I visited local raven nests yesterday and noticed that young had hatched and were large enough to be seen as the adult fed them.
This morning I had the opportunity to see an encounter between a raven and a muskrat that was walking one of the streets in Ely but far from water. The muskrat was determined to continue westbound on Harvey Street even though the raven kept attempting rear attacks at its tail. The muskrat would turn and confront the raven and then continue on once it backed off. Finally, the raven gave up and the muskat continued on west on Harvey, south on 3rd, then west on Conan. Then I gave up the chase. St. Louis County Bill Tefft Parks and Recreation Instructor Vermilion Community College 1900 E. Camp Street Ely, MN 55731 Phone: 218-365-7241 Fax: 218-365-7207
