Jerry in Arizona wrote:
Took this while touring the Painted Desert a couple of years ago. Came across
it reviewing old files and remembered the issue here if a black bird was a crow
or whatever. Don't remember which camera I was using at the time.
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/Crow_1043b.jpg
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Jerry -
that is not a crow you got there .... that is a raven... raven's are
vastly superior birds :-) also, considerably larger.
it might even be my friend, Sam...
Or his offspring... I'm not sure how long Raven's live, actually...
I bet he was begging for treats.
I wrote this tribute a few years ago and a link to one of my snaps of
him follows:
Just feel like sharing it...
THE RAVEN AT BLUE MESA
There were two of them by the
"Dangerous Cliffs" sign. One
Fled with a scolding "bwaawk"
As I approached. The other,
Eyeing me askance, lingered
No more than four yards off.
I circled nearer, camera ready,
Filling the frame with him
(Or her - hard telling ravens)
Easily at 200mm. A passer-by
Said he'd never seen one so
Close-up before; nor had I.
So obliging a bird deserved
A fee and knew it. Click.
All right, you beggar, here's
A cracker. A cracker a click.
Delicately he plucked it up
And danced a bit away with it.
With time enough and patience
My out-stretched hand could
Have become his table but
Conscience forbade me to
Engender that much trust.
(Though I longed to try it.)
With time enough and patience
My out-stretched hand could
Have become his table but
Conscience forbade me to
Engender that much trust.
(Though I longed to try it.)
Some twenty-odd frames and
Almost as many crackers later,
I climbed back into the car.
"Bwaawk" quoth the raven as I
Closed the door. "Bwaawk,"
I replied as he glided away.
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Here is the link to the photo I took of him about 20 years ago... (it's
in my book of poems next to the verse)
http://tinyurl.com/35thplo
http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Books-in-Print/The-Part-of-Fortune/9005989_LjgKh/1/599047161_yycsh/Medium
I would be soo cool if that was my Sam... if you took it at Blue Mesa
its possible... they are very territorial .
have a nice 4th
ann
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