On this page you can find thumbnails of crow and nest, egg and chick photos. Please click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Material for personal use or use in education and teaching is available for free. For commercial reproduction of photos, we charge a fee depending on the nature of the publication. Please e-mail for more information.
Crow Photos
Below are some photos from various experiments - click on the thumbnail to view a larger image. You can also click here to download a Word document containing all these images and more.
![Betty holding bent wire](./photos/thumb/betty_wire_thumb.jpg)
![Betty lifting bucket with wire](./photos/thumb/betty_wire-bucket3_thumb.jpg)
![Betty lifting bucket with wire](./photos/thumb/betty_wire-bucket2_thumb.jpg)
![Betty with bucket](./photos/thumb/betty_bucket_thumb.jpg)
![Abel well experiment with stick](./photos/thumb/abel_well1_thumb.jpg)
![Abel well experiment with stick](./photos/thumb/abel_well2_thumb.jpg)
![Betty well experiment with stick](./photos/thumb/betty_well1_thumb.jpg)
![Betty well experiment with stick](./photos/thumb/betty_well2_thumb.jpg)
![Betty well experiment with stick](./photos/thumb/betty_well3_thumb.jpg)
![Betty well experiment with stick (wrong end)](./photos/thumb/betty_well(wrong)_thumb.jpg)
![Betty in folk physics experiment](./photos/thumb/betty_folkphysics1_thumb.jpg)
![Betty in folk physics experiment](./photos/thumb/betty_folkphysics2_thumb.jpg)
![Betty looking at pushing experiment apparatus](./photos/thumb/betty_pushapp_thumb.jpg)
![Betty in pushing experiment](./photos/thumb/betty_push1_thumb.jpg)
![Betty in pushing experiment](./photos/thumb/betty_push2_thumb.jpg)
![Betty natural tool use](./photos/thumb/betty_natural1_thumb.jpg)
![Betty natural tool use](./photos/thumb/betty_natural2_thumb.jpg)
![Betty in length experiment](./photos/thumb/betty_length1_thumb.jpg)
![Betty in length experiment](./photos/thumb/betty_length2_thumb.jpg)
![Portrait of Abel outside](./photos/thumb/abel_portrait1_thumb.jpg)
![Portrait of Abel inside](./photos/thumb/abel_portrait2_thumb.jpg)
![Portrait of Betty 1](./photos/thumb/betty_portrait1_thumb.jpg)
![Portrait of Betty 2](./photos/thumb/betty_portrait2_thumb.jpg)
![Portrait of Betty 3](./photos/thumb/betty_portrait3_thumb.jpg)
![Miscellaneous tools made by Abel and Betty in captivity](./photos/thumb/misc_tools_thumb.jpg)
![Feather tools made by Abel and Betty in captivity](./photos/thumb/feather_tools_thumb.jpg)
![Twig tools made by Abel and Betty in captivity](./photos/thumb/twig_tools_thumb.jpg)
![Right-lateral tool use](./photos/thumb/lateral1_thumb.jpg)
![Uek and Nalik looking](./photos/thumb/0030.jpg)
![Uek oak 1](./photos/thumb/0031.jpg)
![Uek oak 2](./photos/thumb/0032.jpg)
![Uek oak 3](./photos/thumb/0033.jpg)
![Uek oak 4](./photos/thumb/0034.jpg)
![Uek and Nalik stump 1](./photos/thumb/0035.jpg)
![Uek and Nalik stump 1](./photos/thumb/0036.jpg)
![Uek stump 1](./photos/thumb/0037.jpg)
![Uek stump 2](./photos/thumb/0038.jpg)
![Uek stump 3](./photos/thumb/0039.jpg)
![Uek looking](./photos/thumb/0040.jpg)
Nest, egg, and chick photos
Here are photos of the nests built by some of our crows, some of the eggs that were laid, and some of the resulting chicks (which we hand-raised). More information is available on the Breeding page.
Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.
![Nest with three eggs Nest with three eggs](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0001_thumb.jpg)
![Nest with three eggs Nest with three eggs](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0002_thumb.jpg)
![Betty's nest with no eggs yet Betty's nest with no eggs yet](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0003_thumb.jpg)
![Betty's nest with no eggs yet Betty's nest with no eggs yet](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0004_thumb.jpg)
![Betty's nest with no eggs yet - close up Betty's nest with no eggs yet - close up](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0005_thumb.jpg)
![Betty sitting on her nest Betty sitting on her nest](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0006_thumb.jpg)
![Betty's mate feeding her Betty's mate feeding her](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0007_thumb.jpg)
![Betty's first egg - just laid! Betty's first egg - just laid!](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0008_thumb.jpg)
![Betty's two eggs Betty's two eggs](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0009_thumb.jpg)
![Betty's chick ("Uék") and egg Betty's chick ("Uék") and egg](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0010_thumb.jpg)
![Betty with her chick ("Uék") and egg Betty with her chick ("Uék") and egg](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0011_thumb.jpg)
!["Nalik" hatching 1 "Nalik" hatching 1](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0012_thumb.jpg)
!["Nalik" hatching 2 "Nalik" hatching 2](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0013_thumb.jpg)
![Two chicks begging Two chicks begging](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0014_thumb.jpg)
![Uék in nest 1 Uék in nest 1](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0015_thumb.jpg)
![Uék in hand Uék in hand](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0016_thumb.jpg)
![Uék in nest 2 Uék in nest 2](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0017_thumb.jpg)
![Uék "typing" Uék "typing"](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0018_thumb.jpg)
![Uék in aviary Uék in aviary](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0019_thumb.jpg)
![Uék on hand Uék on hand](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0020_thumb.jpg)
![Corbeau on platform Corbeau on platform](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0021_thumb.jpg)
![Corbeau flying off platform Corbeau flying off platform](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0022_thumb.jpg)
![Corbeau on ladder Corbeau on ladder](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0023_thumb.jpg)
![Corbeau holding Pandanus tool 1 Corbeau holding Pandanus tool 1](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0024_thumb.jpg)
![Corbeau holding Pandanus tool 2 Corbeau holding Pandanus tool 2](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0025_thumb.jpg)
![Corbeau probing under door Corbeau probing under door](./nest_photos/thumb/nest0026_thumb.jpg)