64. ~ Raven ~

The raven has an average wingspan of three and a half, to four feet. You can often hear the swish sound their wing's make. The raven is three to four times larger than the crow. The end of a raven's tail is arrow-shaped or v-shaped. Their main call is a deep gronk, gronk, sound. Ravens aren't much for the city life. Ravens don't like crowds. Generally, they are more private than crows. Ravens recycle, by reusing their nest. Ravens are more intelligent than those of the crow family, and have a broader vocabulary. Ravens seem to consider themselves better than a crow, so I suppose this indicates they have a big ego. Ravens are more cautious than crows. Ravens have tufts of hair around the bill area that some refer to as a moustache. They also have shaggy throat feathers which could remind one of a beard. In flight, ravens have a wider space between their wingtips. Ravens are not birds that flock! They are more individual then the group oriented crow family. Ravens like the hawk or eagle, soar rather than flapping their wings a lot. Ravens are all crows, but all crows are 'not' raven members. The bill of a raven is more powerful and is more curved than the flat crow bill. Ravens jump-back more when on the ground. Hand-raised ravens prefer the indoors more than a crow does. Ravens prefer to perch lower than the crow who loves the high tree tops. Ravens are know to fly wing-to-wing with their mates. Also, female ravens will fly below the male.

Medicine:

Raven medicine teaches us to spread our fingers and reach out to others. They teach us to learn to speak to others on deep subjects of broad interests. The raven encourages us to have big disccusions and not shy away from them. Raven medicine reminds us we don't need a big audience to deliver a meaningful message. They teach us to practice repeating useful meditations. Raven medicine tells us to speak wisdom without having a big ego, and to choose our words cautiously. The raven says to step-back and consider what we say, before we say it. Ravens are the authors, poets, and the songwriters of the world.