Love Birds

The weather in Juneau has been fantastic the past few days. Great days to be unemployed. I walked to town for some meetings but before my first meeting I walked along the cruise ship dock.

I saw a pair of ravens doing what I assume was a courtship ritual. The bird on the right did most of the dancing and singing. He scratched at the frost and made a low clucking sound. It reminded me my cousin Raymond dancing. He is a Tlingit dancer for a local dance group. It looked like he took lessons from the birds.

It is assumed ravens mate for life so the mating ritual must very important. I wonder if Raven told his love all the things he did and can do to win her over. "I brought the sun to the sky! I put the moon and all the stars in the sky!" I can dance! I can find food!"

I wonder if he sang the raven version of Johnny Cash's song. "Flesh and Blood"

"Mother Nature's quite a Lady
But you're the one I need
Flesh And Blood need Flesh And Blood
And you're the one I need."

After a while they both flew over the water and were gone.