Show SK ka ier X MOW now 1 PARENT RAVENS PROTECT NESTLINGS FROM HARM 1 I was once concealed in my e hide watching and photo graphing a pair of ravens at their nest on a wild ind 4 lecointe leso Inte crag on the W welsh cash mountains writes oliver G 3 pike english ornithologist in the london spectator among other things I 1 discovered that hint they have a language of their own several times during the eight hours I 1 spent in my shelter the parents parent s brought food to their young long before the former got to within sight of the nest the s young heard the loud call which told them food was coming s when they heard beard this they be came very excited ran about the nest and gave out answer ing cries twice during the day a man passed over th the e i mountains and the parent paren raven traven on guard high over the nest s seeing him and looking upon the intruder as an enemy uttered s quite a different call instantly the three young birds threw themselves out flat in the nest and remained quite motionless until they heard a S third cry which again was different from the others which told them the coast was clear then they quickly jumped up s end were immediately at ease |