I saw a number of these beautiful corvids during a recent road trip down the Pacific Coast Highway. This particular individual allowed me to get quite close, which was much appreciated as I was shooting with a 24-70mm. I did notice that just about every Raven I saw was being constantly bothered by smaller birds. You can see two such antagonists here along the fence.

The gulls were fun to watch along the coast during a trip up into the Redwoods of Northern California.