Well, back to normal then - weatherwise, that is ...!
It was grey and cold, no sun - and the drizzle turned to light rain while we were out.
Today, we went along the usual route to the big field and the ravens field, having left the house at 7.10 a.m.
On the way, we noticed that yesterday's picnicers had left huge amounts of waste in the bins, so ravens and seagulls had a feast today. As we walked on I heard a scream behind me:a seagull was flying up from one of the waste bins, screaming.
A raven had flown to that bin and sat a few feet above the gull on a lamp post. He got to the bin as soon as the seagull had gone. So - ravens rule the bins!
In the ravens field, we got picked up by our bold raven today.
I am always amazed how different, and indeed bold, his behaviour is compared to that of the other ravens.
For example, he never ducks when I throw a scrap. Even his bold companion still does that.
He often swoops from where he made his last hole to land right in front of us, facing us - all the others land to our side or behind us, then walking to our side.
Today, one of the scraps slipped from my fingers and landed about a foot away. Even with Miss Sophie sitting next to me (she is now very good at that!), he sidled up to get that scrap!
He followed us all the way round the ravens field. No other raven turned up, and he did not call.
We'll see how warm and wet it's going to be tomorrow, and will do our walks accordingly.
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