The Beautiful Raven!

I've always been very attracted to Ravens every since I was a little kid!

While my father was fishing,  (he was such an ass all the time.) it really sucked going fishing as well as doing anything else with him so I usually played with the Ravens.

Anyhow, I used to run through the forest chasing these Ravens-  It was funny because after I chased them for a few minutes, they would fly a bit, and call me to come to them  or so it seems.

I'd get to the tree they were at, they'd fly off & I'd run off to meet them again.  I'd do this for hours at a time.

I guess that after doing this time, & time again for so long, I actually learned how to make they sound they call to one another which really made it even more fun because I could pretty much call them to come.  (I'm totally serious).

I did this quite often through my childhood, up into my teen years and never realized the connection I had to them until A pair were nesting in the tree in front of the neighbors house (These birds are FEARLESS protecting their young).  When someone came by the tree these Ravens would attack.  For some strange reason, they would let me by them, but no one else.

Well the Raven is my favorite bird, and one of my favorite animals, always has, & always will.  They are so smart, fearless, and they seem to have a mystery all of their own.

To this very day, I can still make the call!

In the mythology, and legends of many Northwest Indian tribes, the Raven is honored as a hero.

He is a revered and benevolent transformer figure who helps the people and shapes their  world for them, but at the same time, he is also a trickster character and many Raven stories have to do with his frivolous or poorly thought out behavior causing trouble for him and the people around him.

The Raven is noted for negative traits such as gluttony, greed, and impatience as well as for his heroism and great deeds.

Ravens are also used as clan animals in many Native American cultures, particularly those of the Northwest Coast (such as the Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl, Nisgaa-Gitksan, and Salishan tribes)  and the northern Athabaskan tribes (such as the Tanaina.)

The Raven is an important clan crest on the  Northwest Coast and can often be found carved on totem poles, bentwood boxes, and other traditional northwestern art. Other tribes with Raven Clans include the Menominee tribe.

The Raven, the only bird that acts like it could be human!  :)