Wildlife Portrait #3:  American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 
 
Acrylic painting on a 8x8 canvas framed in a lovely mystery wood from the Gainesville Repurpose Project
 
The American crow is our clever and charismatic feathered neighbor.  I've been drawn to them (and all birds in the family Corvidae) since childhood. Crows live in cooperative family groups made up of a mated pair and their offspring. Young crows often stay with their parents for several years before dispersing (leaving the nest).