Cozy Nests

Last night, just before dusk I saw a Raven fly low overhead with some thing in his beak.  I thought it odd, since Ravens are carrion eaters and tend to eat their meal with in a few yards of where they find it, even if it's quite small.  Not only that, what ever it was carrying was almost white.  I couldn't think of any small critters in the area that would be that light in color.

So, I go out to feed the horses this morning and a Raven flies by with a really big white some thing in its mouth.  Hmmm, light bulb goes off in my head.  When I brush the horses, all very light in color, I toss the hair they shed out into the paddock for the birds should they want it for nest building.

LOL, apparently they do.  The Ravens had even gone inside one of the stalls where I had tossed a couple large bunches of hair last night.  Some little baby Ravens are going to have a really nice cozy nest this year!

I quite like having the Ravens around, they come in and go through the horse manure and I almost never have a fly or bug problem.  Attracting the right birds can really help with the bug population.  Come mosquito season, I'll be wishing I had more Bats and Night Hawks, that's for sure.

Any way, the darn Ravens have not let me get close enough to get any good photos.  This one this morning was on the fly and the only half way decent one I've managed to get.  So, I'm going to brush the horses tonight, leave the hair out in the paddock, get up early in the morning and see if I can get some photos of them.  Ah, worth a try.