I have a big thing about Ravens, have done since I was a kid. Special birds.
That one has all the right bits in all the right places.
One of my Raven photos.
Did you get a deposit?
Such a fantastic bird and the sculpture is just as good, super job
If you're ever towards Caerlaverock way then there's a good population of Ravens there. Quite often here them cronking as they pass overhead when I'm in the area.
Ravens are certainly on the UP! Recent removal of most of our crow population has lead to a void that has been taken up by Ravens (all well and good), I fear issues ahead in the future though as once a bird has "special status" its very hard to get NE to grant an individual licence (actually its darn near impossible as Buzzard grants prove, I know areas were they are very common indeed). The crows were culled for conservation reasons (protecting important ground nesters Wading birds and grouse). I quite like Ravens and their Cronking call but at some point in the future they will be a spanner in the works if numbers rise too high. Still it has surprised many how fast they have come back