Bird Watching: Raven human interaction, 0 by Grasmussen

Grasmussen wrote:
When a pair of Common Ravens nested in the valley below the house last spring, they became very territorial. Much of the time, one bird would be guarding their territory, sitting on one of a half dozen high perches, on the valley rime above the nest. The clump of mature Spruce trees next to my house was one of the perching areas. They would always announce their arrival proclaiming it their territory. So, I just considered it sort of a game I played with them, to shout something - anything back just to let them know, I was only letting them share my territory. The more they accepted me as no threat, the easier it would be to photographs them at the nest. I took this picture on April 2, 2007, about the time they first started incubating.