Witches and sorcerers were thought to transform into ravens to evade capture. There are nine ravens at the Tower today. Ravens have been used to symbolize death, danger, and wisdom and it is hard to imagine another animal more associated with myth and mystery. Males always outrank females and fights usually occur between members of the same sex only. It is said that the kingdom and the Tower of London will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress. Revered as creators of earth, moon, sun, and stars, ravens are also portrayed as tricksters and cheaters.
Ravens have been seen using sticks to extract insects from logs, placing walnuts in front of car tires, and collecting scraps of paper to use as a rake. A Jeckle of Ravens is a few loner Ravens who have lost their Flock, or have been booted out. Many observers consider ravens to be equal in intelligence to the canids (wolves, coyotes, and dogs). Clever, cunning, fun-loving, smart, and often witty, ravens have long intrigued scientists and other researchers into explaining their behavior. Now, researchers have found living in a flock stresses out young ravens an avian anxiety that resolves only when the birds pair off and gain territory. Its been a while I got some new percussion sounds over Christmas and have been busy with this song for quite some time, picking at it every now and then e.
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