Our Friend Raven

We saw a Raven on our walk last Sunday and stopped to listen to it for a while. He was chatting with another bird nearby. I love listening to all the fascinating sounds they make! Here is some tidbit info on ravens:

Ravens have high intelligence and are perhaps the smartest birds. Their intelligence might be on par with wolves and some breeds of dog.

Ravens can mimic sounds from their environment, including human speech. They have a wide range of vocalizations. Fifteen to 30 categories of vocalization have been recorded for this species, most of which are used for social interaction. Calls recorded include alarm calls, chase calls, and flight calls. Non-vocal sounds produced by the Common Raven include wing whistles and bill snapping. Clapping or clicking has been observed more often in females than in males. If a member of a pair is lost, its mate reproduces the calls of its lost partner to encourage its return.