We cut over the fields....straight as the crow flies. September 2006

This crow was waiting by the ferry on my trip off the Island. He (or she) was very inquisitive.
The crow and my dogs spent about 10 minutes looking at each other before he flew off.

While I was on the island I was reading a book about Crows. It is:

IN THE COMPANY OF CROWS AND RAVENS

here it is

I believe the bird above is an American Crow.
Corvus Brachyrhynchos

Corvids have a long history as inspiration for Legend, Literature, and Art.

I especially like the art of the Pacific Northwest.

Another interesting fact I had never heard of. Crow in criminal parlance, means one who keeps watch while another steals. Members of a burglary team, called crows, assist by remaining outside as the crime was being committed and kept watch. They alert the burglars inside if someone is coming. Flocking Corvids are known to post sentinels that will alert their feeding brethren if danger approaches.

"well,Ile breake in: go borrow me a crow
-Shakespeare, The comedy of errors, 1590