Was this bird messing with my head, or what?

I was shopping with my daughters today, and mentioned to them that I had never seen a raven in the wild in my whole life, although they’re supposed to live in this area. A few minutes later we walked out ot the store and I heard this loud croaking sound I’d never heard before; looking in the direction of the noise I saw what looked like a giant crow on top of the building. When I got home I looked up ravens on the internet and listened to recordings of their calls, and it was, in fact, a raven.

Ravens themselves seem like they have their own inherent magic, or something. They are very intelligent. First time I saw one, it was picking at a dead rabbit in the middle of my horse’s pasture. Definately looked like king of the bird world (at least in my area) to me.

Santa Barbara Sunrise at 6am ambient noises with wild birds, owl and crows 5-24-09

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