Show The ll0mencd Raven Many birds seek the protection which tho presence of man affords against furred and feathered foes when the breeding season approaches Not so the raven Its distrust of us Is profound and Its nest Is placed In some wild spot far out of reach of our possible attack or succor But there are other enemies I know of a pair that built on one side of a projecting pro-jecting crag high up on the cllfts of Rathlln Island Some fierce peregrine falcons occupied the other side of tho crag and when one day thIr eggs were taken by an adventurous collector collect-or they sharing the popular opinion of a ravens blackness concluded that their neighbors were tho offenders and wreaked their grief and vengeanco upon them When on their return from a foraging expedition the falcons found their nest despoiled they were seen to hold a consultation and after much deliberation they suddenly arose and both with ono accord flow at the ravens nest and sacked It tearing It In their rage and indignation until not one stick was left upon another an-other London Standard |