The Raven
Painting of Ravens
The Raven
Tumbling across the sky
Eyeing the next beakful
Expert thief of any morsel
Sleek, silly, sassy, smart
The Raven belongs to the Crow family, but comes with some notable differences. First, they are considerably larger than their crow cousins. They may be more the size of a Red-tailed Hawk than a pigeon. Second, the familiar sociable caw of the crow is more like a low pitched croak when made by the larger raven. Some consider it more musical. They are also known as terrific imitators and can copy the crow calls. Third, the shapes of their tails differ. A crow has a fan shaped tail, more rounded like a seashell, while the raven’s tail is more wedge shaped, triangular at the end. Their feathers differ as well with the crow’s being more round and the raven’s sharper or pointed. This affects their flight style. Ravens are more likely seen soaring or tumbling about the heavens. Ravens also tend to prefer wilder and more remote spaces. Although they may mingle with the crows in some habitats, they are not as well adapted to urban areas. This, however, does not mean they are not adaptable as they appear in a wide range of habitats, even Arctic areas.
Native Americans entertained generations with tales of “Raven the Trickster.” The raven is keen eyed and capable of spotting insects in meadows and fields readily. They are noted for not only hunting for their own food but stealing it from the unsuspecting. To do this, one raven may act as the distracter while the other steals the tidbit. The ravens are considered the most intelligent of the crow family. They can outperform their crow relatives on tests of complex intelligence quite significantly. In fact, they can outperform chimpanzees on these tests. Some believe that the mimicking ability of the raven could be used to teach them speech. They also use other animals to perform tasks for them. By using the proper calls, they can attract foxes and coyotes to a corpse to break down the body to a more edible form for them.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore.
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." Edgar Allan Poe
www.shades-of-night.com/aviary/difs.html
www.differencebetween.net/.../difference-between-crow-and-raven/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Raven
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/common_raven/id
news.softpedia.com › News › Science › Sci Pry
Tumbling across the sky
Eyeing the next beakful
Expert thief of any morsel
Sleek, silly, sassy, smart
The Raven belongs to the Crow family, but comes with some notable differences. First, they are considerably larger than their crow cousins. They may be more the size of a Red-tailed Hawk than a pigeon. Second, the familiar sociable caw of the crow is more like a low pitched croak when made by the larger raven. Some consider it more musical. They are also known as terrific imitators and can copy the crow calls. Third, the shapes of their tails differ. A crow has a fan shaped tail, more rounded like a seashell, while the raven’s tail is more wedge shaped, triangular at the end. Their feathers differ as well with the crow’s being more round and the raven’s sharper or pointed. This affects their flight style. Ravens are more likely seen soaring or tumbling about the heavens. Ravens also tend to prefer wilder and more remote spaces. Although they may mingle with the crows in some habitats, they are not as well adapted to urban areas. This, however, does not mean they are not adaptable as they appear in a wide range of habitats, even Arctic areas.
Native Americans entertained generations with tales of “Raven the Trickster.” The raven is keen eyed and capable of spotting insects in meadows and fields readily. They are noted for not only hunting for their own food but stealing it from the unsuspecting. To do this, one raven may act as the distracter while the other steals the tidbit. The ravens are considered the most intelligent of the crow family. They can outperform their crow relatives on tests of complex intelligence quite significantly. In fact, they can outperform chimpanzees on these tests. Some believe that the mimicking ability of the raven could be used to teach them speech. They also use other animals to perform tasks for them. By using the proper calls, they can attract foxes and coyotes to a corpse to break down the body to a more edible form for them.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore.
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." Edgar Allan Poe
www.shades-of-night.com/aviary/difs.html
www.differencebetween.net/.../difference-between-crow-and-raven/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Raven
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/common_raven/id
news.softpedia.com › News › Science › Sci Pry
