I had appointments in town today and was gone most of the day, but i did get to see this beautiful raven displaying for a mate right outside my window. I had to take this photo from inside, or risk scaring him off, but it was entertaining watching him call and do a sort of little dance , announcing his availability to all the females who might be in the neighborhood. At least, thats what I believe he was doing. In the bird kingdom, only the males sing, though both sexes can vocalize. I am sorry the photo isnt better, but i am on my ipad without any photo editing. I took a short video, but cant get that to load. Will try tomorrow on the big computer.
We have had a pair of ravens in the neighborhood as long as i have been here. I suspect this young fellow is one of the offspring, perhaps from last year.
We have observed lots of bird activity - moutain bluebirds scouting for food ( they should have chicks by now), and recently a pair of crows doing an aerial ballet, rolling and tumbling mid-air, grabbing each others claws and spinning around.
All these things tell me it is spring, even if the thermometer makes me think otherwise!
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