Anna L Conti
Nest & Nikon
Well, I shot a roll of *film* this morning. We'll have to wait for the processing, to see if I got anything.
It was fun watching those ravens through that big lens - almost as good as a spotting scope. I was out there about an hour and they never left the nest unattended for more than a minute or two, and even then they were perched on a roof directly across the street.
In spite of the busy traffic on that corner (a school crossing, a MUNI stop, and it was during the morning commute) they noticed me right away. One of them would swoop down to check me out, then go harass some pigeons. Once, after they had both been sitting on the roof above me, one of them came at me, squawking - as I watched him, I noticed out of the corner of my eye, the other one flew to the nest.
I chatted with quite a few of the commuters, dogwalkers, and other neighborhood residents. Only one of them had a clue what I was looking at. she told me about another raven nest a few blocks away (which I'm planning to check out.)
Ravens in the wild like nesting on cliff ledges, and this is a pretty good substitute. They usually lay 3 to 7 eggs, which will incubate for about 20 days. The young leave the nest after 4-7 weeks. If this pair is successful, we should see feeding behavior next month and fledglings in June.
Nest & Nikon
Well, I shot a roll of *film* this morning. We'll have to wait for the processing, to see if I got anything.
It was fun watching those ravens through that big lens - almost as good as a spotting scope. I was out there about an hour and they never left the nest unattended for more than a minute or two, and even then they were perched on a roof directly across the street.
In spite of the busy traffic on that corner (a school crossing, a MUNI stop, and it was during the morning commute) they noticed me right away. One of them would swoop down to check me out, then go harass some pigeons. Once, after they had both been sitting on the roof above me, one of them came at me, squawking - as I watched him, I noticed out of the corner of my eye, the other one flew to the nest.
I chatted with quite a few of the commuters, dogwalkers, and other neighborhood residents. Only one of them had a clue what I was looking at. she told me about another raven nest a few blocks away (which I'm planning to check out.)
Ravens in the wild like nesting on cliff ledges, and this is a pretty good substitute. They usually lay 3 to 7 eggs, which will incubate for about 20 days. The young leave the nest after 4-7 weeks. If this pair is successful, we should see feeding behavior next month and fledglings in June.