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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_4u6RgowExlzk+1FXaS4hvw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Today, as I was shovelling my front walkway & driveway for the umpteenth time this winter, I heard and saw a number of crows putting up quite a ruckus in one of the nearby trees in my neighbours yard down by the green belt. I know there has been a Red-tail Hawk flying around as well as a Raven so I figured something was in one of the trees. I went back in with my shovel to go out to the back deck to shovel it off and to my astonishment, what do I see down in my dog yard but 2 Ravens pulling all the stuffing out of one of my big stuffed dog toys! One was doing the pulling out & the other was stuffing it's beak with it. The crows were all up in the nearby tree cawing away! Needless to say, my English Springer Spaniels could see them too & they wanted out! I told them to 'cool their jets, however. I took a couple of pictures through the patio door but between the rain on the window and also on the glass panels of the deck, they didn't turn out very well. I did go down the basement to try & get some pics when I opened up the basement door but they saw me & flew off. I am quite sure they were Ravens because of the harassment by the crows and because they were very big. And I did hear one making their deep croaking call, so I'm pretty sure it was. There have been a number of Ravens around. There were a couple of young ones down in the greenbelt late last summer. I figure they might be back if they thought that this would make wonderful nesting material. I just hope they would not have thought that the stuffing was food! Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the two of them work as a team. I SO enjoy all the bird activity in my backyard! Always something interesting going on! Cheers! Gayle MacLean Dartmouth --Boundary_(ID_4u6RgowExlzk+1FXaS4hvw) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-disposition: inline =3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3BToday=2C as I was shovelling my front walkway =26amp=3B= driveway for the umpteenth time this winter=2C I heard and saw a number= of crows putting up quite a ruckus in one of the nearby trees in my nei= ghbours yard down by the green belt=2E I know there has been a Red-tail = Hawk flying around as well as a Raven so I figured something was in one = of the trees=2E=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EI went back in with my shovel to go ou= t to the back deck to shovel it off and to my astonishment=2C what do I = see down in my dog yard but 2 Ravens pulling all the stuffing out of one= of my big stuffed dog toys! One was doing the pulling out =26amp=3B the= other was stuffing it=27s beak with it=2E The crows were all up in the = nearby tree cawing away!=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3ENeedless to say=2C my English= Springer Spaniels could see them too =26amp=3B they wanted out! I told = them to =27cool their jets=2C however=2E I took a couple of pictures thr= ough the patio door but between the rain on the window and also on the g= lass panels of the deck=2C they didn=27t turn out very well=2E I did go = down the basement to try =26amp=3B get some pics when I opened up the ba= sement door but they saw me =26amp=3B=26nbsp=3Bflew off=2E I am quite su= re they were Ravens because of the harassment by the crows and because t= hey were very big=2E And I did hear one making their deep croaking call=2C= so I=27m pretty sure it was=2E There have been a number of Ravens aroun= d=2E There were a couple of young ones down in the greenbelt late last s= ummer=2E =3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EI figure they might be back if they thought = that this would make wonderful nesting material=2E I just hope they woul= d not have thought that the stuffing was food!=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EAnyway=2C= I thoroughly enjoyed watching the two of them work as a team=2E =3C/DIV= =3E=3CDIV=3EI SO enjoy all the bird activity in my backyard! Always some= thing interesting going on!=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV= =3ECheers!=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3E=26nbsp=3B=3C/DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EGayle MacLean=3C= /DIV=3E=3CDIV=3EDartmouth=3C/DIV=3E --Boundary_(ID_4u6RgowExlzk+1FXaS4hvw)--
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