by divacrows | Aug 9, 2021 | American Crows, Blue Jay, Education, Ravens, Rehab Birds, Songbirds, Training
As soon as we receive an injured or sick bird, we assess its condition and determine if it is appropriate for rehabilitation. For birds we can help, we provide a clean cage and appropriate hydration or food. We also chart the species, approximate age (i.e....
by divacrows | Dec 21, 2017 | Corvids, Holiday, Ravens
The darkest day of the year has come and happily soon will be gone. Neither our resident corvids nor their devoted staff like short days and long nights. But crows have a way of brightening up even the toughest days in their own way, as noted by Robert Frost: DUST OF...
by divacrows | Sep 4, 2017 | Corvids, Holiday, Ravens, Training, Zen
As befits the holiday, Minion Man and I have dutifully labored for the benefit of our corvid overlords. Broken perch replaced? Check. Three boxes of rejected nest sticks removed from the enclosure? Check. Gravel poured over bald patches on the ground to prevent...
by divacrows | Aug 6, 2017 | Corvids, Raptors, Ravens
Minion Man and I went on an anniversary trip (26 years and counting), leaving Super Son to minister unto the domestic corvids. We headed off to Colorado, where we spent five days in Colorado Springs, in an airbnb a stone’s throw away from the Garden of the Gods....
by divacrows | Dec 24, 2016 | Digressions, Holiday, Ravens
Add mistletoe to the list of appropriated Christmas traditions. It turns out the plant, which is actually a parasite that grows on certain trees, made its debut as a holiday crowd pleaser in ancient Greece, where it was considered a symbol of fertility—hence the...
by divacrows | Mar 16, 2016 | Gwen & Stephen, Ravens, Ruckus
So the big news is that ravens have been spotted in the District of Columbia for the first time in over a century. A pair has built a nest under a bridge somewhere in the District, and the female is incubating a clutch of eggs that should hatch in a few weeks. The...
