PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Corvus orru  

Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)
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© Larry Dunis 2010
Lake Somerset, QLD (Mar, 2010)

Torresian crows, like most birds, regularly bathe in water when it is available in sufficient quantity as here.

This crow didn't get to continue its ablutions for long however, as a nearby White-faced Heron took exception and chased it off.

Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)

Torresian Crow

Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)

Torresian Crow giving possum a painful send-off

Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)

Fledgling Torresian Crow

Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)

Torresian Crow bathing