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The Raven As A Symbol B&W

This photo of a young raven was made early in the morning after a snowy stormy night. He and his partner were warming and preening themselves in the morning sun...
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This photo of a young raven was made early in the morning after a snowy stormy night. He and his partner were warming and preening themselves in the morning sun. I was able to get very close to this raven as I am sure he has developed a trust for my presence as we have visited the same area almost every day since his hatching. It seemed a no brainer to capture this marvelous black chrome specimen and present it for your enjoyment in of course black and white.

The Raven is generally thought to be a symbol of sadness, loss and death in most European countries. It is believed by some cultures to be a symbol of impending death! It is believed to be able to smell death before it occurs. Many Christians in the United States believe that the raven is a symbol of Satan and the bearer of bad luck (the raven is mentioned several times in the bible). However, the Raven bird has a completely different symbolic meaning in other cultures; the ancient Greeks believed that the raven was a messenger bird of the god Apollo and the Inuit's (Eskimo's) have a creator god called the Raven Father. Native Americans consider the Raven to be a magical symbol. Native American mythology tells us that the earth was created by a raven that dropped stones into the sea which created the islands.

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