The rabbit chase
Ravens love a choice cut of Rabbit. Skin on. There can be over twenty of them in the dunes at the Sands o’ Maesan. This one has a tasty joint but has a problem. There’s a Great Black Backed Gull with designs on it:
There’s an aerial battle which displays all their acrobatic skills.
They swoop and twist until the Raven escapes, triumphant and the Great Black Backed Gull saunters over to harass something else. Both are fabulous to watch.
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