Birds that are regularly known as carrion-eaters include: vultures, buzzards, condors, caracaras, eagles, hawks, crows, ravens, and other large corvids, gulls, skuas, and terns

Specific

{Criteria: bird of prey that also eats carrion and is found in Israel}

Crows, jays, and magpies Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae

Brown-necked raven, Corvus ruficollis

Common raven, Corvus corax

Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula

Fan-tailed raven, Corvus rhipidurus

Hooded crow, Corvus cornix

Rook, Corvus frugilegus

Hawks, eagles, and kites Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae

Black kite, Milvus migrans

Common buzzard, Buteo buteo

Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus

Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga

Imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca

Lesser spotted eagle, Clanga pomarina

Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus

Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis

White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla

Sources

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azazel https://mythology.net/demons/azazel/

https://www.thespruce.com/meaning-of-carrion-386879

https://www.thespruce.com/carnivorous-diet-definition-386866

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Israel

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A description of the Eurasian Jay, per Wikipedia, is as follows:

"The Eurasian jay is a relatively small corvid, similar in size to a western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) with a length of 34–35 cm (13–14 in) and a wingspan of 52–58 cm (20–23 in). The nominate race has light rufous brown to a pinkish brown body plumage. The whitish throat is bordered on each side by a prominent black moustache stripe. The forehead and crown are whitish with black stripes. The rump is white. The complex colouring on the upper surface of the wing includes black and white bars and a prominent bright blue patch with fine black bars. The tail is mainly black."

Simplified bird #87 - Eurasian jay

( requested by anon )

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be smarter guys <3 

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I've got an art idea, but I need to learn how to draw jackdaws in order to do it. There might be a lot of jackdaw art coming.

Reference photo by David Chapman

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Fidelitas

Griffins were believed to mate for life and thus once were a symbol of faithfullness. I thought that jackdaws are also believed to mate for life (even if it's not exactly truth...) and this is what came out of it.

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Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus Monedula)