Ravens
Ravens
It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for After Before Friday.
A few days ago I heard these ravens in the tree right next to us. I love to watch them, listen to them, just observe them. And of course photograph them.
These were both full grown ravens, and they were obviously attached to each other. They were making soft clucking sounds, and rubbing their beaks together. In this edited photo, you can see the one raven had it’s beak in the mouth of the other one.
This is the photo before I did any edits.
I cropped it so I could see more of what the ravens were doing. Erased the branch, brightened the photo, and lightened the shadows. All this made the photo much easier to see.
Look closely at this photo. The raven is about turning his head upside down.
I watched the two interact for a while. They sat beside each other.
Then one dipped his head forward as if to say, “Hey give me a hand here.”
Right away the other one started grooming the back of his neck.
Let me get the front too.
Such smart and interesting birds.
Be sure to check out all the other After Before Friday posts at Aperture 64.
Oh what a chuckle I had following your story in pictures here Mary! I love these birds and yes, nature is smart, isn’t it! To watch the animals communicate and demonstrate behavior that suggests need and problem-solving is fascinating. NOW tell me, did you use Lightbox for your editing?
Anita I use Lightroom and Photoshop on this image. Photoshop works best for removing things.
Good morning, Awesome post on the Ravens. You photos are just beautiful. Happy Weekend!
Chloe LOVES to watch birds!! She would sit in her zero gravity chair all day long and watch those birds!! The ravens are very interesting!
the clarity of those shots is just amazing…..perfect clarity!
The cropping is great. You brought up the details and lighting.
Really enjoyed watching the interactions between them. :) Thank you for sharing, Mary!
I love observing birds, they’re fascinating and so beautiful. I can’t get over the communication between the two ravens you photographed – one lowering its head and the other knowing exactly what to do. Great photos as always, Mary.
Are they friends, lovers, new acquaintances? Pretty neat how they hang out together.
Mary, you did an amazing job with Photoshop to remove what you didn’t want. I still need to find the tool for that! I can do some things on Photoshop, but I’ve needed so much tutoring on it! GOOD JOB!
Ooh, my favorite! Great pics and editing.
Such a happy couple.
Great job with the after picture. We have a lot of black birds around here…not sure what they are. But you are welcome to come photograph them. ;-)