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It’s that time again folks! You gotta decide if this lil hitchhiker is #CrowOrNo. Looking forward to your answers! I’ll be back with mine at ~5:30 PST. Good luck! 📸 Birch Rostholder-Harris 
TERRIFIC job today folks! Most of you have rightly guessed that today’s #CrowOrNo is no crow. It’s a jackdaw, Corvus monedula)! Also in the picture is a red deer, a native to Scotland where this photo was taken.
The clues today varied from beginner level to more advanced. At the beginner level we had the overall coloring and iris color. Now of course not all crows are exclusively black, and not all have brown/dark eyes, but the particular color patterns on this individual are unique.
If you hadn’t noticed the color, a quick zoom reveals a black top hat and the classic grey nape. Jackdaws also have grey in their wings but that’s not super evident in their feathers.
The other feature are the light eyes. Many of the SE Asian crows have light eyes but not have them along with the grey plumage.
The more advanced feature is to look at the bill, which is more blunt than on any crow species.
So while today’s contestant isn’t a crow, it’s still a very clever little corvid. Hope you enjoyed today’s game! See you next time
