If you’re like me and countless others, you are spending January in a time of reflection. Whether it’s starting a New Year’s ...

A raven's been hanging around the neighborhood. This is unexpected, though it's not unprecedented. Ravens are at least casual winter visitors here. Last winter, I saw a raven along state Highway 20 ...

The story of the mischievous, infamous raven living on the Redlands is "only this and nothing more," as Edgar Allen Poe might say. Known as "Black Bart" in the neighborhoods near The Ridges and ...

TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. — Ravens are a rare sight in the Peach State, but even rarer is a raven’s nest. Birdwatchers at Tallulah Gorge State Park in northeast Georgia made the “extraordinary” find. The ...

And since the large and noticeable, black raven primarily survives by feasting on carrion, the bird came to represent darkness and death, sin and sinning to many ancient and medieval civilizations.

Lately, while reading about the Vikings and the Saxons, I encountered the tale of the raven banner, a flag that foretold the outcome of battles. If the flag remained outstretched, showing the raven, ...