Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Ravens

The Solar Building downhill used to host the local American Kestrels. Plenty of other birds have alighted on it in the past, but this was the first time that I can recall a Common Raven on it.

Yum! Something scavenged, something good. Anyway, the big bird attracted a couple of American Crows who yelled and dived at it. Then the Crows skedaddled. (Images thought ‘scope.)

Suddenly there were three Ravens on the parapet! It’s too early for fledglings, so these could be parent(s) or last year’s sibling(s) or just the Union of Ravens of the Corvid International.

Leave a comment