American Crows Corvus brachyrhynchos are often considered the dregs of the bird world. My wife even said, "You don't want to take a picture of that it’s just a crow." However, all birds can be beautiful. I was pleased with the photo of a crow just taking flight (3762) at the Arboretum, Arcadia, CA; 3757 was also taken at the Arboretum and typifies what most people think of as a crow – a big black ominous looking slightly mysterious bird. However, photo 8724 was taken on the Anhinga Trail in the Everglades and shows striking close-up detail of the feathers and head. See, even crows can be beautiful.