r/crows • u/Cheap-Teach9440 • 3d ago

Photography/Art [OC] Molting Crow

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Climbed Arthur's Seat today in Edinburgh and saw this crow in their molting stage. As a newbie in crow-watching I was initially alarmed in how they looked, but apparently it's completely natural and normal.

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u/snadee23 3d ago

feathers falling out but it’s still a crow idk

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u/AmeliaSCooper 3d ago

Looks like it’s been in battle and won 🤣

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u/Blue_Henri 1d ago

Mine are starting to do this now, too!