This is the closest photo I still have of what I described. It's not the same, but it is pretty nice

and also CROW

japanese crows have an entirely different sound to english crows. Like, very, VERY different, like I was like "oh I guess they sound a little different??" but no, they sound... like an entirely different bird.
Here's some japanese crows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOpWpFOQRP4
aaand here's a more familiar crow sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd-GyU-S6Dk