It's a crow. There are no ravens in Tokyo, only up in the very north of Hokkaido, and only rarely there too.
This bird is a carrion crow. There are 2 species of crow here that are regularly seen, carrion crow (hashibosho garasu) and jungle crow (hashibuto garasu). Jungle crows are the cheeky ones that will rip open the garbage. They have massive beaks. The carrion crows are really cool birds when you spend a bit of time to get to know them. Very very clever animals!
Crows, hmmm? Should their numbers be controlled? The crows in Tokyo are actually starting to evolve into their own sub-species. They are getting bigger and have adopted nocturnal feeding habits due to timing of the garbage being put out on the streets and the abundance of light in the city.
We have a nasty gang of crows up here. Very noisy and they constantly poo on my wooden deck. Thanks God it is winter and they have moved south. I wished we could get rid of them. Apparently they are very tasty.
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Lunchbox
Bryan,
It's a crow. There are no ravens in Tokyo, only up in the very north of Hokkaido, and only rarely there too. This bird is a carrion crow. There are 2 species of crow here that are regularly seen, carrion crow (hashibosho garasu) and jungle crow (hashibuto garasu). Jungle crows are the cheeky ones that will rip open the garbage. They have massive beaks. The carrion crows are really cool birds when you spend a bit of time to get to know them. Very very clever animals!
Disillusioned
Crows, hmmm? Should their numbers be controlled? The crows in Tokyo are actually starting to evolve into their own sub-species. They are getting bigger and have adopted nocturnal feeding habits due to timing of the garbage being put out on the streets and the abundance of light in the city.
calm down
It's an ugly bird on a slab of concrete surrounded by a wood clutter fire hazard.
sensei258
The "wood clutter fire hazard" as you call it, are prayers for the ones who died.
sensei258
Good picture! He looks like an obakke crow because of the sunlight reflecting off his feathers.
Foxie
We have a nasty gang of crows up here. Very noisy and they constantly poo on my wooden deck. Thanks God it is winter and they have moved south. I wished we could get rid of them. Apparently they are very tasty.
BryanBurger
It's a raven. Crows are smaller and don't have a rounded head.
GW
admitted a difficult shot but our subject is higher over exposed
badmigraine
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."
SushiSake3
Japanese crows are tiny.
When I lived in England, the crows that attacked rubbish bags on Saturday mornings wre enormous.