This is my beautiful female Carrion crow friend, the mate of the handsome male I’ve featured here before (The look, the glare, 26 October 2022). For some reason, they haven’t raised a family this year – perhaps they tried but were disturbed, or their chicks perished in our dreadful early Spring weather. Or, maybe, after successfully raising three youngsters last year (My crow family, 15 July 2023), they decided to give themselves a break this year (though I think that’s probably me anthropomorphising their decision-making process). Both Mr and Mrs Crow are moulting at the moment so looking a little bedraggled but they still look lovely to me.