Uncommonly Clever Corvid of the High Country: The Common Raven

A raven tells a bald eagle to get lost Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Bryant

A raven tells a bald eagle to get lost Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Bryant

Ever witness a scenario something like this before? A resting snowshoer takes a bite from their apple, sets it on the ground beside them, and turns to open their sandwich container. Suddenly, in a flurry of black wings, a raven who has been eyeing them from across the Molas Pass parking lot rushes in, seizes the apple by its stem and flies off with it dangling from its bill. That’s the common...

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