Last night we had a picking party as in playing music with guitars/ukuleles/violins/bass and mandolin. My 5 year old granddaughter was right in there with her ukulele- singing along. A fine time was had by all! It was a get together to celebrate surviving 2017. Our bass player lost his house in the Mt. Veeder fire. Our guitar player had her house partially burn down. Our former neighbors on Mt. Veeder just got to move back into their house now since they finally got the power restored to their home. They lost their studio and winemaking facility in the fire. It has been a hard year all the way around. The good news of the night is that Bold and Shy raven are still alive and have taken up residence in the redwood trees near our friend John's house up on Lokoya Road. By a miracle or a shift in the wind John's house did not burn down. He says the raven pair appear to be nesting up in a tree near his house. This was wonderful news for me. When he left the party last night I gave him a box of eggs and asked him to put them out for Bold and Shy. They LOVE eggs. The ravens here at my current house- not so much. Strange isn't it? The ravens of Crystal Court prefer MEAT not eggs.
They show up every morning at 9:30 to see what is in the offering for the day. The other day I looked out to see if they were eating the chicken meat and fat I had put out and what did I see. A crow was eating most of the food and the raven was watching! WHAT!!! Bold and Shy would have run that crow out of town!!!! These ravens here are very shy and reserved. They are not honky/tonky strutting birds like Bold and Shy! I wonder what the difference is??? When I lived on Mt. Veeder the ravens could see me sleeping in my bed. If I did not get up in time to FEED them they would bang on the windows until I got up. I would never expect to see this type of behavior from my shy and retiring pair where I live now. Such a difference, it is hard to explain. Well I love them all those saucy black birds!
They show up every morning at 9:30 to see what is in the offering for the day. The other day I looked out to see if they were eating the chicken meat and fat I had put out and what did I see. A crow was eating most of the food and the raven was watching! WHAT!!! Bold and Shy would have run that crow out of town!!!! These ravens here are very shy and reserved. They are not honky/tonky strutting birds like Bold and Shy! I wonder what the difference is??? When I lived on Mt. Veeder the ravens could see me sleeping in my bed. If I did not get up in time to FEED them they would bang on the windows until I got up. I would never expect to see this type of behavior from my shy and retiring pair where I live now. Such a difference, it is hard to explain. Well I love them all those saucy black birds!
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