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At noon today there were two ravens in the front garden hopping about on
the ground. I was standing at a window and at times they were two metres from
the wall so I had excellent views for five minutes.
They appeared a mite small for Australian Ravens so I concentrated on the
throat hackles, and sure enough, they were virtually indiscernible compared to
the Australian Raven's. They seemed to be mature birds i.e. they had white eyes.
Also, I was taken by the sheen of the feathers, even on the overcast day they
were remakably glossy.
I mention this because it's the first time I've identified Little Ravens in
the garden here at Holt. At times I've seen flocks of 10 or more ravens
overhead and assumed they were Little Ravens because a wise ole bird called
McComas Taylor once said that Australian Ravens rarely form flocks of more than
ten.
Bye
John Layton.
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