I've actually had a raven ACTUALLY talk to me, whilst getting back in the van from a delivery to an isolated house down West Wales. "Hello", it said, "Hello", I replied, stunned. "" How are you?" it said, "I'm Ok", I replied, getting back in van, driving off, like this......😮 Figured out it must have been a semi tamed bird that the houseowner must have been feeding.
Yep been doing this for years I have 3 dishes out for birds it's surprising how much they use them even in winter. My yard is full of wild doves, mynas, starlings and the raven pair who claimed this area visit most days
Feather shake-poofing apparently means "smile," or perhaps "I like you." The ones I feed on campus, they do this to me all the time. (Some of them also give a brief slight "bow" while pointing their beak downwards, looking at their feet. Dunno what that one means.) And, if they look you in the eye, and then poop, it means they REALLY like you.
I’ve seen them do these before! Although they also poof their head and body when intimidating other ravens or birds, but the body language is usually different. I think our ravens do the head proofing and make a clicking noise to us as a “I like you” or a “thank you”message as well. Thanks for sharing your experience!
@@lookingupwithnathan9647 when they do the little bow, looking at their feet ...maybe I taught them this. When they arrive, I always look down, to get my bag of nuts to feed them. So, if crows don't all do a "greeting bow," then my crows must think they're speaking human, and copying a human greeting. Crow gifts: bottle cap, rubber octopus (in pieces,) strip of duct tape, barbie wristwatch, sprig of rosemary with a tiny vine wrapped around it. Each one of these was purple. (Even bright purple duct tape. The tiny vine? Tiny bright purple flowers.)
Raven 1: How's it going? Raven 2: Not bad. You? Raven 1: My wing hurts a bit. Raven 2: Come over here. I'll take a look. Raven 2: Does this hurt? This? Raven 2: It will pass. See you later.
A bird's feet are also very poor conductors of electricity. So while they are not fully immune to being electricuted, they are at a much much lower risk while on a power line.
I don't know much about what do raven sounds mean but from a context it looks like just the random sound/a sound that indicates that they feel about each other
There’s a few methods of telling the difference between ravens and crows! Here’s a few: Size: Crows are roughly pigeon sized, whereas Ravens are giant. Around the size of red tailed hawks (although I’ve seen them get bigger!). Although scale can be hard to determine at times without a reference, so looking at other features helps make a more accurate identification Beak: Crows have smaller, thinner beaks that come to a straight point at the end. They also have nasal bristles that line the base of the beak. Ravens have bigger, thicker beaks that have a slight curve at the end. They also possess nasal bristles but they are longer than what you find on crows. As far as size goes, a funny rule of thumb I’ve heard is “If it’s a beak with a bird attached, it’s a Raven” Flight pattern/wings and tail feathers: Crows tend to flap a lot and do not soar, and when they land they tend to seem unsure or unsteady. Their wings are shorter and broader, and posses fan shaped tails. Ravens will flap rapidly at times but also tend to soar a lot, similar to a raptor. Their wings are longer, and somewhat more narrow when compared to crows and posses diamond shaped tails. They land with more confidence and steadiness, without the shifting you see in crows. General appearance: Crows have slick feathers, and a smaller, less bulky body when compared to Ravens that have thicker, bulkier bodies with proportionally larger heads than crows. They possess shaggier feathers and throat feathers (also known as throat hackles) that almost resemble a beard, especially when they fluff them out Calls: Crows make the classic “caw” that many are familiar with whereas Ravens make a deeper “croak” or “gronk”. Both birds make more calls than those but Ravens have a lot more than crows. They make clicking calls, a higher pitched “Ah Ah Ah” in rapid succession (often when chasing a hawk or some other raptor), and more. They are kind of hard to describe so I highly suggest you listen to some of their calls online! You can hear some different calls on my channel as well! Behavior: Behavior is a broad term, but in this context I refer to their flocking behaviors. Crows are always in a flock and rarely seen alone. Ravens love to flock up with other Ravens as well, but generally spend their time in pairs of mated duos (although younger ravens with hang in “gangs” until they find a mate) Hope these tips help! 🙂
Love how the one bird moved closer to the other bird! Cute! But no, they don’t need our help! Put out water for birds if you want, but there’s no need to! They’re wild animals! They can and should take care of themselves!
We just like to put water and food out to make friends with them! I can attest to how capable these birds are at survival, but it’s nice to have raven friends 🙂
Tell that to emergency evac workers in my area rescuing wild horses. Yes, nature does often need our help, and even if it didn't "need", we all can benefit.
Are they okay with this being uploaded to the internet?
As long as they don’t know 🤫
@@lookingupwithnathan9647 i hope they dont
Yeah, we good
😂 probably not
Certain restrictions apply
I've actually had a raven ACTUALLY talk to me, whilst getting back in the van from a delivery to an isolated house down West Wales.
"Hello", it said, "Hello", I replied, stunned. "" How are you?" it said, "I'm Ok", I replied, getting back in van, driving off, like this......😮
Figured out it must have been a semi tamed bird that the houseowner must have been feeding.
That’s incredible! I hope to reach that level of relationship with our local ravens someday. Thanks for sharing!
They are incredibly intelligent, crows too. I talk to them all the time; a lot of them know really rudimentary English.
Even though I'm aware ravens and crows can talk, if that happened to me, I'd likely ask my doctor to change my meds.
You sure it wasn't the shrooms?
Wow, I hope that wasn't Randall Flagg. 😨
Put water out for birds. Shallow dish like a pie plate or a shallow bowl with a large rock in it. They need our help especially when its hot outside.
Agreed! We actually have two large kiddy pools we put out for the birds. The ravens love to drink from it and bathe in it!
Every animal needs our help when it's hot outside.
I did that too.
Unfortunately the crows only showed up to dip something in and eat most of it. 😅
Yep been doing this for years I have 3 dishes out for birds it's surprising how much they use them even in winter. My yard is full of wild doves, mynas, starlings and the raven pair who claimed this area visit most days
@@Matterhorn3808 That sounds like the dream!
Raven 1:I love you
Raven 2:I love you too
I have a feeling this is exactly what they said!
❤
The tension is palpable.
Yeah, those cables are tought.
'I'm away to get the dinner'...! Beautiful birds, I love them!❤️🖤
Ha! Having a talk on the telephone?
😂
Feather shake-poofing apparently means "smile," or perhaps "I like you."
The ones I feed on campus, they do this to me all the time. (Some of them also give a brief slight "bow" while pointing their beak downwards, looking at their feet. Dunno what that one means.) And, if they look you in the eye, and then poop, it means they REALLY like you.
I’ve seen them do these before! Although they also poof their head and body when intimidating other ravens or birds, but the body language is usually different. I think our ravens do the head proofing and make a clicking noise to us as a “I like you” or a “thank you”message as well. Thanks for sharing your experience!
@@lookingupwithnathan9647 when they do the little bow, looking at their feet ...maybe I taught them this. When they arrive, I always look down, to get my bag of nuts to feed them.
So, if crows don't all do a "greeting bow," then my crows must think they're speaking human, and copying a human greeting.
Crow gifts: bottle cap, rubber octopus (in pieces,) strip of duct tape, barbie wristwatch, sprig of rosemary with a tiny vine wrapped around it. Each one of these was purple. (Even bright purple duct tape. The tiny vine? Tiny bright purple flowers.)
Love hearing corvids talk and chatter. Rock gwah honk! 😊
Same here!
She’s telling him she’s just washed her feathers and can’t do a thing with them.
crows always saying they see a “carrr!” 🤔
Haha cute
Such gorgeous, glossy feathers… why am I jealous of a raven lmao
Their bond lasts their lifetime - so intelligent that they can feel commitment and attachment.
Truth! They are such incredible birds!
Thats not due to intelligence
Many all birds pair for life - dumb ones too.
Raven 1: How's it going?
Raven 2: Not bad. You?
Raven 1: My wing hurts a bit.
Raven 2: Come over here. I'll take a look.
Raven 2: Does this hurt? This?
Raven 2: It will pass. See you later.
You are lovely.
I love how they move closer to each other, thank you for this lovely video.
No problem, thanks for checking it out!
Dont worry hooman, we know how to deal with high voltage, just dont touch the ground while you are on the line
As long as you only touch one line you are fine.
A bird's feet are also very poor conductors of electricity. So while they are not fully immune to being electricuted, they are at a much much lower risk while on a power line.
I LOVE THEM
Me too!
The random pigeon noises around 0:35 lol
Lovely video footage there and very nice audio too - very clear👍
@@djwt20 Thanks for checking it out!
Awee such precious birds 🥰
A bit of a scary place for romance! But it is nice to see these tender moments between this couple👍
They’re a so pretty 😢❤
@@trishugnish They are indeed!
Very cool!
Cool talk!
Indeed!
I hear those lovely pigeons 🥹❤
Those are our pet pigeons! They are lovely indeed 🙂
That is adorable! I wonder what they are saying to each other.❤❤
I don't know much about what do raven sounds mean but from a context it looks like just the random sound/a sound that indicates that they feel about each other
Lots of electricity flowing in and around those birds
It’s pretty neat how they can chill on power lines like that without much worry!
The line looks to be connected to a transformer secondary, but since it's bare it's probably the neutral which is probably grounded.
State of that pole!
They talked about something. Handsome guys😊😊👍👍🤝🤝
I love Ravens! Great video! New subscriber here ✨
Thank you so much! The support means a lot!
Lovely ❤
So they don’t have much to say ... 😂
They noticed ya, haha
Verbal conversation starts at 1:25
Obviously Finnish crows!
These are actually common ravens! I live in Nevada and finnish/hooded crows don’t exist here anyways
🤗🥰
Maybe they discussed electricity prices :-)
Wouldn’t be shocked 😉
@@lookingupwithnathan9647 lmaoooo
Be careful around those power poles now.
That’s so raven of them!
😑
❤❤❤❤❤❤
0:25 OMG, Bernice! Do you _EVER_ shut up?!
How can you tell they're not crows? 🐦⬛
There’s a few methods of telling the difference between ravens and crows! Here’s a few:
Size: Crows are roughly pigeon sized, whereas Ravens are giant. Around the size of red tailed hawks (although I’ve seen them get bigger!). Although scale can be hard to determine at times without a reference, so looking at other features helps make a more accurate identification
Beak: Crows have smaller, thinner beaks that come to a straight point at the end. They also have nasal bristles that line the base of the beak. Ravens have bigger, thicker beaks that have a slight curve at the end. They also possess nasal bristles but they are longer than what you find on crows. As far as size goes, a funny rule of thumb I’ve heard is “If it’s a beak with a bird attached, it’s a Raven”
Flight pattern/wings and tail feathers: Crows tend to flap a lot and do not soar, and when they land they tend to seem unsure or unsteady. Their wings are shorter and broader, and posses fan shaped tails. Ravens will flap rapidly at times but also tend to soar a lot, similar to a raptor. Their wings are longer, and somewhat more narrow when compared to crows and posses diamond shaped tails. They land with more confidence and steadiness, without the shifting you see in crows.
General appearance: Crows have slick feathers, and a smaller, less bulky body when compared to Ravens that have thicker, bulkier bodies with proportionally larger heads than crows. They possess shaggier feathers and throat feathers (also known as throat hackles) that almost resemble a beard, especially when they fluff them out
Calls: Crows make the classic “caw” that many are familiar with whereas Ravens make a deeper “croak” or “gronk”. Both birds make more calls than those but Ravens have a lot more than crows. They make clicking calls, a higher pitched “Ah Ah Ah” in rapid succession (often when chasing a hawk or some other raptor), and more. They are kind of hard to describe so I highly suggest you listen to some of their calls online! You can hear some different calls on my channel as well!
Behavior: Behavior is a broad term, but in this context I refer to their flocking behaviors. Crows are always in a flock and rarely seen alone. Ravens love to flock up with other Ravens as well, but generally spend their time in pairs of mated duos (although younger ravens with hang in “gangs” until they find a mate)
Hope these tips help! 🙂
@@lookingupwithnathan9647
Thank you! Very good information. 👍
@@KenG557 No problem!
KITTIES
She doesn't want anything from him 😂
They're discussing a dog toy they found, one of those rubber pigs
Thank you nathan
Thank you for your support!
Otshen umnõje i delovõje❤❤😂😂
Rik and two crows
they might be questioning their evolution into black birds considering the heat they are in now...
Ravens actually do pretty well in the heat! And the color black does better when protecting from UV rays!
The ravens fed Elijah.
Yes they did!
Ты меня уважаешь??и я тебя уважаю!!мы с тобой очень уважаемые !!??
I’m sorry I cannot understand this comment. If you run your question through google translate or something I’d be happy to answer!
Croak the raven.
😅❤
Very neutral.
(See what I did there?)
Bro that is genius 😂!
It makes me nervous that they're so close to the pole. Electric wires are only safe to touch uninsulated when you're not touching anything else, no?
Yeah as long as you are only making contact the wire (not something else like the ground or another wire) you’ll be good!
Raven couple on a wire
Parrots are so smart
These are actually ravens! But parrots are incredibly smart too!
The sexual tension is unbearable
#BirdsArentReal
Love how the one bird moved closer to the other bird! Cute! But no, they don’t need our help! Put out water for birds if you want, but there’s no need to! They’re wild animals! They can and should take care of themselves!
We just like to put water and food out to make friends with them! I can attest to how capable these birds are at survival, but it’s nice to have raven friends 🙂
@@lookingupwithnathan9647Wolves certainly know that.
Tell that to emergency evac workers in my area rescuing wild horses. Yes, nature does often need our help, and even if it didn't "need", we all can benefit.
Too much video time for “little talking”.