Archive for 'Crows in literature'
The Crow Girls by Aaron Pocock
Another lovely drawing of The Crow Girls (characters by Charles de Lint)…
You can learn more about Charles DE Lint here. Or hear one of the Crow Girl stories in this post.
Posted: February 3rd, 2012 under art, Charles de Lint, corvid, Corvids, Crow, Crow art, crows, Crows in literature, The Crow Girls.
Tags: Charles De Lint, Charles DeLint, Crow girls, The crow girls
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Omens related to a Crow according to Vastu Shastra
Here are some omens related to crows according to Vastu Shastra (an ancient Indian doctrine):
Crow is probably the most common bird in India and hence they are often ignored as mere scavengers. But Vastu Shastra associates a number of omens with it. These omens are as follows:-
If a crow coming from the south-west side in [...]
Posted: January 17th, 2012 under corvid, crows, Crows in literature, folklore, lore, myth, mythology, Myths about ravens.
Tags: Crow, crow mythology, crow omens, crows and omens, myths, omens, omens about crows, omens related to crows, Vastu Shastra
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Make a Joyful Noise Audio Recording
A few weeks ago I posted about Make a Joyful Noise written by Charles de Lint (read post here). I enthusiastically shared two of my favorite literary characters, the Crow Girls, Maida and Zia. This story is not available to purchase anymore but since I had a copy I thought I would ask the author [...]
Posted: January 4th, 2011 under art, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, Crow art, crows, Crows in literature, cultural reference, Culture, Fables, folklore, fun, intelligence, Literature, lore, myth, mythology, Myths about ravens.
Tags: Charles De Lint, Charles DeLint, Crow girls, crows and literature, literature about crows, Make a Joyful Noise, The crow girls
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The Crow and the Pitcher more than fable?
The Crow and the Pitcher, originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse.
Scientists believe the fable of the crow and the pitcher might have been fairly accurate given the new research showing rooks using rocks to raise the level of water where a worm resided… to bring the worm up to their level.1
They are such incredibly intelligent birds. The [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2010 under Aesop, corvid, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, Crows in literature, Fables, feeding, folklore, Food, intelligence, Literature, lore, research, Rook, Tool Use.
Tags: Aesop's fable, crow and the pitcher, crow intelligence, fluid mechanics, intelligence, the crow and the pitcher, Tool Use
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Make a Joyful Noise
Crows make for interesting subjects in art and photography and they also make for meaningful symbols and delightful characters in literature. This is one of my favorite depictions of the magic of crows…
Charles de Lint imagined a pair of crow girls, Zia and Maida, who are mischievous and magical. They are obsessed with shiny objects [...]
Posted: December 14th, 2010 under Books about crows, Corvids, Crow, crows, Crows in literature, Literature.
Tags: Charles De Lint, Charles DeLint, Crow girls, crows in literature, Make a Joyful Noise, The crow girls
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