David Presotto photographed this Bald Eagle standing on a wad of kelp. Common Ravens and a Turkey Vulture are among his subjects!
Thanks to David for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
No fog this morning. Temps in the mid 70's with a gentle breeze. Really quite lovely here today!
Rozanne Rapozo was at Gualala Point Regional Park with several other coast photographers when they heard the angry calls of two Common Ravens. The ravens chased a Red-tailed Hawk off its roost and into the air. Rozanne was ready with her camera and captured some of the action as the ravens continued to try and bully the raven out of "their" area.
The hawk flew off, leaving the ravens victorious, at least this time.
Thanks to Rozanne for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Lots of rain blew in, more than predicted. 2.16 inches in my gauge from last night/this morning's drenching rain. A bit of a break this afternoon!
Whatever the Common Raven on the left said, the one of the right sure responded.
What do you think the caption should be for Tom's photo?
Thanks to Tom for allowing me to share his fun photo with you here.
Blue skies with white puffy clouds (I know, not a technical term) and mild temps. We are having a week long break from the rain and it's quite lovely today.
Common Ravens can be seen flying overhead every day. Gary Curtis recently photographed two of them resting on a bluff at The Sea Ranch.
They are very intelligent birds, and have been known to use tools. They can vocalize and one was even trained to say "Nevermore!"
Thanks to Gary for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Common Ravens are thriving on the Mendonoma Coast. And it is a cause for concern. Ravens are extremely intelligent and people enjoy feeding them. Peggy Berryhill lives in a area where a neighbor has been feeding these big black bird. Here is a collage of what Peggy saw the other afternoon.
Ravens eat pretty much everything, including carrion, and they raid nests of other less aggressive birds. It would be best not to feed them, as they do not need anyone's help.
When they have more food available, they are able to lay more eggs, thus we have more Ravens. Here is a recent photo of a Raven's nest taken by Kathy Bishop showing newly hatched four chicks in the nest.
One of the things I admire about Ravens is their vocalizations. They have a "clock, clock" sound which is quite beautiful.
Thanks to Peggy and Kathy for allowing me to share their photos with you here.