Time and the Maiden . . . and a raven!

As I went to do some banking at our local financial institution, I noticed that there was a raven perched on the scythe held by one of the figures in the statue on top of the building. The bank is housed in the old Mason's lodge, and the statue was carved from a single chunk of redwood by Erick Albertson in the 1800s. Called "Time and the Maiden", it is rich in secretive Masonic imagery and has been seen in such films  as "Dying Young" and TV shows such as "Murder, She Wrote".

None of that matters to this raven who sits placidly on Father Time's implement. I almost missed this shot, thinking I'd do my business first and then get my camera, but I was wise enough to know that animals do not sit still for long, and got my camera and these photos first.

Ravens are a special breed of bird for me, and I love this one's calm bearing.

The Raven's Thanksgiving 2013

The Raven's Thanksgiving 2013, a set on Flickr.

We make a point of putting the debris from our feast---bones, fat, and skin----on our stump as an offering to the ravens who populate our forest. They seem quite appreciative, though they are mostly shy about having there pictures taken. Here are some shots I managed to capture of these hungry corvids.

Click on any of the small photos to see larger versions from my Flickr account.

Bird drama

We have some pretty dramatic looking ravens, as this photo shows:

Raven and a ham hock

Raven and a ham hock, a set on Flickr.

We like to offer the ravens in our area the parts of our dinner which we don't eat---especially from our meat. They seem happy to dispose of them