Black Common Raven #2 (Corvus corax)

            A large Black Common Raven (Corvus corax) silhouetted against a vibrant blue New Mexico sky.  An unusually intelligent bird, Black Ravens have coexisted with humans for thousands of years.  I sighted and photographed this bird as it took flight from a metal fence-post in northwestern New Mexico.

The Black Common Raven has been the subject of mythology in many cultures and has been revered as a spiritual figure or godlike creature.  It was one of the many species originally described, with its type locality given as Europe, by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and still bears its original name of Corvus corax. It is the type species of the genus Corvus, derived from the Latin word for 'raven'. The specific epithet corax is the Latinized form of the Greek word κόραξ, meaning 'raven' or 'crow'.

Taken in: United States / New Mexico / Baca Location Number One (show map)

Taken on: September 16, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/20.0, 1/1600 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/20.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	-14/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 (Macintosh)
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