I had one today, it was amazing. I think he was attracted to the water (I was doing the hand watering at the time). He flew down to the porch, ignoring the teh puppeis and their yapping. I cupped the hose nozzle in my hand to pool the water and offered it to him. He sipped a bit, then just followed me around. I got some dog food and offered that to him and he ate it right out of my fingers, carefully and gently. Ok, I have to admit, I'm no Francis of Assizi. this raven had been rescued by the lady across the street last spring when he fell out of the nest. She left him alone, hoping the parents would take care of him anyway, but they abandoned him (or her, it's hard to tell with a raven baby). When it started to get dark, she knew he was a goner if she didn't take him in, so she did. I first made his acquaintance when I saw him following her around her front yard and was curious. She told me his story, and said her objective was for him to learn to take care of himself and not be dependent on her. She mostly succeeded, since he's now flying all over the neighborhood. However, he has imprinted on humans, or on female humans, anyway. He still has some chick fluff peeking out from under his adult feathers. Ravens are omniverous, aren't they? Smee
On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:31:28 -0700, pscissons wrote: > I had one today, it was amazing. > > I think he was attracted to the water (I was doing the hand watering at the > time). > > He flew down to the porch, ignoring the teh puppeis and their yapping. I > cupped the hose nozzle in my hand to pool the water and offered it to him. > He sipped a bit, then just followed me around. I got some dog food and > offered that to him and he ate it right out of my fingers, carefully and > gently. > > Ok, I have to admit, I'm no Francis of Assizi. this raven had been rescued > by the lady across the street last spring when he fell out of the nest. She > left him alone, hoping the parents would take care of him anyway, but they > abandoned him (or her, it's hard to tell with a raven baby). When it started > to get dark, she knew he was a goner if she didn't take him in, so she did. > > I first made his acquaintance when I saw him following her around her front > yard and was curious. She told me his story, and said her objective was for > him to learn to take care of himself and not be dependent on her. She mostly > succeeded, since he's now flying all over the neighborhood. > > However, he has imprinted on humans, or on female humans, anyway. He still > has some chick fluff peeking out from under his adult feathers. > > Ravens are omniverous, aren't they? Just don't leave any eyeballs lying around. -- tinmimus99@hotmail.com smeeter 11 or maybe 12 mp 10 mhm 29x13 I smell BREAKFAST! < _Everything You Know is Wrong_
wrote: > I had one today, it was amazing. > > I think he was attracted to the water (I was doing the hand watering at > the time). > > He flew down to the porch, ignoring the teh puppeis and their yapping. I > cupped the hose nozzle in my hand to pool the water and offered it to > him. He sipped a bit, then just followed me around. I got some dog food > and offered that to him and he ate it right out of my fingers, carefully > and gently. > > Ok, I have to admit, I'm no Francis of Assizi. this raven had been > rescued by the lady across the street last spring when he fell out of > the nest. She left him alone, hoping the parents would take care of him > anyway, but they abandoned him (or her, it's hard to tell with a raven > baby). When it started to get dark, she knew he was a goner if she > didn't take him in, so she did. > > I first made his acquaintance when I saw him following her around her > front yard and was curious. She told me his story, and said her > objective was for him to learn to take care of himself and not be > dependent on her. She mostly succeeded, since he's now flying all over > the neighborhood. > > However, he has imprinted on humans, or on female humans, anyway. He > still has some chick fluff peeking out from under his adult feathers. > > Ravens are omniverous, aren't they? Yes, they will eat you dead or alive. They will eat you inside-out. They will eat your face off. They will eat your ass off. They will eat your bones, too. Is that what you want? Is it? -- Tim Weaver "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind- boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford, 1992
