I have a new love for Crows and Ravens!

No one can imagine the fear instilled in a mother living here on the coast when she looks up in the sky and notices at the tippy top of the trees something that appears to be snow - but is not. What it is is a Bald Eagle scoping the area for its next meal.


I have 2 of them that hunt in our area. Now you may be asking why that is a problem. Well - let me tell you. Bald Eagles can carry up to 40 lbs. They are predators. Oh, and most important, my children younger than Miriam are all less than 40 lbs.


Yup - you read right, I am fearful for my children. They are not allowed to play in the back yard alone thanks to these beautiful yet menacing creatures. I rush them inside as soon as I witness the hunting patterns or rotations of the 2 beasts living here.



I can't help but marvel at their beauty though.

Now just a few days ago we had an exceptionally nice day outside. I took the kids out and we were literally basking in the sun. Soaking it all up. Playing tag... running around, reading, playing, you get the picture. All the sudden I hear the wailing of an eagle (quite close.) Then I hear some cawing and squacking from some other birds. It alarmed me such that I looked up and noticed an eagle in a dive for my yard and 2 very LARGE crows or Ravens attacking the eagle. I hurriedly rushed my young ones inside... looking back to see the once swooping down eagle being chased off back into the sky.

I have since found a GREAT love for the Crows and Ravens that live in the trees all around. Their squack brings so much piece of mind to me... more than they ever have in the past. (Apparently, they chase of Owls too. WooHoo!)

So yea, that is my story.