A murder of ravens
A murder of ravens
Did you know that’s what a bunch of ravens together is called, a murder? Interesting I think, but I don’t see ravens as bad or evil birds. To me they are highly intelligent, and fascinating to watch.
We had to deliver some photos out to Teton Village on Saturday. It was raining most of the day, and so pretty gloomy. As we drove down the main road we passed all these ravens on this fence.
This photo isn’t the best, but it shows how many ravens there were.
Attempted murder, a little murder? I’m pretty sure these three were crows, they were quite a bit smaller.
I took this photo on a different day, but I love the raven in the tree.
I stopped to get some horse photos too. I can never have enough of those either.
There is always something interesting to photograph around here. I don’t go anywhere without my camera.
And the winner of the Ecocamel shower head is Melinda Collings. They are getting ready to find an RV, so this is perfect for them.
You do always find something interesting to photograph Mary. The power of those thundering horses coming right at ya is breath taking. I’m having a sleepless night. 3:43 am here in Utah right now. Been up for an hour.
the horses look great like the horses in Belinda Carlisles song :o) I agree with you ravens are super interesting birds. a classmate had a raven once, this bird was amazing and I sometimes thought he understands every word. he also was a thief, but he only grabbed useless things, so no chance to get rich that way :o)
That sure is a lot of birds stting on the fence! I really like how you capture the strength and beauty of running horses!
I had difficulty this morning getting into your blog, but I’m sure glad I finally made it in! A MURDER! There are some pretty interesting collective nouns out there, like a POSSE of turkeys, which is what we have roaming around here in the city!
That raven in the tree is remarkable, Mary. AND THE HORSES? I can never, ever get enough of them. That last one with the brown horse in the forefront, ears pinned all the way back: TERROR on hooves! Gorgeous beauty, awesome danger from a nice, safe distance!
Ravens are fascinating creatures. I’ve read that scientists believe they may have a collaborative relationship with wolves.
Glad to see you have so much inspiration in your surroundings.
The photo of the solitary raven in the tree is incredible, as are the horses.
“Quoth the raven, nevermore.”
Cool captures of the ravens and the beautiful horses. Enjoy your day!
Love all the photos, but especially those ravens. My grandma told me they bring good news from the other side :-)
Love the ravens…what’s the difference from crows? We have tons of crows around here too.
Ravens have facial memory. They can identify someone who was mean to them and exact revenge.
The crows all lined up on those old fence posts is pretty cool
What cool pictures of the ravens, especially the last one. A very good find indeed. Love Dolly
Ravens are always interesting to watch – as you say they are very intelligent. I particularly like your last photo of the raven in the tree. Gorgeous.
Ravens/crows scare the absolute hell out of me! The horses are gorgeous.
Always thought a “murder” of ravens was such a great phrase. Fabulous photo with the erie yellow tone to it. I think ravens are fascinating, and so smart, although I’m not particularly fond of them. It’s a bird eat bird world out there.
I’m so glad this wasn’t an article about target practice with all those ravens lined up on the fence. ;) It’s such a captivating image and I bet it was amazing to see that in person. Just beautiful. :)
I did not know they were called a murder. We have a few of them around us and they are noisy little things. But they’ve moved to another area of the neighborhood, and that makes me happy~ LOL
Oh, my favorite! Corvids! Great pictures. The lone bird is my fav.
Very cool photos! I can see why you never put your camera down…there is no end to the fascinating subjects. I wonder why they call it a “murder”?