[NatureNS] Ravens

From: "Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan" <andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 23:52:39 -0300
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On Sunday I watched for about four or five minutes as a pair of ravens =
flew in perfect harmony above our house in Freeport. There were no =
dramatic swoops and dives, just long lazy circles. It was just lovely to =
see. They absolutely mirrored each other's movements. Then, abruptly, =
they flew off in different directions and didn't join up again as long =
as I watched, which would have been another couple of minutes.

I thought ravens mated and laid their eggs much earlier in the year than =
now, so I'm assuming this wasn't a courtship display. Does anyone know =
what this behaviour meant? (The birds were the same size.)

Chris
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