Fall is here

Fall has finally arrived after several days of extreme heat.  The ravens are happy.  When it is hot they sit in the redwood trees with their beaks full open to try and cool down.  It is like panting raven style. So the birds and the humans are happy that the cooler weather has arrived.  This morning we had steak scraps for the ravens- yum-their favorite!  I can tell when they are pleased with the food choice as Bold Raven sits on the branch above the deck railing where I place the food and he does his puffing up routine.  He fluffs up the feathers on the top of his head, extends his wings slightly and bows his head up and down with quite the show.  Whenever he approaches a new food, he jumps from the tree branch to the top of a tree stump, then to the deck railing.  Then he looks at the food moving his head side to side.  Then he jumps forward and looks at it, then jumps back, does this a couple of times, then grabs the biggest piece and flies off with it. On his second trip to the food he just flies down and tries to stuff as many pieces of the meat into his mouth as possible and that it alot!  I never tire of watching the ravens and their antics.