Hollywood Hills Brush Fire
Originally uploaded by nailmaker.
And in the midst of the smoke, a raven nest on the LA river.
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Hollywood Hills Brush Fire
30-Mar-07Too good to last
30-Mar-07Fithich an Hollywood
Originally uploaded by AlasdairFitheach.
For a couple weeks they thought they had a good thing going. The nest took shape quickly. It’s not clear if these were the ravens working in the billboard, or if these ravens chased the others off and set to [...]
Fitheach a’ coimhead air an t-soidhne Hollywood / raven viewing hollywood sign
Originally uploaded by AlasdairFitheach.
The tourist gaze.
But the bird is at home.
Birds working all over the place
20-Mar-07Well, not only were a pair of ravens roosting locally, but they were trying to build a nest in the billboard in the photo below.
They were at it for about a week - and then their twig-bearing flights seemed to change direction. This morning I found out why. They are building a nest on a [...]
Birds about town
19-Mar-07Drove a different route to work and got to see other than Labrea ravens. There was a pair descending spiritedly over Crescent Heights and Sunset Blvd, and another soaring over the Skybar. In the afternoon, a pair over Culver City at Jefferson and Sepulveda, and simply lots of ravens to welcome me back home to [...]
Urban Raven II
11-Mar-07Urban Raven II
Originally uploaded by AlasdairFitheach.
Pair of ravens in and out of billboards here at Billy Wilder Square. Picking up cached goodies? Terrorizing pigeons? Looking for a room? It was almost sunset, and many other ravens had already left the area, so I have to [...]
Ravens Working in Trees II
01-Mar-07Back to the GP today to see how things are going. Last Sunday small twigs were being taken up to the nest. Today it was some kind of soft-looking stuff, so I guess they are finishing up. Lots of ravens in the air over the park. Took lots of photos on film since I really [...]
Ravens Working in Trees
01-Mar-07Nesting season is officially underway, and I had the good luck to catch not one but two pair of ravens hard at work over the last weekend - in two different cities, too. The first pair are evidently undaunted by the heavy traffic of motor coaches driving to and from the newly re-opened Griffith Park [...]