Raven as Thief

Goldie showed up early this morning searching for breakfast. He suddenly dove from his perch and disappeared out of sight behind a small rise. I assume he was successful in catching his prey - probably a cottontail - because almost immediately the raven and several magpies landed close by and began darting in and out with small pieces of meat. After a while the eagle had enough of the competition and flew away with his meal in hand.

In the meantime the raven flew up to Vertebrae Rock, fed his waiting mate and then sat in a tree just outside the door, cawing about his success. 

Isn't that beak amazing?

Several days ago I was outside with the camera enjoying the amazing lighting. I heard a commotion and looked around just in time to see the raven steal something big from a couple magpies on the ground. Once the raven landed on Vertebrae I could see that his bounty was most likely the wing of a rock dove that had been knocked off earlier by a prairie falcon. The raven fed his mate while the magpie seemed to watch in frustration!