I'm very happy to say that the stunning pair of ravens who built a nest on a fire escape at Wellesley College last year have returned for a second season! They are incubating three eggs.
Feast your eyes on this:
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Awwww, CC! Thanks for keeping this up to date - I didn't get much chance to watch this family yesterday
Pauline wonders where to put her feet:
The chicks are visibly bigger!
All is peaceful:
I wonder how much this might change as they grow?
Both parents are there and a feed is in progress:
A good preen is in progress:
Corvids are stunning birds but ravens are particularly magnificent.
Another feed:
Awwwwwww:
I missed this article - it appeared on Wellesley's website nearly two weeks ago:
Apparently they tried to nest in a different spot at the Science Centre but they were disturbed so they (very happily for us) returned to this nest.
A quick snap to highlight the sheen of this stunning bird's feathers:
Both parents:
Three little beaks are all stretching up for their share:
How do these tiny babies get their mouths open so wide?
Hi Clare - I was wondering how they open up so big, as well. They're virtually invisible until they open their gaping pink maws!!!
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