raven

Never have we imagined that ravens can be such affectionate and adorable animals. They get such a bad rep - so scary, don't go near them. Loki though, Loki is the most adorable raven we've ever seen in our lives. He's comes when he's called, he preforms tricks, he responds when talked to, and he has the deepest voice we've ever heard - the last thing we expected was for him to sound like that. 

Birds are honestly so underrated - they can be so playful and wholesome. This is not the first time that birds have taken over the hearts of the people on the internet, they've done it many times. For example, when birds speaking in different accents went viral on twitter. We love birds, and now, we love ravens too. 

Wow! This is incredible!

This is something we see from parrots all the time, but a raven? We've never seen a talking raven before.... and we're a mix of pure amazement and curiosity. Ravens are famously very smart creatures and this just takes it to another level. 

Just amazing. 

According to the YouTube description, Fable talking isn't something new, "Most evenings, once the yard goes quiet, Fable likes to sit and chat to herself. It's her own quiet time to try out her words, play around with the intonation, and try new sounds out.  I really struggle to film her doing this as I can't leave a camera in the aviary or she will destroy it, and if I make it too obvious she will get suspicious and not chat. So I had a bit of a play with the camera and set it up where I know she prefers to sit, but out of reach! The video is hit and miss as she can go where she likes, but you can hear the audio clear as a bell."

Fable really is adorable, she's talking to herself the way a human child would. 

Keep Cawing and Carrion

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Quoth the raven... "Whatever, dude"

A rocky cliff is so much more than just a rocky cliff when it offers you a place to rest your squee lil' raven wings.

With a face that cute (and a caw that loud, to be honest...), how could I ever refuse such a raven request?

Say what you will about these birds' reputations; no one's questioning their ingenuity.

Empty nest syndrome doesn't seem like it's going to be a problem for this raven mama. Squee overload, on the other hand...

Squee lovers, the winners of this week's Squee Spree contest are itty bitty raven babies! I just love how intense their eyes always look; even with one obscured from view, the raven baby in this photo has quite a lovely stare if you ask me!

Squee lovers, this week's squee spree contest features two beautiful birds that I feel are are unjustly considered ominous!

In the linguistically murderous corner, we have itty bitty crow babies! And in the Edgar Allan Poe corner, we have lovely little raven chicks!

Let us know which animal you want by taking the poll!

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Photos by daveoratox and Paul Monaghan

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