YAY Ru!!! And hooray for you @allseeingewe for being so awesome :)
I used to own a burger restaurant and we made fresh home cut fries. I had a lady who came often and would eat her burger and get the fries to go. After so many times I had to ask, and she told me they were to feed the local ravens, that she spoke to all the time, and apparently they spoke back to her. From then on, the fries were on the house!! :)
So glad that Ru is doing well! Are the mom and dad still around?
I love that story!
They are still nearby and stop by the yard to say hello to us a few times a week. They've finally accepted that I'm taking care of their baby and have stopped dive bombing me.
Oh I'm so glad! I know you are taking such good care of Ru, but I've worried about his parents; they are such smart birds, so it was just a matter of time before they trusted you. Did you know that ravens never forget a human face? So cool :)
OMG, yes! Did you see the documentary where the group of researchers wore a mask while being nasty to the birds on a university campus? Amazing stuff! The offspring of the original birds knew the face even though (I am pretty sure) they hadn't personally seen it. Seems they teach each other through the generations.
Yes! Such amazing creatures. I think Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds really did a disservice to so many birds :)