2109_1509 Common Raven - a photo on Flickriver

2109_1509 Common Raven

            Continuing the small critters set... which I find as satisfying as getting in close to the "glory" subjects (bears, moose, elk)... here is the genius of the bird world in North America. Bernd Heinrich wrote a wonderful book about them, Mind Of the Raven, that forced me to rethink my assumptions about ravens and bird brains in general. I no longer underestimate them. Every time one comes in close is special. 

When I stopped to take a shot near the Columbia Icefields, this raven flew from the trees and landed at the roadside, no doubt hoping for a handout, no doubt conditioned by tourists who feed the animals (illegal, and I don't see it often - a woman in BC has just been fined $60,000 for feeding bears at Whistler, a judgement that I found heartwarming, because maybe, just maybe, the message has gotten out). At any rate, this raven was bound to be disappointed by me, although I may have kept it amused, because it watched as I got out of the car and lay flat on the road margin for this photo. Shooting down from the driver seat didn't work. The eye level view was much more intimate, and provided a nice background. 

Photographed in Banff National Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Alberta (show map)

Taken on: September 21, 2021

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Common Raven

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Sets appears in: • Best 2021 • Corvids & Icterids

Camera: Nikon D850, f/8.0, 1/400 sec, 200mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Macintosh)
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