Ravens

When it comes Springtime lambing on the farm The bleating sheep send out distress alarm For the black ravens and carrion crow Locate their prey and glide in on the flow Ebony ravens with diamond shaped tails Are now in flight over West Riding dales Seeing as their wide spreading wings unfolds their acrobatic chases, dives and rolls In mating rituals that they display Ever watchful in likely passing prey From Arctic to Mediterranean Ravens favour suitable carrion In coastal regions they perch to survey the nests for speckled eggs the seagulls lay Highly intelligent amongst their peers Approximate life span of thirteen years