Archive for 'Culture'
Crows — An Australian Export?
I read an intriguing article about crows (and corvidae in general) and how they originated in an Australian part of Gondwana12, something I did not know. How very interesting! I learn something new every day! This article is worth reading but I won’t re-post it here, I will link it instead. Just visit here to [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2012 under article, Australia, Common Crow, Common Raven, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, Culture, Gondwana, History, origins.
Tags: article, crows, Crows in the United States, evolution of crows, Gondwana and crows, origin of crows, where did crows come from?
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A story about how a crow changed one woman’s life
Crows can make a difference.
Read the story of how a crow changed Ingrid’s life here.
Posted: April 10th, 2012 under captivity, corvid, corvid play, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows, Culture, Rescue.
Tags: Crow, crow story, how a crow changed my life, rescue
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The Crow from Six Feet Under
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I have been watching Six Feet Under and the opening sequence includes a corvid. I thought it was a raven because it is much bigger than a normal crow and its feathers around the neck are shaggier, it also has a larger bill. So, I did some research and here is what I found out. [...]
Posted: February 15th, 2011 under Common Crow, conservation, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Corvus Albus, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Crow, crows, Crows and Movies, cultural reference, Culture, Laws protecting crows, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Pied Crow, ravens.
Tags: bird in six feet under, black bird, corvid, Crow, crow in six feet under, Illegal to film crow, Is it illegal to film a crow in the United States?, pied crow, Raven, raven in six feet under, Six Feet Under, What is the bird in the beginning of Six Feet Under?
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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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Pie Birds
Inspired by the old poem, Sing a Song of Sixpence, pie bird vents have long since added a homely touch to pies, kitchens as well as serving the functional aspect of cooling pies. I happened upon the November 2010 issue of Country Living in the grocery store and saw these little black birds and had [...]
Posted: October 26th, 2010 under bird pie vents, Crow, crow music, crows, Culture, nursery rhymes, poem, poetry, songs about crows.
Tags: 4 and 20 blackbirds, four and twenty blackbirds, nursery rhyme, pie bird vents, pie vents, sing a song of sixpence, sixpence, vintage pie birds
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The Blackbird Of Derrycairn
Spooky Morning Crows, originally uploaded by ::: Davey :::.
Stop, stop and listen for the bough top
Is whistling and the sun is brighter
Than God’s own shadow in the cup now!
Forget the hour-bell. Mournful matins
Will sound, Patric, as well at nightfall.
Faintly through mist of broken water
Fionn heard my melody in Norway.
He found the forest track, he brought [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2010 under art, corvid, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, crows, cultural reference, Culture, Photograph, photographs, photos, poem, poetry.
Tags: Austin Clarke, blackbird poetry, crow poetry, Irish poetry, poem about black birds, poem about blackbirds, poem about crows, poetry about black birds, poetry about crows, The Blackbird of Derrycairn
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Corvid Sculptures by Terence Coventry
I came across these beautiful corvid sculptures by Terence Coventry and thought I would share them. According to kingsplace.co.uk,
In each of these animal and human figures Coventry masters an amazing balance between anatomy and sculptural form. He distills and refines everyday subjects into powerful and monumental images that have a connection in all of us.
Posted: August 21st, 2010 under art, corvid, Culture, jackdaw, jackdaws, sculptures, Terence Coventry.
Tags: artist, corvid, corvid sculpture, jackdaw, jackdaw sculpture, sculpture, Terence Coventry
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Raven lady
Raven lady
Originally uploaded by myersjp81
The caption reads…
This exhibit was really crazy. The Costume Institute put it on, but put all the mannequins in the period rooms, which are usually empty (of both mannequins and museum-goers apparently). This one was crazy, since she’s holding her mask in one hand, and the raven face is supposed to [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2010 under art, Cover art, Crow, crows, Culture, Raven, Raven Costume.
Tags: gallery, museum, raven and culture, raven costumes, ravens and culture
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Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
The Red-billed Chough is a popular bird in the corvidae family.
The Red-billed Chough or Chough (pronounced chuff), Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from Ireland and Great Britain east through southern Europe [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2009 under chough, Culture, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Red-billed Chough, stamp.
Tags: chough, corvid, Corvidae, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, red-bill chough, Red-billed Chough, red-billed chuff, redbill chough, redbilled chough, redbilled chuff
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Album / CD Covers with Ravens
Ravens are also revered in our culture. Much like the crows who adorn our album/cd covers–ravens are a popular icon for musicians as well. Here are some of the album / cd covers we found with ravens:
When the Raven Has Come to the Earth
The Raven by The Stranglers
Raven’s Nest
by Everwood
Shadow
of the Raven
by Nox Arcana
Seven Ravens: [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2009 under Album Covers, art, CD Covers, Culture, music, music and crows, Raven, ravens, ravens in music.
Tags: album covers and ravens, cd covers and ravens, cd covers with ravens, cds with ravens, cds with ravens on cover, raven on album cover art, ravens on album cover art, ravens on album covers, ravens on albums, ravens on cd cover art, ravens on cds
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