A lot of people think of crows and ravens as representatives of scary beings or even as evil birds because they are black and have been given a bad rap in movies and books. We have Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 movie classic "The Birds" to thank for terrorizing many of us in our youth. Also crows are often depicted as spies for witches or evil overlords in many fantasy books and movies. Think- The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe). The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne describes crows as spies and The series of Young Adult Books- The Secrets of the Immortal Life of Nicholas Flamel also describes crows as evil spies and they attack people and automobiles. There are others examples, but those two just came to mind easily as I was writing this up.
Here is a different take on crows and ravens; great photography depicting their beauty and a nice human interest piece about a young girl who has been regularly feeding crows in her back yard. The crows are her friends now as they will often bring her gifts and leave them in the bird feeder for her. Enjoy.
Stunning Photos Capture the Majestic Beauty of Ravens
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The girl who gets gifts from birds
