My son rescued a giant crow, he got his foot caught in our fence and the dog was trying to kill it. I grabbed the dog out of the way and he grabbed the bird. That crow and his 3 crow buddies were so grateful, they thanked us loudly, and from then on they were regular guests in our yard. I love birds! Even the hawks, though I used to throw small rocks at the hawks and yell at them for messing with the birds. Watching a mixed flock chase a hawk down the street, fricken hilarious!
I was fascinated by the ravens tugging at tails. I've seen magpies tugging at my rabbits tails! The look of surprise on their faces is so funny. And then the magpies sit on theirs backs as they are grazing!!
I love ravens. I've rescued two ravens in trouble at different times and I swear, they tell their friends about me. Now ravens come to sit and watch me do things in the yard or sometimes follow my car. People thought I was crazy when I told them about these things. I could probably make friends with the ones in our neighborhood really easily... Perhaps I shall...
Good luck and have fun. I've befriended some and they have remained in the same spot for many years now. If you decide to engage, let us know how it goes!
I never expect a reaction other than "eh?", of course, but I often acknowledge other animals I make eye contact with when out walking. It only seems polite, somehow.
You're very lucky to have local ravens; I've always wanted to befriend some, but they seem to be incredibly rare in my area. Plenty of packs of crows, to include a fairly large conspiracy that frequents the empty field by my shop, but so very few ravens... Though, a great many years before I bothered looking up the difference between ravens and crows, I did spot what I thought was a HUGE crow by our local airport one time... Most likely a raven, but again I didn't have the time to stop and find out, nor the knowledge to differentiate. Also, the crows in the aforementioned murder that comes around are quite large for crows!! But, audibly, behaviorally, and by the tail shape, you can tell they're crows. (Also, I absolutely love the amount of different punny words used to describe groups of corvids; murder, conspiracy, board meeting, etc...)
I gotta raven buddy visiting me daily. He loves me so much that he couldn't be away from me though there's a boundary issues and war is going on. I wanna pet him but mamma says if we touch a wild bird the other birds of his community will kill him. Is it true??
I really REALLY want to make crow or raven friends. :( I bring snacks for crows but they aren't familiar enough to notice me after I give them some food.
It takes time, I've been feeding my local neighbourhood birds, including the crows and other birds, as wild birds they are instinctively cautious of humans as large predators regardless of whether or not you feed them, so giving them space and walking away to let them feel safe is important to let them trust you, then they will come to you and become closer to you in their own time. After feeding my local birds including the crows for the last 6 months, my crows call me, sit on top of my roof, wait for me, watch over me making sure I'm safe when I cross the road. They're very sweet, they let me do my thing, I let them do my thing, we coexist in harmony. Good luck with yr birds too. ✌
Try peanuts, peanuts are like crack to birds. Also dont try to rush it, or try to get close to the birds with any sort of trickery as the crows/ravens will 100% notice and get sketched out. Just take it slow and let them start to build trust in you. Also another thing ive noticed is that you should generally try to look at them with only one eye in a sort of side glance. Birds generally wont use both of there eyes to look at something unless there really concentrating on it, and will generally do the side look if there in a more chill mood. Crows/ravens can get sketched out if you stare at them straight on lol.
Ravens are such amazingly intelligent birds, although once while hiking up cowles mountain in SD, I witness an Ariel combat between a pair of red tail hawks and several ravens, it was hard to tell who was winning but it did appear the raven were playing around just to aggravate the hawks, and another time I watch a pair of nesting falcons, with four babies, chase off a small flock of ravens!! Raven in this case were no match for the smaller determine falcons. Wish I had had a camera, but this was years ago... keep up the cool videos!! Peace
In my area, ravens will take on and the kids will play with all kinds of hawks. But adult ravens will always ground themselves and they'll make a very unique growl when the falcons (we have peregrines) are there. Some years the kids will play in the air with the falcons, and I have a couple videos on my channel showing them doing so. As of yet, I haven't witnessed none being caught and killed by a falcon will I was there, but there's so many close calls I fear it's only a matter of time. The adults ground themselves and watch the kids and they won't do anything until the falcon decides enough and is leaving anyway, then the adult raven might take off after it and make sure it leaves their territory. Fascinating to watch! Thanks for you story!
I love the sequence when you fly with the raven! 😍 The seagull is not amused!😂 And I love that you put Vivaldi's summer from "4 seasons" into the video.
you gotta love these animals i been feeding crow for the last 2 years almost everyday i cant get enough of these bright animal a surprise every time i feed them
We ALWAYS carry a two-pound bag of shelled walnut pieces in our car and we ALWAYS stop to feed every one of the Corvus Family to ALL of our mutual delights in each other!!!
We've had a respectful relationship with our raven clan here in our corner of the Emerald Triangle for over 35 years. They know us as "the noisy humans that try to talk Ravenspeak" because that's exactly what I do every day. I've mastered several of their territorial cries, a few of their food-here quarks, and the female's click-clicks to some extent. Next time they let me vocalize with them I'll record it, u-load to my soundcloud and post a link here. Thanks for your contributions promoting human-corvid interspecies understanding, cheers!
Hello Steven! Love it! First, the serious stuff, any idea how old any one particular bird may have lived? Like did one make it 35 years? Second, um "Emerald Triangle?" like we're talking California right? : ) I could could go a number of different ways on this one ... and ask a number of silly questions, like any changes in the birds demeanor or behavior when sitting above "partying" partakers? Do they tend to eat more, more often? 😆 Anyway look forward to your future posts and certainly look forward to any link to videos or sound you post!
I'm shocked at how intelligent ravens and crows are. We've got a young crow the wildlife place was going to put down. I said bad luck I'm taking him home ,his wing is fractured so they won't bother with him. I built an Avery for him and he's doing great. They said but its illegal to keep them, I said bad luck I'm saving him end of story. They are amazing , he's trying to talk to us , plays soccer, anything a young child does he does . They are beautiful birds ,every day he amazes me.
@@singu7arity he's out flying around beating up the magpies when we feed them. He's jealous, I don't think they ever forget, of course I still feed him to. Then the wife's Alexandrine parrots get upset and screech, dam birds all drive me mad. But I love them.
@@singu7arity his wing droops and looks broken but I see a few ravens like this and it's not bothering him at all. My eye is still not great after a year ,he flew into me when I was feeding him. He wouldn't eat unless he sat on my shoulder. He demanded that the cheeky barsted , he's not very tame now he's with his mates but he's always on the powerlines calling for food. He hears the magpies at the door and beats them up to steal the meat. Maybe he's jealous because I always feed him first. Just great to see him happy.
They are masters. I like to hear them flying over me, calling "krrp-krrp" They see me allways. Mostly shy, but not allways. The old birds are extremely shy and do not like the appearance of a human at all. The younger birds can accept a human as close as 25 meters, if we are not looking at them
Once again, I am so jealous! I don’t think I have ever seen a Raven where I live now, since watching your awesome videos. You have taught me so much. They are so awesome! My mom has two birds a, Sun Conure and a Cockatoo. Very spoiled birds. I love them so much!
Those that have birds for pets know that they have incredible personalities and are far more engaging than the sterile scientific community has given them credit for. Unfortunately since 1972 it' been illegal to have ravens and crows for pets. This is a sad law in my opinion because prior, there where many people who had crows and ravens for pets, and they made great pets. In fact many chose to go back to the wild and then would come back for visits. To me, that's an awesome pet! Thanks for writing and for sharing your love for the birds!
well said, dorking out is just about right. Most boys go through a girls have cuties stage, I never did but I remember watching as my friends began to come out of it, and they were kind of awkward when they are around girls, especially the ones they liked. I think I understand that now cause I get around these incredible birds, and it's obvious we don't speak the same language, so trying in ways to get their attention and retain it, yeah it's a lot dorky. BUT haha it seems to work!
Ok! My new 5 seagulls video 1/2/21 ends with 1 crow (pretty sure) cawing from the ground and all 5 fly away north. I think it was you who described the difference between ravens and crows. Now I am subscribed! Thanks!
You have a new subscriber, I keep finding your videos and watching them...and liking, so I think it best I join. Thank you for sharing your work and your passion.🖤🇨🇦
You are so right ..the story never ends .We have fewer ravens and mainly Hooded Crows They behave just like this and today I watched a couple of juveniles teasing Canada geese with tail pulling .....Love your video and what is smarter than corvids ? *
Skål! Nej, det ser ud til, at vi kunne bruge nogle af dem. No, it looks like we could use some of them, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_(bird)#/media/File%3ARook_range_map.PNG
that's how very intelligent animals are. I love cetaceans (esp dolphins) and it seems like there is just an endless stream of new surprising behaviors to observe, info to learn. Parrots too
Agreed, Orcas are my favorite in the ocean, and in school I got to study both pacific bottlenose and the grey whales during migration. My goal is to drone a pacific bottlenose "birthing circle" I just haven't been there at exactly the right with drone ready to go yet!
haha, last time I was in Bodega Bay (Jan 2017) I got this great video of this ominous looking raven sitting on a set of wood structures that looked like a cross, overlooking the bay and the town. It was strangely cool! There was also a restaurant called "The Birds Cafe". Unfortunately it was closed when we were there.
OK I MUST KNOW!!! HOW AND WHAT... THE CAMERA ON THE BACK OF THE RAVEN... What Camera did you use? How did you mount it? How long did it take for the Raven to get comfortable with it? My Raven Fate, who watches your Crystal Cove Playlist in the mornings 5 days out of the week, which she loves, won't even let me easily put on a flight suit for her (Bird diaper). I need to know the details!!!!!!!!
Sorry to disappoint you, I did the Hollywood fake out and shot scenes of my bird from the back using a green screen in front, so I could make it appear, the bird was flying! Then I used glides and drones to get the scenes I wanted. Mix em together and it looks like, well what you see! BUT, I'm glad it looks like the bird is actually flying cause that was the goal! Thank You!
"I see the Raven's made a nest in your eyes, she's got you thinking that her love is a prize, but you'll soon go under from the weight of her lies, as the Raven flies.
I've watched crows torment a cat in much the same way, working in a pair. Cat just thought it might get to the nest maybe or catch one of them, but the crows were having none of it. Whenever the cat cat would turn to one crow, the other would peck the cat's tail and try and pull it off the fence. Poor cat was spinning around like a vinyl record gone absolutely crazy until it gave up and ran away.
Bonjour cousin? A real "Bouffard"? That was my father's families original name. The story goes a Bouffard family from France settled on the I'le de Orlean in Canada in the late 1600's. But a couple of generations later a set of twins went their separate ways and one ended up writing it Bouffard, the other Boufford! So most of my cousins are Bouffards!
I love Ravens, part of my religious faith. Have 2 have regularly perch above my head on my porch railing and my shoulders nearly every day. I have yet named them, as I see them as Odinns Ravens
I bet you’ve noticed this before too: Sometimes, when driving on a highway, I will notice a group of ravens on the road, as if there was something tasty to eat, like roadkill. Yet, approaching closer, they all fly up and scatter with nothing to be seen on the road except a stain of blood of some unfortunate animal that got killed by a car. What’s the meaning of this? There is really nothing left to eat, yet Ravens will congregate at places like that, flying right back to the spot once a car has passed. Almost seems like some ritual. Any clues?
Perhaps? A couple times I've actually gotten out of the car to look and have been surprised to see some very minuscule quantity, hardly visible to the naked eye, of remains still there smashed into the assault. They will try to get very tiny bit. In one of my latest, on our winter road trip, I caught a fairly large group picking at what looked like nothing to me, but it happened to be a very small amount of food below the ice in a fast food restaurant in Moab. I even caught kind of what I would call a rare scrabbling moment where two seemed to be singling out another and chased it away.
@@theravendiaries / Good observation and very likely very true. But I did have additional ponderings about this (which may not make sense to most, but then again, I’m not ‘most’). What is blood really? That is if one considers its function in any body. Does it represent spirit or soul of a being? To which I tend to ask: If it is spirit or soul or whatever that’s left on the road, could it be that Ravens know and recognize this and hang around not only because ‘it’s food’, but as a sort of act of reverence for a life passed. You’ve probably read Ravens in Winter, an observation by Bernd Heinrich. I found it fascinating those many years ago. As a sort of follow-up to it, a biologist came to Anchorage to study the local Ravens there, who typically hang around fast food waste bins in large parking lots. The idea was to trap a number of them, fit them with tracking equipment in order to learn where they roost at night. Those of us who paid attention to Ravens knew, that they routinely fly into the mountains come night time, but how far? Well, this biologist attempted to find out. He rented a van with a sliding side door, fitted with a contraption that would shoot out a large net to capture several Ravens at one time. He would then fit the radio collars and let them go, tracking electronics ready for action. Unsuspecting, Ravens didn’t see anything wrong with his van parked near a trash bin. With the first try only two Ravens were caught, the others reacted too quickly. Not a problem for the biologist, he would just have to try again. However, no matter where in the Anchorage area he went to try his luck, wherever he parked, Ravens would not come to feed. The project came to a halt and we still don’t know how far into the Chugach Mountains our Winter Ravens fly to safely roost for the night. Somehow Ravens area-wide were able to communicate to look out for a white van, trying to capture ‘us’ and to stay away from it. It’s stuff like that, which makes me wonder if there is more than food that makes Ravens gather in large groups around blood-stained parts of our roads. Just a thought ; -)
@@petes9878 Funny, in the 20 years I've spent with "my" birds, I still can't figure out exactly where they roost at night. I've got the general areas (and each pair is different) down but that's as good as it gets. It seems they may move about night to night a little also? Keeps the Great Horned Owls guessing? Loved Bern's books (all of them), but found some very different traits and behavior in my west coast ravens. Most likely many reasons, first being we don't have a cold snowy winter. I also questioned some of his conclusions, like the mountain lion being led to food (a human?) stuff. My ravens naturally go on alert when any type of predator is in the area. I don't believe for a second they are leading these bobcats, coyotes, bears or mountain lions to me ... Great "biologist" story by the way, thanks for sharing. I keep trying to tell people science is great in classrooms, but when you actually get out into the wild, things are very different. We are dealing with beings with resolve and unique personalities.For example the whole raven communication bit seems to be one of those mysteries of life things.
@@theravendiaries / I agree with your re: ‘when you actually get out into the wild’ observation, and I’m also glad that mysteries still exist. One observer explained that there is a difference between Intellect and Intelligence. The first being how we humans operate for the most part, a linear world, if one will. Intelligence however always operates in ways that includes balance and harmony with that which surrounds, supports and sustains us, without impairing the balance of the whole. Pretty much all animals operate along those terms. It is no wonder, that the native peoples of the Arctic considered Ravens as the creators of the world, granting them above average Intelligence.
I see hooded crows every day and always have food for them. They know me instantly and inform others so I can have up to 20-40 crows following me. If I ride my bike they fly beside me just inches away to inform me that they have spotted me and I should give them food. Sometimes it is comical when I stop to talk some acquaintance or a friend and we are surrounded by some 30 crows on the ground patiently waiting. The way I see it is that we people caused this world to be sin ridden and that's why the Raven kind is out of paradise. They never deserved to be thrown out, so they are in fact surviving in this world because of mankind screwing it up for everyone else. Thus if I can in any way serve and help their lives to be any better, I gladly do it and consider it an honor, in fact I thank God for it every day. Cheers.
Thank you Kurgle Kreutzer for your story. I love to hear things about ravens and crows that aren't in my area because they are different. It seems your hooded crows are braver and, or friendlier than my American crows!
+theravendiaries. Thank you. Yes these hooded crows are quite bold once they get to know you, they are also quite large, I would say they look somewhat bigger than their American cousins. Cheers.
Hello Janis, I'm not sure what part of the world you are in, but in the areas I travel the common raven has what some call a diamond shape that is most noticeable when the bird is in the air. To me, the most distinguishable traits of the raven are the sounds they make. Young ravens don't have the diamond shape of their tail until the feathers grow all the way out. But the ravens, even the young ones, make very different sounds that are easy to tell from the crows. The ravens don't CAW like a crow does. For a visual explanation see; th-cam.com/video/k9-wTnqIidY/w-d-xo.html and at the 1.55 mark in that video you will see the "diamond tail." Perhaps that's the V you're referring to?
Perfectly said. God is so good. Even in our darkest deepest trials He is there. Thank you for sharing. Who knows how many may come to know Him out of curiosity from seeing this!
I can understand how a God greater than myself could design and create something as amazing as a raven. I, to this day can't figure out how evolution could ever overcome the physics of flight let alone all the amazing symbiotic relationships a raven is a part of. Let me ask you, when one thanks "science" do you get an answer? Cause I swear, when I thank Jesus, I do. : )
My son rescued a giant crow, he got his foot caught in our fence and the dog was trying to kill it. I grabbed the dog out of the way and he grabbed the bird. That crow and his 3 crow buddies were so grateful, they thanked us loudly, and from then on they were regular guests in our yard. I love birds! Even the hawks, though I used to throw small rocks at the hawks and yell at them for messing with the birds. Watching a mixed flock chase a hawk down the street, fricken hilarious!
Thank you for saveing it =)
They DO actually tell other Crows and Ravens that you can be trusted they are that smart.
Quoth the raven: "Hah, gotcha tail feather!"
I was fascinated by the ravens tugging at tails. I've seen magpies tugging at my rabbits tails! The look of surprise on their faces is so funny. And then the magpies sit on theirs backs as they are grazing!!
I love ravens. I've rescued two ravens in trouble at different times and I swear, they tell their friends about me. Now ravens come to sit and watch me do things in the yard or sometimes follow my car. People thought I was crazy when I told them about these things. I could probably make friends with the ones in our neighborhood really easily... Perhaps I shall...
Good luck and have fun. I've befriended some and they have remained in the same spot for many years now. If you decide to engage, let us know how it goes!
Thank you! I'm no stranger to befriending wildlife...I've enjoyed that since childhood. It's takes patience and perseverance...
I never expect a reaction other than "eh?", of course, but I often acknowledge other animals I make eye contact with when out walking. It only seems polite, somehow.
You're very lucky to have local ravens; I've always wanted to befriend some, but they seem to be incredibly rare in my area. Plenty of packs of crows, to include a fairly large conspiracy that frequents the empty field by my shop, but so very few ravens...
Though, a great many years before I bothered looking up the difference between ravens and crows, I did spot what I thought was a HUGE crow by our local airport one time... Most likely a raven, but again I didn't have the time to stop and find out, nor the knowledge to differentiate. Also, the crows in the aforementioned murder that comes around are quite large for crows!! But, audibly, behaviorally, and by the tail shape, you can tell they're crows.
(Also, I absolutely love the amount of different punny words used to describe groups of corvids; murder, conspiracy, board meeting, etc...)
I gotta raven buddy visiting me daily. He loves me so much that he couldn't be away from me though there's a boundary issues and war is going on. I wanna pet him but mamma says if we touch a wild bird the other birds of his community will kill him. Is it true??
That seagull was like: "A**h***s!" xD
Aren't they just sooo beautiful
I really REALLY want to make crow or raven friends. :( I bring snacks for crows but they aren't familiar enough to notice me after I give them some food.
It takes time, I've been feeding my local neighbourhood birds, including the crows and other birds, as wild birds they are instinctively cautious of humans as large predators regardless of whether or not you feed them, so giving them space and walking away to let them feel safe is important to let them trust you, then they will come to you and become closer to you in their own time. After feeding my local birds including the crows for the last 6 months, my crows call me, sit on top of my roof, wait for me, watch over me making sure I'm safe when I cross the road. They're very sweet, they let me do my thing, I let them do my thing, we coexist in harmony. Good luck with yr birds too. ✌
Try peanuts, peanuts are like crack to birds. Also dont try to rush it, or try to get close to the birds with any sort of trickery as the crows/ravens will 100% notice and get sketched out. Just take it slow and let them start to build trust in you. Also another thing ive noticed is that you should generally try to look at them with only one eye in a sort of side glance. Birds generally wont use both of there eyes to look at something unless there really concentrating on it, and will generally do the side look if there in a more chill mood. Crows/ravens can get sketched out if you stare at them straight on lol.
Ravens are such amazingly intelligent birds, although once while hiking up cowles mountain in SD, I witness an Ariel combat between a pair of red tail hawks and several ravens, it was hard to tell who was winning but it did appear the raven were playing around just to aggravate the hawks, and another time I watch a pair of nesting falcons, with four babies, chase off a small flock of ravens!! Raven in this case were no match for the smaller determine falcons. Wish I had had a camera, but this was years ago... keep up the cool videos!! Peace
In my area, ravens will take on and the kids will play with all kinds of hawks. But adult ravens will always ground themselves and they'll make a very unique growl when the falcons (we have peregrines) are there. Some years the kids will play in the air with the falcons, and I have a couple videos on my channel showing them doing so. As of yet, I haven't witnessed none being caught and killed by a falcon will I was there, but there's so many close calls I fear it's only a matter of time. The adults ground themselves and watch the kids and they won't do anything until the falcon decides enough and is leaving anyway, then the adult raven might take off after it and make sure it leaves their territory. Fascinating to watch! Thanks for you story!
theravendiaries watch wildlife is always fascinating..
I love the sequence when you fly with the raven! 😍
The seagull is not amused!😂
And I love that you put Vivaldi's summer from "4 seasons" into the video.
you gotta love these animals i been feeding crow for the last 2 years almost everyday i cant get enough of these bright animal a surprise every time i feed them
I always think of how our world would be so sad without all those Animals and their voices that fill out the world.
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Why not think of how great and interesting it is that they're here? ;)
I like your videos before i even watch them.
Me to.....there is a "fee;ling" here
We ALWAYS carry a two-pound bag of shelled walnut pieces in our car and we ALWAYS stop to feed every one of the Corvus Family to ALL of our mutual delights in each other!!!
Seagulls are the favorite because they respond so beautifully offended and angry.
What sup fam, let's go annoy a bear. 🤣
That seagull wasn't too pleased about the raven picking on him XD
So cute! Love ravens! 💖
We've had a respectful relationship with our raven clan here in our corner of the Emerald Triangle for over 35 years. They know us as "the noisy humans that try to talk Ravenspeak" because that's exactly what I do every day. I've mastered several of their territorial cries, a few of their food-here quarks, and the female's click-clicks to some extent. Next time they let me vocalize with them I'll record it, u-load to my soundcloud and post a link here. Thanks for your contributions promoting human-corvid interspecies understanding, cheers!
Hello Steven! Love it! First, the serious stuff, any idea how old any one particular bird may have lived? Like did one make it 35 years? Second, um "Emerald Triangle?" like we're talking California right? : ) I could could go a number of different ways on this one ... and ask a number of silly questions, like any changes in the birds demeanor or behavior when sitting above "partying" partakers? Do they tend to eat more, more often? 😆 Anyway look forward to your future posts and certainly look forward to any link to videos or sound you post!
Haha, I had no idea they were such cheeky little bastards! They just string the pot for shits & giggles lol. I love these guys :-)
I'm shocked at how intelligent ravens and crows are. We've got a young crow the wildlife place was going to put down. I said bad luck I'm taking him home ,his wing is fractured so they won't bother with him. I built an Avery for him and he's doing great. They said but its illegal to keep them, I said bad luck I'm saving him end of story. They are amazing , he's trying to talk to us , plays soccer, anything a young child does he does . They are beautiful birds ,every day he amazes me.
@@singu7arity he's out flying around beating up the magpies when we feed them. He's jealous, I don't think they ever forget, of course I still feed him to. Then the wife's Alexandrine parrots get upset and screech, dam birds all drive me mad. But I love them.
@@singu7arity his wing droops and looks broken but I see a few ravens like this and it's not bothering him at all. My eye is still not great after a year ,he flew into me when I was feeding him. He wouldn't eat unless he sat on my shoulder. He demanded that the cheeky barsted , he's not very tame now he's with his mates but he's always on the powerlines calling for food. He hears the magpies at the door and beats them up to steal the meat. Maybe he's jealous because I always feed him first. Just great to see him happy.
They are masters. I like to hear them flying over me, calling "krrp-krrp" They see me allways. Mostly shy, but not allways. The old birds are extremely shy and do not like the appearance of a human at all. The younger birds can accept a human as close as 25 meters, if we are not looking at them
Once again, I am so jealous! I don’t think I have ever seen a Raven where I live now, since watching your awesome videos. You have taught me so much. They are so awesome! My mom has two birds a, Sun Conure and a Cockatoo. Very spoiled birds. I love them so much!
Those that have birds for pets know that they have incredible personalities and are far more engaging than the sterile scientific community has given them credit for. Unfortunately since 1972 it' been illegal to have ravens and crows for pets. This is a sad law in my opinion because prior, there where many people who had crows and ravens for pets, and they made great pets. In fact many chose to go back to the wild and then would come back for visits. To me, that's an awesome pet! Thanks for writing and for sharing your love for the birds!
I have a couple of raven friends at my job. I would much rather have them as friends than as pets.
My friend loves ravens, please, keep studying these birdies intelligence!
Our ravens definitely tease the dogs, to the point that all they have to do is fly by the house and it's on!
I love that the camra guy is dorking out behind the camra 😝😏😉
well said, dorking out is just about right. Most boys go through a girls have cuties stage, I never did but I remember watching as my friends began to come out of it, and they were kind of awkward when they are around girls, especially the ones they liked. I think I understand that now cause I get around these incredible birds, and it's obvious we don't speak the same language, so trying in ways to get their attention and retain it, yeah it's a lot dorky. BUT haha it seems to work!
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That one raven on the left, doesn't give a First😆
They zare the next sentient species, with octopuses...
Yes, but octopuses are way to shy to take over the world ...
Seagull was not having it 😂
Ok! My new 5 seagulls video 1/2/21 ends with 1 crow (pretty sure) cawing from the ground and all 5 fly away north. I think it was you who described the difference between ravens and crows. Now I am subscribed! Thanks!
I think you should share a link to it! And yes, it sounds like a crow!
@@theravendiaries I guess you pop onto my page
Love these feathery little asshole
They are just so much fun to watch!
You have a new subscriber, I keep finding your videos and watching them...and liking, so I think it best I join. Thank you for sharing your work and your passion.🖤🇨🇦
That observation is just incredible. I want to see more from this channel!
haha the seagull litterally shat itself @2:32
Incredible!
You are so right ..the story never ends .We have fewer ravens and mainly Hooded Crows They behave just like this and today I watched a couple of juveniles teasing Canada geese with tail pulling .....Love your video and what is smarter than corvids ? *
I see that the Ravens are Starfleet.. Teasing the Gulls and all.
Great video’s! I just love them. I live in the Netherlands and in some areas we have larger birds called Rooks. Do you also have them in the USA?
Skål! Nej, det ser ud til, at vi kunne bruge nogle af dem.
No, it looks like we could use some of them, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_(bird)#/media/File%3ARook_range_map.PNG
@@TedHouk thanks. The language you answered in first, I am not familiar with. Looks like Danish?
@@gisellekersten4807 yes translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text=Skål!%20Nej%2C%20det%20ser%20ud%20til%2C%20at%20vi%20kunne%20bruge%20nogle%20af%20dem.&op=translate
Here in UK, you see them bullying Sheep / Pigeons all the time.
Basically Ravens are the wild animal version of internet trolls if I'm getting this right
that's how very intelligent animals are. I love cetaceans (esp dolphins) and it seems like there is just an endless stream of new surprising behaviors to observe, info to learn. Parrots too
Agreed, Orcas are my favorite in the ocean, and in school I got to study both pacific bottlenose and the grey whales during migration. My goal is to drone a pacific bottlenose "birthing circle" I just haven't been there at exactly the right with drone ready to go yet!
LOL the opening scene reminded me of Bodega Bay in "The Birds."
haha, last time I was in Bodega Bay (Jan 2017) I got this great video of this ominous looking raven sitting on a set of wood structures that looked like a cross, overlooking the bay and the town. It was strangely cool! There was also a restaurant called "The Birds Cafe". Unfortunately it was closed when we were there.
Who would mess with a grizzly bear just for fun!?!
OK I MUST KNOW!!! HOW AND WHAT... THE CAMERA ON THE BACK OF THE RAVEN... What Camera did you use? How did you mount it? How long did it take for the Raven to get comfortable with it? My Raven Fate, who watches your Crystal Cove Playlist in the mornings 5 days out of the week, which she loves, won't even let me easily put on a flight suit for her (Bird diaper). I need to know the details!!!!!!!!
Sorry to disappoint you, I did the Hollywood fake out and shot scenes of my bird from the back using a green screen in front, so I could make it appear, the bird was flying! Then I used glides and drones to get the scenes I wanted. Mix em together and it looks like, well what you see! BUT, I'm glad it looks like the bird is actually flying cause that was the goal! Thank You!
I LOVE HOW THE VIDEO STARTS!! AMAZING!! Another amazing video :)
I was a kid when Isis was on tv and love these birds because of that show. They are so cool amd amazing!
ISIS? Do you know what that is?
"I see the Raven's made a nest in your eyes, she's got you thinking that her love is a prize, but you'll soon go under from the weight of her lies, as the Raven flies.
nice ... but to date I haven't met any of the lying ravens yet.
Fantastic!!!! Loved every second of it!!!! Much love💜🐦💜🐦💜
I've watched crows torment a cat in much the same way, working in a pair. Cat just thought it might get to the nest maybe or catch one of them, but the crows were having none of it. Whenever the cat cat would turn to one crow, the other would peck the cat's tail and try and pull it off the fence. Poor cat was spinning around like a vinyl record gone absolutely crazy until it gave up and ran away.
Great video. Thanks!
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you!
Fabulous! My favourite Birds - - my favourite channel! :D Tfs
Love the music too. Thanks for posting.
they're so brilliant !
Bonjour cousin? A real "Bouffard"? That was my father's families original name. The story goes a Bouffard family from France settled on the I'le de Orlean in Canada in the late 1600's. But a couple of generations later a set of twins went their separate ways and one ended up writing it Bouffard, the other Boufford! So most of my cousins are Bouffards!
Really interesting
i love how crows/ravens seem to play dumb
These are the same birds that hang around schools & universities. Not joking
I love Ravens, part of my religious faith. Have 2 have regularly perch above my head on my porch railing and my shoulders nearly every day. I have yet named them, as I see them as Odinns Ravens
I want to join a herd of ravens
They are SO cool... And so are your vids... :D
Very nice.
I bet you’ve noticed this before too: Sometimes, when driving on a highway, I will notice a group of ravens on the road, as if there was something tasty to eat, like roadkill. Yet, approaching closer, they all fly up and scatter with nothing to be seen on the road except a stain of blood of some unfortunate animal that got killed by a car. What’s the meaning of this? There is really nothing left to eat, yet Ravens will congregate at places like that, flying right back to the spot once a car has passed. Almost seems like some ritual. Any clues?
Perhaps? A couple times I've actually gotten out of the car to look and have been surprised to see some very minuscule quantity, hardly visible to the naked eye, of remains still there smashed into the assault. They will try to get very tiny bit.
In one of my latest, on our winter road trip, I caught a fairly large group picking at what looked like nothing to me, but it happened to be a very small amount of food below the ice in a fast food restaurant in Moab. I even caught kind of what I would call a rare scrabbling moment where two seemed to be singling out another and chased it away.
@@theravendiaries / Good observation and very likely very true.
But I did have additional ponderings about this (which may not make sense to most, but then again, I’m not ‘most’).
What is blood really? That is if one considers its function in any body. Does it represent spirit or soul of a being? To which I tend to ask: If it is spirit or soul or whatever that’s left on the road, could it be that Ravens know and recognize this and hang around not only because ‘it’s food’, but as a sort of act of reverence for a life passed.
You’ve probably read Ravens in Winter, an observation by Bernd Heinrich. I found it fascinating those many years ago.
As a sort of follow-up to it, a biologist came to Anchorage to study the local Ravens there, who typically hang around fast food waste bins in large parking lots. The idea was to trap a number of them, fit them with tracking equipment in order to learn where they roost at night. Those of us who paid attention to Ravens knew, that they routinely fly into the mountains come night time, but how far? Well, this biologist attempted to find out.
He rented a van with a sliding side door, fitted with a contraption that would shoot out a large net to capture several Ravens at one time. He would then fit the radio collars and let them go, tracking electronics ready for action. Unsuspecting, Ravens didn’t see anything wrong with his van parked near a trash bin. With the first try only two Ravens were caught, the others reacted too quickly. Not a problem for the biologist, he would just have to try again.
However, no matter where in the Anchorage area he went to try his luck, wherever he parked, Ravens would not come to feed. The project came to a halt and we still don’t know how far into the Chugach Mountains our Winter Ravens fly to safely roost for the night.
Somehow Ravens area-wide were able to communicate to look out for a white van, trying to capture ‘us’ and to stay away from it.
It’s stuff like that, which makes me wonder if there is more than food that makes Ravens gather in large groups around blood-stained parts of our roads. Just a thought ; -)
@@petes9878 Funny, in the 20 years I've spent with "my" birds, I still can't figure out exactly where they roost at night. I've got the general areas (and each pair is different) down but that's as good as it gets. It seems they may move about night to night a little also? Keeps the Great Horned Owls guessing?
Loved Bern's books (all of them), but found some very different traits and behavior in my west coast ravens. Most likely many reasons, first being we don't have a cold snowy winter. I also questioned some of his conclusions, like the mountain lion being led to food (a human?) stuff. My ravens naturally go on alert when any type of predator is in the area. I don't believe for a second they are leading these bobcats, coyotes, bears or mountain lions to me ...
Great "biologist" story by the way, thanks for sharing. I keep trying to tell people science is great in classrooms, but when you actually get out into the wild, things are very different. We are dealing with beings with resolve and unique personalities.For example the whole raven communication bit seems to be one of those mysteries of life things.
@@theravendiaries / I agree with your re: ‘when you actually get out into the wild’ observation, and I’m also glad that mysteries still exist.
One observer explained that there is a difference between Intellect and Intelligence. The first being how we humans operate for the most part, a linear world, if one will. Intelligence however always operates in ways that includes balance and harmony with that which surrounds, supports and sustains us, without impairing the balance of the whole. Pretty much all animals operate along those terms.
It is no wonder, that the native peoples of the Arctic considered Ravens as the creators of the world, granting them above average Intelligence.
@@petes9878 Yeah, and they are fun !
I love this birds, so much I want to have few of them; HELP
Great video!
Where can I see the video at the beginning with the camera on the back of that raven?
th-cam.com/video/2DWCt4OJUVU/w-d-xo.html
2:32 Seagull just took a big one.
I loved this.
wtf a bear on the beach 👁👄👁
I would love to interact with my raven neighbors but am not sure how to instigate a relationship.... Any ideas?
If you haven't seen this, start there?
th-cam.com/video/gAnzZesTL3Y/w-d-xo.html
I see hooded crows every day and always have food for them. They know me instantly and inform others so I can have up to 20-40 crows following me. If I ride my bike they fly beside me just inches away to inform me that they have spotted me and I should give them food. Sometimes it is comical when I stop to talk some acquaintance or a friend and we are surrounded by some 30 crows on the ground patiently waiting. The way I see it is that we people caused this world to be sin ridden and that's why the Raven kind is out of paradise. They never deserved to be thrown out, so they are in fact surviving in this world because of mankind screwing it up for everyone else. Thus if I can in any way serve and help their lives to be any better, I gladly do it and consider it an honor, in fact I thank God for it every day. Cheers.
Kurgle Kreutzer You have a beautiful heart & a kind soul... May God keep his hand on your shoulder, always.
+Alicia Gold. Thank you very much, and may God do the same to you also. Cheers.
Thank you Kurgle Kreutzer for your story. I love to hear things about ravens and crows that aren't in my area because they are different. It seems your hooded crows are braver and, or friendlier than my American crows!
+theravendiaries. Thank you. Yes these hooded crows are quite bold once they get to know you, they are also quite large, I would say they look somewhat bigger than their American cousins. Cheers.
Yes in the Biblical account of the worldwide flood, Noah would send the Raven out in search of land.
Whats the song at the end?
Teasing is entering, and yup, You gave credit to Jesus the creator, My Man....
In that case you might enjoy Bob, Huey & Me?
@4:07 Raven snorted coke
Im thinking that these are not ravens but crows. Ravens have a distinct v shape out of their tail.
Hello Janis, I'm not sure what part of the world you are in, but in the areas I travel the common raven has what some call a diamond shape that is most noticeable when the bird is in the air. To me, the most distinguishable traits of the raven are the sounds they make. Young ravens don't have the diamond shape of their tail until the feathers grow all the way out. But the ravens, even the young ones, make very different sounds that are easy to tell from the crows. The ravens don't CAW like a crow does.
For a visual explanation see;
th-cam.com/video/k9-wTnqIidY/w-d-xo.html
and at the 1.55 mark in that video you will see the "diamond tail." Perhaps that's the V you're referring to?
Ravens have rounder beaks, like these, whereas crows have more pointy beaks (at least here in Europe, but I think it's the same everywhere).
1:03 birds of a feather “stick” together...🤡
I want a Raven pet 😭😆
I wish we don't have Ravens so can't befriend them. I would if I could
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Ha! Hilarious!!!
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ravens are mentioned in the Bible
Your intro is about 40 seconds too long.
Perfectly said. God is so good. Even in our darkest deepest trials He is there. Thank you for sharing. Who knows how many may come to know Him out of curiosity from seeing this!
God didn't make the raven, evolution did. Don't thank Jesus, thank science.
I can understand how a God greater than myself could design and create something as amazing as a raven. I, to this day can't figure out how evolution could ever overcome the physics of flight let alone all the amazing symbiotic relationships a raven is a part of.
Let me ask you, when one thanks "science" do you get an answer? Cause I swear, when I thank Jesus, I do. : )
music sucks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no u
It appears i'm the first comment
Yes, you are seeing it before me!?!