Ravens in Hollywood

Runyon Canyon was a giant raven party this morning, with up to eight ravens at a time in flight above the ridges and canyons, mostly occupied in courting behavior, so far as I could tell. Various twosomes and threesomes mostly, favoring the lower ridges and treetop-filled canyons at the border between the mountains and the dense city. A particularly romantic pair sat for awhile above the Wright house allopreening. I think today also set a record for greatest variety of vocalizations. From cooing to rruk-rruk-rruk to ro’ to female display knocking - sounds very textbook but it was great fun because they were often so close to trails.