"Stone the Crows"

Today I spotted a crow at my woodheap. I was wondering what he was doing and then he flew off, towards me and over the house with one of my sticks in his beak, the blighter. Later on there was a commotion out there and I could hear three or four of them in the pines above my wood. This was too much, I mean there are plenty of other sticks about without taking my supply. Like I said in a blog a couple of weeks ago, the birds are getting twitchy, now so am I.
I'm sure gentle reader, that you would be interested to know that there are about 6 types of crows in Australia, actually three ravens and three crows. Up in the Mallee there were lots of little crows and Australian Ravens, the Raven has hackles on his throat I guess you've heard the expression "getting his hackles up"
I think my woodheap raiders are the Little Raven, but it would take a better eye than mine to be sure. They are supposed to be clever birds, I know that they knew the difference between a broomstick and a shotgun when I was a lad. I believe they are one of the few birds who can use a twig to get a grub out of a log, and until they are at least three years of age they do not really learn this skill.
I did mention in my other blog entry that they are black, on the outside anyway, and because of that not to be trusted
Remember Noah's Raven did not come back, but the (white) dove did.
Did not the baddies in the old Westerns wear black hats and the goodies white ones, and large.? I was appalled to look up on the internet to see that Hopalong Cassidy wore a black hat, but Gene Autry hat was white and large.
Then discovered that the early Hopalong Cassidy of the Bar 20 Ranch started off being a grumpy and uncultured oaf, my premise stands
If Bar 20 days are too long ago for you, let me remind you that Darth Siddeous Darth Vader and Darth Maul all had dark head coverings and their light sabres were not the same colours the Jeddi Knights



I am talking about Adoni Bezek at the Vineyard on Sunday . He turns up in Judges chapter one and definitely made his attempt of escape on a large black stallion and wearing a black hat. (not the horse)
Adoni Bezek means Lord of lightning.
In Luke 10:18 Jesus talked to the other 70 about the real Lord of Lightning
who not only deceives individuals but the nations, and they all ride off on "The White Horse" to conquer!
How can this be? Well, the second, and real Lord of Lightning wears a black hat, but it is reversible, he turns it inside out and lo, Its a white hat.
Well, back to my message, I think it needs some work. Have a good weekend