Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.
As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”
These are from the day of the Great Duck Egg Caper.
Another, more recent evening. I was down in the Sunset Park flatlands. Two Ravens were taking eggs from the street corner, one after another. These were supermarket eggs, and there were a lot of them. Probably a case of 18, probably from the nearby Costco. Did they pay with debit or cash? Unfortunately, I only had my phone with me.
Great story. They are so clever. I hope they got them all.
must have been “free range” eggs. or they so became.
Ravens are so smart. They adapt and pilfer well.
Any tips for locating ravens?
Distinguishing them from crows is the first step. Much larger, as large as Red-tailed Hawks, and shaggier. They soar, which is something crows don’t do. I often hear them before seeing them: lots of unique sounds from these, the largest of the songbirds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Raven/sounds
Traditionally, they kept to mountainous terrain. Around NYC: the Hudson Highlands, for instance. Expanding more and more into urban areas. Check out range map at eBird https://ebird.org/map/comrav?neg=true&env.minX=&env.minY=&env.maxX=&env.maxY=&zh=false&gp=false&ev=Z&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2018
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