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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01CF52A6.8A4489B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With Jays I find that cashing of food is most prevalent in the late = summer and fall but they certainly do it at other times. With Ravens it = would make sense at this time of the year but only if the needs of the = nest have been first met. (Which could be the case with an entire deer = carcass nearby) The males are foraging for two or more so I'm still = hoping there may be a nest in the area. It's close enough to home that I = can stop by in the evenings and the first place I will check is an old = nest that's never been occupied on previous visits. Kevin Lantz Front Centre=20 From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca=20 Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 8:10 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Suspected Raven nest Ravens store and hide food like squirrels, bluejays etc. I used to have free ranging chickens, the ravens would come and carry = the eggs away. Also watched them burying them for food at a later date.=20 Very intertaining. Darrell =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 00:21:54 -0300, klantz@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: On Friday night I moved a road killed deer away from the highway and = to position that would safer for scavengers visiting the carcass. It has = been visited by Crows, Gulls and at least 2 Eagles. Today I saw a Common = Raven carrying away huge mouthfuls only to return minutes later for = another load. It seems a bit early to be carrying such amounts for newly = hatched young so I suspect it may have been carrying food to a mate = incubating eggs somewhere nearby . I watched long enough to get a rough = idea of where it was headed and now have several acres of woodland to = scour in hopes of finding a nest. Kevin Lantz Front Centre ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01CF52A6.8A4489B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type=20 data-hsystem=3D"true"></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000"> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">With Jays I = find that=20 cashing of food is most prevalent in the late summer and fall but they = certainly=20 do it at other times. With Ravens it would make sense at this time of = the year=20 but only if the needs of the nest have been first met. (Which could be = the case=20 with an entire deer carcass nearby) The males are foraging for two or = more so=20 I'm still hoping there may be a nest in the area. It's close enough to = home that=20 I can stop by in the evenings and the first place I will check is an old = nest=20 that's never been occupied on previous visits.</FONT></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"></FONT></FONT> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kevin=20 Lantz</FONT></FONT></P><SPAN=20 style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; = mso-bidi-language: ar-sa'><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Front=20 Centre</FONT></FONT></SPAN>=20 <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Ddarrell@abolitphotos.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:darrell@abolitphotos.ca">darrell@abolitphotos.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 07, 2014 8:10 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Suspected Raven = nest</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <P>Ravens store and hide food like squirrels, bluejays etc.</P> <P> </P> <P>I used to have free ranging chickens, the ravens would come and carry = the=20 eggs away. Also watched them burying them for food at a later date. </P> <P> </P> <P>Very intertaining.</P> <P>Darrell</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</P> <P><BR><BR>On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 00:21:54 -0300, klantz@ns.sympatico.ca=20 wrote:<BR></P> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) = 2px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr=20 _mce_style=3D"border-left: 2px solid #000000; padding-right: 0px; = padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <DIV id=3Dhtml-message> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000"=20 _mce_style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial'; color: #000000;"> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"=20 _mce_style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "=20 _mce_style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; = mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; = mso-bidi-language: ar-sa;'=20 times=3D"" new=3D"" roman=3D"" mso-ansi-language:=3D"" en-ca=3D""=20 mso-fareast-language:=3D"" en-us=3D"" mso-bidi-language:=3D"" = ar-sa=3D""><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"=20 _mce_style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">On Friday night I moved a road killed = deer away=20 from the highway and to position that would safer for scavengers = visit