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In the company of Ravens

This gallery includes my experience with a small community of ravens living in the foothills of Kamloops, B.C. Canada. Other raven photographs in this gallery are from the beautiful islands of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Canada. These are bright and marvelous birds. These were wonder filled experiences. Camera bodies: Canon 1DmkII /30D. Lens used most often: 500 f/4 L with 1.4 tele-converter... Your Votes and comments are welcome :-)


See NRich learning article, Pbase magazine: issue 11 pages 28-33.
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Jenny -printmaker 04-May-2012 10:21
Thanks for sharing such wonderful images. They have made me rethink the way I tackle the challenge of representing birds in graphic art.
mom 06-Mar-2012 02:01
thank you, your work is amazing. You really are the best I've seen in a very long time. The bonus for me, was I got to see old friends up close again. Thank you.
peg Raven Pearson 22-Dec-2011 22:39
magnificiently moving photos of the bird of my soul ...Peg Raven Pearson
neal parisi 24-Oct-2011 22:29
Amazing, ravens are black and extremely difficult to photograph without washing out all other parts of the image.
Excellent work, I'll study.
Amelia Saint George 11-Oct-2011 20:07
My thanks for your wonderfully observant work. I shall use it to inspire me for some sculptures. I shall keep you posted if I produce something.
Aileen 26-Sep-2011 20:04
Thank you so much for sharing your photos of these beautiful birds. Our school is having a Poe-fest, and the art students will benefit tremedously from seeing these birds in their habitat, and free movement. Maybe we'll share some pictures with you!
THANKS AGAIN...Aileen--Santa Rosa, CA
Kelli Mahoney 29-Aug-2011 12:33
# 64 AND 106...so amazing. Like a diary from the raven nation. All these images represent the fullness of their experience, minus the dumpster diving of course. So many people are attracted to their call. Two generations of ravens have patiently played with me, teaching their language, just as a kindergarten teachers instruct in reading. Always face the way they fly: show them your visage. This is the real deal. I just wish I had a recorder with me when I heard the courtship song, the laughing song, and the egg hatching celebration song. An Alaskan raveneer.
Mike 18-Apr-2011 10:26
great series, extremely well done.
i love the irridescent blueblack of raven, looks much like the Great Mystery Void for which raven is messenger.
Mike
Jerry Curtis 19-Mar-2011 01:02
Amazing gallery, Norman! Been here before and left comments, but these birds and your work with them still fascinate me. I think ravens/crows are such underrated birds. Up close and/or photographed well, they are among the most beautiful of birds, and you have done them justice here. (V)
alex massera 01-Mar-2011 07:00
great photos i love ravens i have had the pleasure of having two adopt me at the beach arear where i go i named them tic n tac they will fly on my shopulder and walk with me well hop with me on the beach they are incredibly intelligent they know my auto from down the highway i feed them peanuts they are so very dear to me.al massera
Art Parnell 26-Feb-2011 22:47
What a wonderful series, Norman! I know Ravens are smart, but I never realized how beautiful they can be. My compliments to you!
Seija P 08-Feb-2011 23:06
I'm also very excited to see someone as interested as I am in these amazing birds, they are very symbolic animals to the West Coast first nations! Beautiful images captured here in our province!
Susan G Kaye 08-Feb-2011 01:15
I have returned again and again to your raven gallery. What a magnificient artist you are and how marvellous the ravens. Your photos have inspired me to paint these remarkable creatures of nature. Thank you.
Lisa Persinger 29-Jan-2011 18:28
Your photos are very remarkable and beautifull! I have a pair of ravens nesting in a small wooded area at the back of my property. Everyday I look for the mysterious and intelligent birds. We first noticed the pair when we bought our house in Oct. 2004. The two ravens are here year round. I've deccided to learn more about these magnificent creatures and am trying to get some photos of the pair. Thanks for this lovely and superb collection of photos!
Rocky Morin 18-Jan-2011 05:12
What an amazing raven gallery. Thanks for sharing.
chuck 02-Jan-2011 23:57
Awesome photo's.
You have the magic touch.
Thanks
Guest 02-Jan-2011 23:54
Awesome photo's.
You have the magic touch.
Thanks
Miocellonina 09-Dec-2010 02:17
I was looking for inspiration for my wood engraving Christmas card revolving around Ravens. I lived in the mountains for a while and I love these birds. I miss them now that I am back east. Thank you for inspiration and bringing back memories of these remarkable birds. When I die I would like to be considered smart enough to come back a Raven.
anuschka 19-Nov-2010 11:57
I see it's all been said, just expressing my appreciation and thanks for sharing! BV.
adesmond 25-Oct-2010 19:20
spectacular
Guest 22-Jul-2010 04:30
breathtaking images, huge inspiration!!!
Teanna 16-Jun-2010 16:52
Not only captures the action, the expressions, but the incredible details of the feathers. In Pennsylvania we have a breeding population of ravens (north of the farming country where I live), a new and wonderful thing for us. I am an artist and writer interested in middle reader and young adult fantasy, based on the natural world. Raven has swooped into more than one tale. These pics (along with the excellent books of Bernd Heinrich) are an inspiration. Keep up the great work.
Bear Lake 19-Jan-2010 22:35
near daybreak they come to my cabin in the Algonquin Highlands, with croaking demands to be fed. They are always denied, to keep them strong and wild. We can bond with these magnificent souls, if we speak their secret language,
Your images capture their essence.
Maureen 29-Nov-2009 23:08
Incredible study!!!!Your photos have brought forth the magnifigence of the powerful Raven. I am visiting in Northern Alberta and have the opportunity to visit with these birds daily. I was wanting to sculpt them and came across your photos the clarity and detail is amazing. Hych'ka siem/Thank you to Raven for allowing himself to be photographed. Thank you to you Norman for sharing these insights!!!!
John Crittenden 20-Nov-2009 20:19
There are many views and impressions I have of Ravens. I often wished I had
a camera in hand to capture them. Particularly Ravens in the Frost. Ohhh.
Raven's child 17-Aug-2009 01:28
Thank you so much for sharing these photos. Raven is a huge part of my life, guarding me, warning me of upcoming traffic hazards (narrow mountain roads, elk), permitting me to feel safe in areas where an old woman might not otherwise be safe. I "speak" Raven, but not well -- it hurts my throat. What a joyful thing to be "in the company of Ravens."
Guest 14-Aug-2009 05:28
raven is a trickster not to be meddled with here on the west coast. the photos truely capture ravens beauty and mystic!
gardener 16-May-2009 06:11
Now and then I visit you raven gallery and never ceased to be amazed. I'm a magpie shooter in Provenc and know how difficulet it is to catch those shy blackbirds. Congratulations. Peter
Raven 01-May-2009 10:06
Wonderful photos which even show the personality of the ravens. Best photos I've seen on the net. As we have no ravens in my country, I appreciate these photos even more.
Frank Potter 10-Feb-2009 18:02
Beautiful photos, our ravens look a little different than your but very simular. Ruidoso, New Mexico is in the south central mountains of New Mexico at 7 to 12 thousand feet elevation. I observed approximately 100 of them circulting just before dark and an approcing snow storm. I have been documenting their language for about 5 years and understand what they say to each other. I assisted a young one that blew out of the nest and it lived in our back yard and in a screened pen at night so the cats wouldn't get it until it flew away in about 3 weeks. Still visits me. Frank Potter Ruidoso New Mexico
Raven 21-Dec-2008 04:34
Thank you for these fantastic pictures! Due to complications with Lyme disease, I was unable to get out this spring to hang with the mated pair of ravens I have been studying for the past 5 years. Your photos brought them indoors for me, and number 91 in particular just captured my heart. Such intelligence and beauty. I love my ravens, and they have come to know me and fly down to greet me when I show up. Keep up the good work.
Roland Cox 04-Nov-2008 06:51
Thank you for sharing the beauty of these unique birds! Magnificent work ! I'm sure all of us that view it wish we could have been with you to share your experience.
Roland Cox
Denise 02-Nov-2008 20:49
Your photos of this clan of ravens is outstanding, not only in content of personality,as if that were not difficult enough, but also composition as an artist would critique. my fav. is #80 all those sharp angles work perfectly.
rebecca 29-Oct-2008 00:55
its a beautiful collection . i love ravens i'll remember this website for sure :)
Susan 01-Oct-2008 23:42
Norman,
Your work is fantastic, clean shot and beautiful. I am inspired!
Tina 27-Jul-2008 21:22
All I can say is "Wow" This is the most beautiful collection of photographs I have ever seen. And what an honor it must have been to be part of their surroundings, to be able to watch and observe as you must have done. Simply "Beautiful". Thank you for sharing, so very much appreciated. Kangita Isnala (Lone Raven)
Ingrid Dela Rosa 01-Jul-2008 01:08
Wonderful images of the Raven. There is more to this big, beautiful bird than meets the eye. Currently I am building a 24"h raven, stylized, out of clay.
Your pictures have been a help and pleasure.
There is a pair of ravens nesting high in the tree in back of my house. Soon the chicks should be ready to leave - I hope they'll be well - I have a love for ravens.
Ingrid Dela Rosa
AlexP 26-Jun-2008 12:26
Wow, fantastic gallery! At times their behaviour seems almost human, amazing work. Big Vote!!
gardener 25-Jun-2008 08:50
You are one of my "favorite" artists and now and then I go back to see your raven gallery. I've taken pictures of jackdows (chuka in french) on the Forcalquier cathedral with my measly Nikon 70-300, but nothing compared to your wide ones. Peter
Little Raven 09-May-2008 18:59
This is amazing to me. They are great wonderful being
captured in the settings that they are undesturbed. My
name is Little Raven in my culture.
Kat 29-Apr-2008 04:41
What a wonderful find! I am always on the look out for detailed pictures to do woodburnings and drawings. The most complete study I have ever seen but most of all beautiful and captivating. What an experience it must have been to capture these breathtaking moments. Thank you for sharing.
Bill Cole 17-Apr-2008 19:56
Thank you for the photos. I am starting to carve the head of a raven for a friend of mine to put on a walking stick.
Nekuda 01-Apr-2008 19:21
My name is Little Bird Screaming. I heard that Iam from the Raven clan. My greatgrandfathers name was Alfred/Alfredo Morrow, I believe.As I see all these beautiful birds.....I want to fly. We are who we are.Love and compassion to all who come here and join us. HO.
Guest 15-Jan-2008 18:41
fantastic bird & the best shots on webb clearest & sharpest more on this birdplease cheers dean
Guest 11-Jan-2008 17:49
I love the work, it is awesome. I am from the Haida Nation, from the Yaguuulaanuuus Clan, which is the largest clan of Haida Gwaii. Which is the Raven Clan. Howaa (Thank-you) for sharing these beautiful pictures.
dinah saluz 28-Dec-2007 22:06
Magnifique gallerie. Great work !
geonni banner 10-Dec-2007 19:43
Just when I thought there would never be another gallery of ravens as good as orman Rich's, there was - also by Norman Rich. Bravo! V
Tom Payne 06-Dec-2007 04:06
Great gallery, fascinating birds, enjoyed it.
Sudipta 10-Nov-2007 22:11
Very nice collection . I can not believe Raven can be such good subject .
Sherry Markel 01-Nov-2007 04:22
This is the most beautiful collection of raven photos I have ever seen. Thank you so very much for posting these on the web to share with the rest of us. I share a habitat with ravens in the San Francisco peaks of northern Arizona. You have taken some master pieces of portraits for the rest of us.
raven 13-Oct-2007 07:55
Simply
i cannot stop grinning... i have adored birds... and these birds for... mayhap as young as 7 or 8 years of age... and they are not indigenous to our area. thank you SO VERY MUCH for sharing your truly amazing "bird's eye view" of these favourites of mine. the intelligence, love for their young, protection, and clever eyes... so much of who and what they are is spoken in volumes through your talent. thank you!
~ raven
emily whittlesey 22-Sep-2007 01:38
what a treat to see such a sweet variety and sensitively done photos!
thank you!
Daine Raven 09-Jun-2007 11:54
what can i say....... gave me goosebumps!!!! MAGNIFICENT work
Veronica Fresh 29-Mar-2007 03:27
Hello, you are an extraordinary artist, simply extraordinary. This is such a galley, wow, it blew my mind just looking at these unbelievable images. You certainly have been blessed.
Veronica
Guest 25-Feb-2007 20:08
Absolutely beautiful work. If you sell prints of these guys, please email me at wednesday.mac at gmail.com
tamakin 25-Feb-2007 09:52
GORGEOUS pics, well done :D
Rosemarie Kusserow 17-Jan-2007 10:57
Fantastic gallery from these beautiful and very intelligent birds Norman, I enjoyed to view at all your fine images, thanks for sharing, a big vote, regards, Rosemarie :o)
Greg Burke 08-Jan-2007 00:42
some very amazing shots here.. Ravens have got to be one of the smartest birds around, for sure very entertaining as your gallery proves...
wildoat 25-Dec-2006 13:30
Without a doubt the best collection of Raven pictures I have ever seen. They are wonderful birds.
carol j. phipps 01-Nov-2006 18:25
Incredible collection. Vote
Guest 21-Oct-2006 22:32
Well done ... They are a magnificent bird and fun to watch ... The native Americans thought very highly of them ... John S. voted
martyn george (Hedonic3000) 17-Oct-2006 22:18
These are just stunning images. Hat's off!!
Bird Girl 14-Sep-2006 18:24
This is a great collection of photographs of juvenile ravens (you can tell by their pink mouths)! I am a wild bird rehabilitator, and one of our permanent residents is a common raven female. It's truly amazing how intelligent these birds are, how clever and cunning... Truly wonderful animals! Bird Girl, Arizona
Paul Lantz 14-Aug-2006 04:33
This is a great gallery. While you were fortunate to find these birds, it took a lot of patience and expertise to end up with such a selection of great shots that show them in natural surroundings.
reyeslp 11-Aug-2006 05:02
Another outstanding gallery, Norm. This is an amazing addition to the owls and eagles galleries. And I almost forgot - the Canada West:Wild LIfe gallery. The images are all so outstanding that it is difficult to pick individual favorites and they all work together.
Bryan Ramsay 11-Aug-2006 01:21
Norman, this set of shots is just incredible! You've done a spectacular job of catching the personality of these ravens, this photo session must have been a awe inspiring period! I'll be back! The gallery clearly deserves a vote! VR BJ
Jess. ( Lady.D.) 10-Aug-2006 16:31
What an extraordinary gallery, more interesting than most bird images because of the natural and eclectic range of pose. Outstanding photography, thank you for posting this.
Regards Jess
Barri Olson 09-Aug-2006 23:28
Ravens are truly interesting and intelligent birds, yet not easily photographed...illusive nature and dark color. What an excellent series. So well composed, exposed, an intimate view.
Marcel-Etienne 09-Aug-2006 23:09
After your great "Eagle & Salmon", "Valley of Eagles" and "Snowy Owl Spirit Portraits" series, with this raven gallery you have once again managed to compose an entirely new variation on your favourite theme, north american and canadian nature and wildlife.
"In the Company of Ravens", indeed! Judging from these shots, you must have managed to become one of them for a while. In mythology, the raven is supposed to be a shapeshifter, but in this case it looks as if it went the other way round, and you were the one who transformed into a raven!
The editing is also exceptional, and takes full advantage of the careful shooting. Amazing!
Bryan Ramsay 08-Aug-2006 02:00
What a superb collection of raven shots! I will try and join your thread tomorrow with a few more comments! Your dynamic range control and lighting on their "black" feathers is superb. Rarely do you see a shot that so clearly shows the almost purple irredescence on a raven's feathers! Very well done! -BJ.
Guest 06-Aug-2006 05:43
Great shots! Always nice to see others who appreciate these amazingly intelligent birds.
Rosemarie Kusserow 05-Aug-2006 18:38
Wonderful gallery Norman, I enjoyed, regards, Rosemarie :o) v
RALPH ELDRIDGE 04-Aug-2006 15:35
DEFINATELY THE PREMIER BIRD OF NORTH AMERICA AND YOU HAVE DONE WELL WITH THESE IMAGES.
IT'S A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY. I'VE BOOKMARKED YOU FOR MORE THROUGH VIEWING AS TIME PERMITS. ALSO GALLERY VOTE.
CIS 01-Aug-2006 01:21
Remarkable tribute and outstanding photography!!! Wish I could Vote more than once.
Seeing this gallery meant so much to me. I've spent some time in their
company (minus a camera) and also some rescue work with them...they are so
intelligent and their social structure is beyond my ability of explaining.
I'm very touched by the moments you've captured.
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