Like every other emotionally intelligent person, I’m desperate to have some corvid friends. We almost never see crows in our immediate neck of the woods, but we have a family of ravens that fly past now and then. I feed the smaller birds in the winter, and while I love the blue jays, I’m not sure they’re as friendship/vengeance minded as the bigger guys.
Well, a couple of weeks ago, I cleaned out our pantry and filled a bowl with all the stale ends of boxes of crackers, etc, etc. I tossed it all under the bird feeders, since there’s a chipmunk that lives under (possibly in) the big oak tree out front. Imagine my delight when the ravens came to steal it all! Who knew that they were just waiting for junk food?
Now I’m feeling a lot of pressure to keep putting out offerings, and they do seem to be keeping an eye on the area, because they show up whenever I toss out something new. They’re so skittish, though! I have to be very sneaky to get a photo or video; somehow they’re always watching the windows of the house for a me-shaped shadow, and they fly away when they spot me.
Watch this space to see whether I start getting raven offerings or get my eyes pecked out. An honor either way!
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