Richly deserved
Posted by ravens at June 14th, 2010
Crow Planet and its author win the 2010 Sigurd Olsen Nature Writing Award! Congratulations, Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
Posted by ravens at June 14th, 2010
Crow Planet and its author win the 2010 Sigurd Olsen Nature Writing Award! Congratulations, Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
Posted by ravens at March 28th, 2010
Much as expected there is every sign that the nest on the facade of Blessed Sacrament Church is in use again this season.
Posted by ravens at March 27th, 2010
Nest rebuilt and occupied in the usual pylon
Posted by ravens at March 3rd, 2010
The Billy Wilder Square ravens are still hard at work bringing twigs into the billboard above Mashti Malone’s. They’ve learned to fly into the bottom of it with a graceful arcing swoop. Impossible to see at all what exactly they are managing to contrive in there. The location doesn’t seem likely to be fledgling friendly.
Posted by ravens at February 16th, 2010
No sooner do I mention the impending nesting season, then what do I see first thing out the door this morning? The Billy Wilder ravens building a nest in their favorite billboard – the one above the Mashti Malone ice cream store sign.
In the meantime, the bus has broken down next to Pink’s – sadly, too early for lunch. Ravens frequent this intersection, too. There’s one in a nearby palm tree just now.
Posted by ravens at February 16th, 2010
I know I should be blogging about caching behavior and the impending breeding season, but SurlyRamics has just produced these fantastic pieces.
http://tweetphoto.com/11547923
Posted by ravens at February 5th, 2010
Nice to see this decorative motif on the Orange Line in the San Fernando Valley.
Posted by ravens at January 5th, 2010
Who are we to argue?
“January 6 – 9, 2010: The original Renaissance Pleasure Faire will transform the Egyptian Theatre’s Courtyard into an Elizabethan Village with food, vendors, craft demos and entertainment from the time of King and Queens. Inside the King’s Palace (or should we say the Pharoah’s Palace) tales of knighthood, quests for riches, revenge and revelry, not to mention a smattering of faeries, serpents and ravens will unspool on the giant screen…”