This was a gift I had no right to expect today, but when I laid out the breakfast dog food and cawed out in Crow to announce the spreading of the board, they arrived with a flock of their smaller cousins. They were more cautious in their approach and sat for a while on the fence together, exchanging gurgled intimacies and many beak-to-beak kisses before alighting at the base of the feeding station to begin picking up tidbits knocked off by the flurry of Crows. They graciously allowed a number of photographs to be taken, and once again, this photographer is humbled by the gift of trust these two birds have accorded her. Thank you, my magnificent Raven companions!
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Together Forever
This was a gift I had no right to expect today, but when I laid out the breakfast dog food and cawed out in Crow to announce the spreading of the board, they arrived with a flock of their smaller cousins. They were more cautious in their approach and sat for a while on the fence together, exchanging gurgled intimacies and many beak-to-beak kisses before alighting at the base of the feeding station to begin picking up tidbits knocked off by the flurry of Crows. They graciously allowed a number of photographs to be taken, and once again, this photographer is humbled by the gift of trust these two birds have accorded her. Thank you, my magnificent Raven companions!
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