> > Clara, I also wondered how detailed you wanted Raven stories to be. I often > take my dog walking in the woods up by the overlooks at Taughannock and > Ravens nest in that gorge. One of my delights is hearing them calling to each > other as they fly along the river. One day one was stationary in a tree and > doing many different calls, all Raven sounding but with the variability of > crows with lots of vocalizations. Another time I was walking along the edge > and a Raven flew below me and I realized how huge they are. According to > some numbers I have read they are close to a Red-tailed Hawk size. And then > another day I was driving back down rt 89 and an crow was in furious pursuit > of a Raven (they will mob and chase them the same way they do hawks) and they > were both kind of flying diving straight at me and the contrast in size and > power was so evident. The Crow was about half the size and looked puny. > When you hear them in the sky you immediately seize on that as a magic > moment. > > Nice talking to you this morning. > > Linda > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Clara MacCarald <cmm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community > Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local > population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If > you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list. > > Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, > that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, > helpful. > > Thanks in advance, > Clara MacCarald > > -- > ______________________________________________ > Clara MacCarald > Trumansburg, NY > (607) 229-5789 > cmm...@gmail.com > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > > > -- > Veganism is simply the acknowledgment that a replaceable and fleeting > pleasure isn't more valuable than someone's life and liberty. > ~ Unknown > > If you permit > this evil, what is the good > of the good of your life? > > -Stanley Kunitz... >
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