This video is an example of the probable play fullness of ravens. In this instance the eagle was chewing on a piece of wood. The raven harassed the eagle and eventually took it away from it. Then it continued to harass the eagle and even pulled its tail. To learn more...
Another creature that can live off Sitka spruce seeds is the Red Crossbill. The male has a brick red body and the female is dull olive gray with a yellowish rump Red Crossbills feed mostly on cones attached to the trees, though fallen cones may be important sources of...
Red-breasted Sapsucker Benefits Rufous Hummingbird from Bob Armstrong on Vimeo. This video is a good example of the relationship between Red-breasted Sapsuckers and Rufous Hummingbirds. Sapsuckers typically drill holes in trees which causes the tree to release some of...
Ravens Eating Blow Fly Maggots from Bob Armstrong on Vimeo. When bears drag salmon out of the stream blow flies usually lay their eggs on them. In a few days the eggs hatch and huge numbers of the larvae, called maggots, feed on the salmon carcass. These ravens are...
Pacific Herring Spawning and Great Blue Heron Takes Advantage of It! from Bob Armstrong on Vimeo. These Pacific herring females were laying their eggs on mussels in Auke Bay, Juneau Alaska. Of interest is there did not seem to be any males taking part. This Great Blue...
When Arctic tern chicks hatch the parents will protect them for a few days at the nest site. Eventually the chicks will leave the nest site and hide amongst the rocks or vegetation. They can recognize the calls of their parents and come forward to accept fish when the...
