Beth Surdut Raven Art Exhibition
Beth Surdut‘s new solo exhibit Listening To Raven contains several new pieces and opens at the Randall Davey Audubon Center July 9 from 5-7 pm. She has cordially invited our readers in the New Mexico area to attend! Beth will also be included in the Randall Davey Wildlife Invitational through June 30. You are also invited to head over and share your Raven stories at the Randall Davey Sanctuary for a potluck on July 22 at 5:30 pm and connect with other Corvid Connoisseurs! Says Beth, “Prior to moving to New Mexico, I...
read moreThe Raven Animated Short Film
The challenge of animating a popular poem such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” is to effectively represent the mood, style and most importantly the voice of the poem. Inspired by the haunting literary imagery within the poem itself as well as illustrations by Edward Gorey,Michael Dibblee has created a dark, ominous visual that compliments and reinforces the poem. View more of Michael’s work at...
read moreThe Chimney Cleaners – Jackdaws on the Roof
Both in the air and on the ground there is an irrepressible jauntiness about jackdaw movements. Yet perhaps the most useful distinguishing feature of this intensely sociable bird is its voice. The full range of calls is complex, although the best known is a monosyllabic, almost dog-like yap, of which the first part of the name is descriptive. Jackdaws make another loud, resonant alarm note, an almost rook-like grating caw, and it is supposed that the bird’s old name of ‘daw’ is onomatopoeic of this sound. Another middle English word for...
read moreArtist Craww Caws About New Prints
Influenced by pretty things in dark places, nasty things masquerading in beauty, hidden stories and happy accidents, Craww is a natural born artist with roots in the graphic design world. Self-taught and a habitual doodler, Craww draws inspiration from daydreams, music, comics, nature, gin and fine wines. Mixing traditional paint, digital elements, pencil, paint, and ink, he aims to bring his twisted vision to life with a mix of elegance, balance and disciplined chaos. Since the launch of his exclusive line of Blik wall graphics in March...
read moreThe Solitude of Ravens by Masahisa Fukase
The Solitude of Ravens was Masahisa Fukase’s last work before he plunged into a coma. This is a monumental and pivotal work in the history of fine art photography. Words can never suffice for these emotional photographs. Fukase is considered to be both a legend and an enigma in his native Japan and for a culture that is traditionally reluctant to expose emotion in public, the expressionistic character of Fukase’s work has since been unparalleled in its impact. Born in 1934, Fukase grew up in a decade of the first Japanese...
read moreA Crow City – Deep Thoughts of a Bird Brain
A Crow City recently hopped up and lightly pecked us on the shoulder, blinked cutely, and began to twitter. I instantly fell in love with its darkly funny narratives and snapshots of what I can only discern is the author. After all, if crows can use tools, what is to stop them from figuring out photoshop? Below are some of our favorites! You can get your daily dose via Facebook or...
read moreCrow Problem in the Kremlin
I do not know much about the ecology in Moscow personally, so this is an interesting dilemma. It stands in stark juxstoposition to cities like London and New York which also have a lot of crows, ravens, pidgeons, and warblers which nest on buildings and so on and which are not exterminated in this way. What would the queen say about a legion of hawks unleashed on the Tower of London, for example? At which point should we consider crows to be a nuisance, and is introducing another bird, such as the hawks (trained or not), really a...
read more15 Silliest Crow, Magpie, & Jackdaw Photos
Throughout history, literature, and art, there is a frequent romanticism of Crows and Ravens that leaves little room for humor. There is certainly nothing funny about Rooks (just look at that mug!) and Ravens prefer to heckle than be heckled, but that doesn’t count out the Corvid Clowns – Crows and Jackdaws, from providing us with several silly moments: A raven gives a hawk a hard time… Meanwhile, a crow gives model Petra Nemcova a hard time… This crow shows off his looted peanut… …then makes a run...
read moreMay Reflections
Summer is here, but it sure doesn’t feel like it! What is up with all the rain? Enjoy some of our cawtastic posts from this past month: John Marzluff, Professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington, began his career researching the social behavior and ecology of jays and ravens. In this post we present a series of lectures lead by John Marzluff to learn about crow ecology, natural history, and behavior. Hear amazing examples of tool use by crows, complex communication among ravens, and the conservation needs of the...
read moreThey’re Baaack – World Cup Crows
The 2010 World Cup (European Football) is only one week away, so to commemorate early, we bring you the Soccer Crow: To view more silly promotional shots of animals playing football, go...
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