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A big raven's nest sits in the eaves of the main house at Death Valley Mine

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00238-nest-800px.jpg The back side of the main house at Death Valley Mine viewed from the corralThumbnailsJust beyond the main house at Death Valley Mine is a second, smaller houseThe back side of the main house at Death Valley Mine viewed from the corralThumbnailsJust beyond the main house at Death Valley Mine is a second, smaller houseThe back side of the main house at Death Valley Mine viewed from the corralThumbnailsJust beyond the main house at Death Valley Mine is a second, smaller houseThe back side of the main house at Death Valley Mine viewed from the corralThumbnailsJust beyond the main house at Death Valley Mine is a second, smaller houseThe back side of the main house at Death Valley Mine viewed from the corralThumbnailsJust beyond the main house at Death Valley Mine is a second, smaller house

I might not have noticed the nest if a big startled raven hadn't flown out of it as I walked by.

A lot of chicken wire surrounds the house, serving as a trellis for the drought-tolerant vine that uses it for support.