I had full intentions of going out tonight on a evening shoot,but after looking at the lack of clouds,I decided to cancel. I was already down where I keep my boat when this revelation hit me.
“So no pictures for me today” I thought, but then you’ll never guess who dropped in to say hello,…….Robbie! Rita stayed up on a pole. She’s more skittish then Robbie.
It’s always so good when I get to talk to him. He must think I’m nuts and just feels sorry for me. He drops in to make sure I don’t need help finding my way home. Speaking of which, I can call him as I ride home and he will follow me. He will fly with me and the only time I can keep up with him is when I’m going down this long hill!
Ravens just may be the most intelligent animal out there? Their use of tools and being able to figure things out ahead of time is remarkable!
I’m very happy he dropped by!
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Ravens are amazing. I have seen three of them make a plan and execute it: two ravens distracted a dog while the third one flew off with his dinner; all three of them re-grouped in a nearby field to enjoy it! They are so smart!
Oh isn’t that just precious! You must have chuckled at that Lynette!
You and Robbie are amazing.
thank you Anne but he’s the star!
Ravens are definitely very smart. We have many ravens that are always here in the coldest of the winter. They always find food and love all the fast food. Robbie sounds like he loves to race and excel at beating you to the finish line!
I love seeing them both flying over to me! I always know when they are coming! All the Crows start cawing wildly!
I love ravens, and that image is truly beautiful…
Thank you Anita and Jaye!
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I appreciate you showcasing my friend Robbie!
He looks amazing…
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Hi Wayne! Nice to have you again! Sorry, WP always decides by itself sending me information emails. I hope you are well, and enjoy the company with all your great real life followers, like this wonderful raven. I am sure they are always around, and taking care for you, like you are doing for them. Best wishes, Michael
Hello Michael and It is always great to hear from you my friend! Thank you for reblogging my fine feathered friend Robbie! He’s not only smart but a real fighter! Nobody goes near his food!
Thanks for showing another great part of the Canadian wilderness, Wayne! Great to hear from you! All the best, Michael
my pleasure Michael!
I also think ravens are very intelligent, Wayne. Actually, so are loeries. I am been astonished by how smart our loeries are.
Those “Go Away ” birds do sound very smart Robbie! They sound and have the same colouring of our Grey Jays, aka Whiskey Jacks. You do not want to leave your breakfast alone for a second while camping!
Our loeries eat fruit and they guzzle the lot every year. I grew fruit to feed them and they are the fattest loeries in Johannesburg. They are almost pet like, along with my hadedas. My latest baby hadeda lets me get right up close to him.
I had to look up what a hadedas is? They say they are the loudest bird in Africa! A pretty bird too! They’ll get so big from eating your fruit they won’t be able to fly. You’ll have to Uber them around!
Haha, exactly. They are very noisy. Sometimes the family sits on the garage roof and ‘sings’. It is deafening. I am fond of them despite the noise. We’ve had the same family living in our tree for 17 years. Every year we get youngsters in our garden and I have a compost heap for them where they forage for worms.
how nice it must be to see new faces each year! Like you are a distant relative looking in~
Exactly 💜
These are the ones I get in my garden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_go-away-bird
I watched a program about Ravens on PBS years ago – they are extremely intelligent. You captured a bird’s eye view of Robbie. Very beautiful picture.
Yes, their intelligence is something to behold and thank you Peggy fro dropping in!
In addition to being smart, Robbie is also quite handsome.
He is a striking figure isn’t he Liz! Makes me want to come back as one!
I think if I came back as a raven, I would sit up in a tree and yell at passersby all day.
and maybe poop on the people who wronged you!
Good idea! I hadn’t thought of that.
aim with precision and vengeance I say!
Ha ha! Point taken.
Hello, Wayne! When you are good to nature it will return the favor.
You are 100% correct there Noel! Great to hear from you!
So am i! Nice to hear about his visit. Ravens are indeed very smart. I just watched a short on how they raise the ravens for the Tower of London. THey are not wild!
Interesting,I have a friend who discourages anyone from having one as a pet because they get into everything! They can unlock just about any door or latch!
I don’t think I’d want to keep them confined. Bad for their brains!
I agree Noelle. We use that technique to punish people……jail/solitary.
Ravens are amazing birds. Glad Robbie came for a visit, Wayne!
me to Terri,Rita stayed up on the pole. She’s not as brave but will follow Robbie when he follows me home!
He is so shiny, looks healthy. I thought you are in a boat, but going down a hill are you riding a bike?
yes,I do not own a car,I get around by using a bicycle.
He doesn’t always follow me home but when he does he’s always way faster then I can ride!
That would be a fun race to witness!
not much of a race to be honest Jane! He flies ahead, perches and waits for me to catch up.
Ha! Reminds me of our family dog. He’d dig out of the yard and I would follow him. He’d wait until I almost caught up to him, then would take off again. He liked exploring!
I guess some animals like to play more than others.
Robbie definitely has something to Crow about! (Ahem, couldn’t resist the pun.) One of your best ever portraits of Robbie! And he knows it too. Look at that gleam in his eye.
Thank you Babsje! Robbie always makes me smile!
And vice-versa what with those muffin treats you provide him.
Wayne, you have surrounded yourself with the most loyal avian friends. Did you have a pastry on hand to share with him?
I always try to have something for them to snack on.
I so enjoyed your visit with Robbie, Wayne — the story and the photos. We are very lucky to have that incredible species on our planet.
Thanks Jet, always good to hear from you!
Wow Wayne – you and your camera captured Robbie at his finest, from that shiny beak to the feathers that cover the top of that very long and shiny beak.
well and truly adopted you, he has. :)
Yes, ravens are very smart and Robbie is very handsome too.
I assume you have them over in Ireland Emma? Have you ever painted any of them?
I have painted crows/ravens in the past, Wayne but not Irish ones. We have hooded crows here. A sort of bird you dont get in Britain.
I found this about the Hooded Crow Emma……..In Irish folklore, the bird appears on the shoulder of the dying Cú Chulainn,[26] and could also be a manifestation of the Morrígan, the wife of Tethra, or the Cailleach.[27] This idea has persisted, and the hooded crow is associated with fairies in the Scottish highlands and Ireland; in the 18th century, Scottish shepherds would make offerings to them to keep them from attacking sheep.[28] In Faroese folklore, a maiden would go out on Candlemas morn and throw a stone, then a bone, then a clump of turf at a hooded crow – if it flew over the sea, her husband would be a foreigner; if it landed on a farm or house, she would marry a man from there, but if it stayed put, she would remain unmarried.[29]
Animals have a great sense. They know a good human!
thanks Jennie! I hear they can bring presents but have yet to see anything left? Maybe they cannot use tape to wrap?
Haha!
Animals are amazing, I do the same thing Wayne, when ever I see them flying around me, or perched on his favorite tree, I just start talking to him as well as the deer that come by. I talk to them and they just stand there looking at me as if trying to figure out what I am really saying :)
animals can feel, even If humans cannot anymore. A con of domestication unfortunately.