The Tower of London is a familiar place to me. Not, I’m happy to say, because I’ve languished in one of the many dungeons, but from annual holidays to London to visit my grandparents when I was a kid. A trip to the Tower was always on the agenda, leading to a well-worn family joke … Continue reading Raven Watching at the Tower 2024

Still no local crow fledglings but today’s big surprise was — a baby raven! The high, slightly panicked calls were the first clues that we had a young raven in the ‘hood. Seeing the pink beak and grey eyes once I got closer were clinchers — a youngster just a few weeks out of the … Continue reading Raven Fledgling Excitement

We’re still waiting for the appearance of our local crow fledglings, but we did find lots of them up north on our family camping trip this weekend. Plus bonus marmots! You’d think the northern crows would be later in the nesting schedule than the Vancouver crows, but the parents at Monck Park near Merritt seem … Continue reading Crow Fledglings and Baby Marmots