I once observed an Australian Raven from close range as it
painstakingly dismembered a nestling, bit by tiny bit, starting with
the head and placing each dismembered part behind the loose flaps of
the bark of a Melaleuca quinquinervia (Paperbark),
Gruesome but interesting.
Andy
A few minutes ago, I observed an Australian Raven outside my office
window (Russell, ACT.) It caught my eye because it appeared to be
carrying a small egg in its beak.
I expected it to break open the egg and eat it; instead, it flew
down to the ground, carefully pushed the egg into the crushed scoria
and covered it, then placed a stone on top presumably as a marker.
I hope its memory is better than mine, because I'm now not sure
which of the various stones on the ground is the "X".
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I came, I saw, I ticked.
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