Raven takes Thunder’s first egg of the 2025 breeding season
18 February 2025
The first egg for new couple Thunder and Makaio was left unattended and was taken by a raven Tuesday at 1357.
There will be more eggs. Sometimes these things are blessings. Please do not despair. Makaio is very young and even Akecheta was young and had his own issues with eggs and Ravens. Life will unfold as it should. We just must be patient.
Thank you to the IWS/Explore for the streaming cam.
I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.
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Thanks Mary Ann. I truly believe T & A moved the nest to get out of the exposed view, and would be hidden, somewhat from these ravens. If only Akecheta were around, would he have been more diligent to keep the raven away?
Good question. Akecheta also had to learn the hard way about Ravens taking their eggs. It was just an unfortunate accident for a very opportunistic Raven!
Thanks Mary Ann for this update. Sorry to hear this and hopefully they will have more eggs soon
Thanks Mary Ann. I truly believe T & A moved the nest to get out of the exposed view, and would be hidden, somewhat from these ravens. If only Akecheta were around, would he have been more diligent to keep the raven away?
Good question. Akecheta also had to learn the hard way about Ravens taking their eggs. It was just an unfortunate accident for a very opportunistic Raven!