Subject: RE: BS: Other birds Thread
From: Ebbie - PM
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 10:55 PM

Joe O and KT, I much prefer ravens over the bald eagle. The raven enjoys life hugely but as I've said before the eagle seems not quite sure it is even on the right planet.

A few years back an apartment window near me sported the poster of a bald eagle in all its arrogance. The caption: "I am smiling."

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Ebbie. You and I have talked about ravens before. I wish you would recount some stories about them.

I haven't been back to the deep bog country in well over ten years. But, one of the best parts of the trips I used to make was seeing the Bog Ravens. That's another name I made up, for the BIG ravens that live in the bog country aside the height of land between the drainages of the Mighty rivers St. John and Miramichi in New Brunswick, Canada.

Eagles do nest up there, but not near the Bog Ravens. The Bald Eagle is easily the more formidable foe, but the Raven is strong in numbers and a Murder of Bog Ravens can be an Unkindness to the eagles. If an eagle dares to challenge them, it's sent packing, to return Nevermore.

Yeah... I know. But, I had to do it. Kinda Poetic, tho? It's in my heart to tell tales. Okay, I'll try to stop crowing now.