This bird held this pose for a few minutes. I have no idea what it was doing. Whatever it was made it a lot easier to shoot than crows usually are.  View large on black  ~~~   Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Corvus Species: C. ossifragus Binomial name: Corvus ossifragus