After six years of trying I have finally succeeded in attracting a saucy raven pair!!! I have heard raven sounds around the neighborhood for the last six months or so but have had no takers for my lonely eggs that I have put out periodically. Finally about 2.5 weeks ago I heard alot of raven racket so I went and looked out the front bay window and what did my delighted eyes see but a fine pair of ravens! They were walking around the driveway looking at the two chicken eggs I had put out in the lavender bed. The BOLD raven hopped right over, picked up an egg and flew off with it. The SHY raven approached the egg, jumped back, approached, jumped back and finally flew away. When I looked out about 20 minutes later the second egg had disappeared.
I have been putting out two chicken eggs every evening when I remember or in the early morning. The ravens come between 8:30 and 9:00 Am every morning. They can tell time.. and so can my cat Jack. Jack gets his treat every day at 4:30 PM and he knows what time it is- treat time and starts bugging me.
When I hear the ravens racket in the morning I go out and walk around a bit in the front yard so that the ravens can see me. Since ravens remember faces I want them to remember me as the egg lady. It is good for them to know what person really likes them. I think this pair comes from the open space across the way from our court. It is a large track of vineyard and open land and I have seen a raven pair over there when I take a walk. It is a short flight for them to come over to my abode.
I am so happy! What a great holiday gift for me! My spirit animal has arrived to greet my day!!
So now that they are coming every day I can feed them food items that I have been throwing away that I know they like- like chicken fat- yum yum raven food. It is all good. I am sure we will have some raven/people adventures in future days.
I have been putting out two chicken eggs every evening when I remember or in the early morning. The ravens come between 8:30 and 9:00 Am every morning. They can tell time.. and so can my cat Jack. Jack gets his treat every day at 4:30 PM and he knows what time it is- treat time and starts bugging me.
When I hear the ravens racket in the morning I go out and walk around a bit in the front yard so that the ravens can see me. Since ravens remember faces I want them to remember me as the egg lady. It is good for them to know what person really likes them. I think this pair comes from the open space across the way from our court. It is a large track of vineyard and open land and I have seen a raven pair over there when I take a walk. It is a short flight for them to come over to my abode.
I am so happy! What a great holiday gift for me! My spirit animal has arrived to greet my day!!
So now that they are coming every day I can feed them food items that I have been throwing away that I know they like- like chicken fat- yum yum raven food. It is all good. I am sure we will have some raven/people adventures in future days.
