A few weeks ago I was driving through North Bend, and watched a pair of
ravens flying together, very close. Suddenly one did a barrel roll around
the other one, rolling over onto its back and then resuming flight as if
nothing had happened. It was a very impressive maneuver. I wondered if it
was some kind of pair-bonding ritual. I have seen other aerial behavior
recently that fits your description, and I wonder how it fits into the
yearly rhythms of raven behavior. If anyone knows, I'd love to hear about
it.
Chirp,
Alexia AllenWilderness Awareness Schoolwww.wildernessawareness.org

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From: "Ken and Tina" <kenandtina at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 12:06 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Raven Behavior









Hey Tweets,



I saw an unusual raven behavior a couple weeks back and I
was wondering if anyone could help me?

I saw a raven roll onto its side in flight while it was calling.
Has anyone seen or experienced this before?



Thanks in advance,



Ken Grant

North Bend WA

kenandtina at comcast.net