Great post. Ravens are very intelligent...they and crows are among my favourite birds. I love their cries. If you listen, they have different cries when they communicate with each other.
They are also monogamous birds, having only one lifelong partner.
They are beautiful looking, especially when their lustrous black feathers shimmer like an oil-slick in the sun.
Theirs is a dangerous beauty, their beaks strong and sharp. Did you also know that crows and Ravens...all from the corvid family can mimic human speech and indeed other creatures such as cats, dogs and other birds.