Ingenious Ravens, Interacting with Humans.

[maryjanerolled]

4:04 I am amazed at how small of a piece of food he is able to pick up at once. I also love when he starts filing his beak on your mirror @ 5:22 amazing animals.

[maryjanerolled]

LOL @ 1:02 they look evil! i love them <3

[maryjanerolled]

The best part is is the fact this guy is getting paid $50/HR to make this film :) Very nice though. I live in Fort McMurray, and to be honest after watching all of these raven videos I was suprised more were not made here. They are absolutely everywhere. Fascinating animals. I keep my scrap food for them. I know they are intelligent enough to find their own however I like to just watch their reaction to humans.

[Imnotyou3]

@maryjanerolled You are correct, in that the ravens around Ft. McMurray are plentiful, yet they are discounted and not documented enough. It's amazing how they react to humans. You are incorrect about another statement, but I will accept it as a compliament to the quality of this documentary. I am not a videographer, editor, film maker or producer getting paid $50.00.hr. I am a medic, with my wages being about $18.00/hr. I'm glad that you are kind to the ravens.

[deino117]

Ravens are my favourite people!

[ThePussycats3]

You're so right about these birds. There are a pair at my workplace who will come down when called, for a piece of cheese or whatever else I have brought them. They brighten my boring workdays! So pretty and clever.

[maryjanerolled]

@ThePussycats3 Im the same way. I bring scraps everyday that I would of otherwise thrown out. Gives me something to look forward to. I live in Fort McMurray and we are absolutely surrounded by them. Such a pleasure though. Except when you have to scare them off of your vehicle.

[Imnotyou3]

Subtle & appropriate...Thank you.

You are well read.

[metapatriot]

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my pickup truck's door.

[TheIkawatay]

raven says, "kruup, kruup, kruup" human says, "cough, cough, cough" and the last song makes me remember demi moore boobies(striptease)!

[blackjack2909]

u made a great movie, its some kind of documentary, certainly its precious, thanks for upload, nature is pure and beautiful, take care !

[Imnotyou3]

@blackjack2909 Thank you for your recognition to my intention to give respect to the ravens underrated intelligence, in a documentary vein.

[blackjack2909]

@Imnotyou3 Right, some time ago i found this video:

v=fW8CodGy088 <<<<here s the end of the url address on yt

I think you could be interested, it's a confusing, curious and bizarre movie, its title in eng could be translated as "cats' horror", its rly weird, i hope u will like it, take care

[blackjack2909]

@blackjack2909 after youtube.com type

/watch?v=fW8CodGy088

[blackjack2909]

@blackjack2909 here are not ravens, but hooded crows as i assum

[Imnotyou3]

@Imnotyou3 Thank you for recognizing my respect to the ravens, and for the focused direction that I edited this video which was ineed, intended in a documentary vein.

All the best to you.

[Imnotyou3]

@blackjack2909 Thank you for your positive remarks.

Yes, nature is pure and beautiful.

It is easy to be WOWED by the "mega", like mountains & the oceans, but when one "slows down to smell the roses", or in this instance, to observe ravens for a few hours, it is equally amazing & an opportunity to learn.

I am a better person for having slowed down to watch the beauty & intelligence of the ravens, that gets overlooked.

All the best to you.

[scrubjay93]

I count ravens and others in their family (crows, jays, etc.) as some of the smartest animals on Earth.

[Imnotyou3]

@scrubjay93 Yes, you are correct. I spent many years working in northern Alberta where most people discount them as pests and nothing more, which was my assumption as well.  After quietly observing them, it was to my surprise to see them plan & work with a strategy, with intelligence far beyond what most people credit them with. This was a pleasant surprise to me - which I tried to pay homage to with this video. Thank you for your nice comment.

[dhx84]

Well, of course the raven is curious. If you spend your entire life believing that food is a universally coveted resource, you'd be weirded out by a funny mammal that is watching you and letting you take its food. That is definitely not normal.

Ravens are social animals and are known to consider the motivations of other individuals. So it's wondering what your deal is.

[sparkachu]

at 5 min the raven keeps pecking the post wanting more food!

[gearbuzz]

Notice you couldn't begin to respond to those gutturals...who can interpret those 'sounds?' Where they crow for, got some more? can I drive? Can YOU fly, unh?

[jaxamoto]

Wonder what he was trying to tell you....

[elsurexiste]

I'm in your hole, eating your foods

[abbeykroeter]

This video is fantastic. Being one of the ultimate opportunists of the animal kingdom, the raven didn't necessarily know where "meat" is or is not supposed to be found, but it DOES know it resembled something to eat, and no matter what setting, went about testing how to get it with increments of caution. I loved how each visit had a bit less worry about watching you, then the different calls... fascinating. It's also fun to watch them work together, with a "lookout" while others work... etc..

[Imnotyou3]

@abbeykroeter Thank you for posting your insight to the behaviour of the ravens.

[Davegilcross]

you may or may not know this.. but each Raven that saw your face that day.. will remember it forever, just like a human.

[mskittifur]

They are so quick to respond to your attention, not many people take the time, look what they're missing!! You've made some new friends there, keep visiting them! i've been living with a crow for 6 months, i can't begin to describe the amazing level of understanding between us now, can't wait to see what it will be like in 6 years!! :)

[Imnotyou3]

@mskittifur Document your time with the crow that you gaining the confidence of.

These birds are underrated.

Your documenting your progress with the crow may one day help the long road to helping us using their intelligence, instead of considering them simply as flying garbage trucks.

Notify me when you upload your own documentary of your crow.

[ProblemForSolution]

@Imnotyou3 Awesome video! Can you tell me the name of the second song the one with guitar

[Imnotyou3]

@ProblemForSolution The name of the 2nd song is a song by the Beatles, called "Blackbird". In Nov. 1968 the Beatles released their 9th album called "The White Album" which contained this "Blackbird" track, plus another hyper, somewhat disjointed song called "Helter Skelter". Charlie Manson thought that the Beatles had tapped into his psyche & were telling him of an apocalyptic war he believed would arise from tension over racial relations between "blacks" and "whites".

[Imnotyou3]

@ProblemForSolution. Charlie wanted the murders that his "family" committed, to look like it had been done the black people, thereby a race war between the black & whites would start & Charlie would take credit for being the impetus. Much later, when this was discovered, the Beatles all but removed "The White Album" from commercial purchase. In addition, out of respect, the "Blackbird" & "Helter Skelter" song were almost never played or promoted. Beautiful song :I

[AsgarthaWitch]

Thank you for taking 2hours observing these birds. Corvids are among my fav birds as well, and I believe some of the smartest ever in the bird kingdom. I really enjoyed the video. I ve seen them talk, play, comunicate whatever. No wonder they were witche's familiars ;)

[nipzilla]

ravens/crows are my favorite birds. they are highly intelligent animals.

i bring stale breads collected from behind supermarkets to my workplace and feed them everyday. now every time they see me in the morning, they would gather and "caw caw caw" like greetings. i am the only one they would approach. they stay away and are very suspicious of every one else. lol.

i'm so proud to have gained their trust :)

[PsychoticAdvisor1]

Great footage. I think the bird was asking if you had any more.

[DICKIEMONSTER]

ma fukaz r stalkin mi. C L A N

[BujajBanana]

Does anyone else had a feeling that when he tries to communicate he's actually "talking truck" like trying to communicate with the sound signals of backing cars u can hear in the background?

And when the person shooting started to cough he looks kinda surprised with an other language and gestures? Just a thought tho

[danielsig89]

communication = meaningful information goes from one place to another.

the noises that raven made = utter nonsense.

[outcry27]

@danielsig89 Birds communicate with "utter nonsense" all the time - even the chirps and calls of simple songbirds communicate simple things like "this is my tree" or "hey, I'm over here if you're looking for a mate."

Whether it knows what a human is or not, the raven was clearly aware of the person inside the truck, and was making noises at it. Just because it wasn't complete sentences doesn't mean it wasn't still communication.

[kerrgal]

@danielsig89 utter nonsense to you, maybe, but not to other ravens.

[BronsonKatz]

I love how precise it was with it's beak hahaha... grabs the little pieces so perfectly. Tight.

[neekrat]

such amazing lil creatures...so smart!

[dosware]

What a great video of our Raven friends. Smart bird...smart animal. Thanks for sharing.

[Imnotyou3]

@dosware Thank you for your compliaments about this video, and for sharing our respect for these underrated birds.

[MoodyAby]

That is AWESOME! I think he's saying, "Thank you. I like you.  Wanna be friends?" in Raven-speak. ;)

[jacketman22]

1:58 the Raven had aspirations of becoming a hummingbird

[TheDigger201]

I love these birds, they're amazing.

[azis1100]

He's tapping that spot where the food was say'in ante up!

& lol @ the song =p

[DarkSkies132]

never more

[Imnotyou3]

@DarkSkies132 I didn't understand your comment, but my husband did.

Thank you for your subtle link to the poem ...you are well read.

[tmac5400]

It is a shame society associates corvids with such negativity. They are one of the few animal species that will care for their own when injured or ill.

Have studied, observed and tested crows etc. for a year or two. This video was enlightening.

[Imnotyou3]

@tmac5400 Thank you for seeing the respect with which I want portray these corvids. To you & everybody, thank you for your kind & wise comments.

[TerZeKer]

Hehe, nice, this is one of the best raven videos I've seen in youtube. :)

Btw I was distracted when the blackbird started to sing somewhere in there, at 4:25.

[Imnotyou3]

@TerZeKer Thank you for your encouraging words about this video.

I put a fair bit of effort & editing, to have this video be seen & accepted with the respect that I have for these underrated birds.

Again, thak you for your comment..

[dylansrockinrigs]

will crows do that to

[skillcapeemoteplz]

Ravens does not ''quickly'' relate to humans. This is probably ravens that is used to humans, the wildest ravens would fledge when they saw a human.

[invisibletenants]

1:01 They are looking at YOU! YOU are prey now! START RUNNING NOW!! :P

[Eragarev]

I kinda have a thing for all black-colored animals.

[sexy52637]

@Eragarev yeah me too, I have a black slave :)

[TheTeamkiller46]

bbhhb uilgtliugtliuj

[Seapaddler]

You should hear the ravens on the outer coast of BC, bizarre and amazing vocals.

[TheClearOne]

Absolutely fascinating :)

[Imnotyou3]

@TheClearOne Thank you.

[undeadpresident]

you should say "meatball" everytime he comes up to get a piece, and see if you can get him to say it

[MrRazorblade999]

Magnificent creatures!

[BillWiltfong]

I'm impressed that the little guys are resourceful enough to make it when it's so cold. Also, it sounds quite a bit like the raven is making sounds it's heard from humans. "Click, boooop, click" doesn't really sound like something birds came up with, but I'm just guessing.

[makeitatriple]

@BillWiltfong The ravens in Fort Mac are known to stand on top of the infrared sensors on street lights to make the lights turn on and warm their feet. Quite clever

[gsmonks]

I've heard that noise and clicking sound they make many times, but never from close up!

[arcand88]

so lucky

ravens rules the wolrd

[bluebanshee3]

'and thanks for the meatball.'

[bluebanshee3]

'hello, fellow intelligence. i bring communications from my species.' :)

[jasmini101]

I watched them eating snow for one minute and then left, I already know how to eat snow -_- jeez i dont need to see a raven doing it

[That1Bob8]

horrible music, and the only thing the raven has to imitate of you is your cough.

[PaintedHorsey]

That was cool- like being there... Except I didn't have to freeze to death! Thanks for sharing!

[Ch0c0lateFish]

looks like something out of omen lol

[Ch0c0lateFish]

looks like something out of omen lol

[justin98829]

reminds me of the seagles and crows wanting us to feed them Lol

[Hirukaki]

Cool video! I've often wondered about the beak wiping gesture I've seen birds make, like at 5:30.

[LosTChG]

Sephirot!

[BabyPuma124]

These birds could have nabbed the treats in no time. That "jumping jack" thing is how Corvids RECON the area making sure they're not walking into a trap. It's a great video you have there. Thanks for sharing.

[mindysioux13]

Aww how pretty... Thanks for sharing =D

[33froggie]

Amazing birds !!!!

[ecamilo762]

Absolutely!, Ravens are amazing birds,and deserve much better apreciation than they have. When you get to know them, you got to admire them. I do.

Thanks for posting this vid1

[Imnotyou3]

@ecamilo762 Thank you.

[WiredrawnMurder45]

3 weeks ago i was standing outside on my balcony with a raven, wild of course, over the course of 3 hours and several blackberries later i got it to raise a wing, say berry, and wave one of it's wings so signal 'Hello'. Ravens are more inteligent than 90% of the population of Ft. Mac give then credit for.

[Cripton805]

These birds annoy the crap out of me...

[Louloe]

Great Vid, beautiful black birds.

[Imnotyou3]

@Louloe Thank you.

[AmateurShows]

roll down the winder an let em in!

[Imnotyou3]

@AmateurShows The window WAS rolled down all the way. That is one reason why this video of the ravens is amazing - because they were literally an arms length away - with curiosity, looking at me & inside the truck.

[oldirtybusta]

That was very interestning video thank you for uploading, adn I am agree with you , we humans certainly can learn more and more from those magnificent birds..!

Thank you.

[Imnotyou3]

@oldirtybusta Thank you, for the nice comment about this video.

You are correct, in that we can learn more by ravens, and by most animals & birds.

[AsterikeSage]

Pretty sounding ravern. I love these birds.

[EcoRover]

Ravens love human & wolf hunters--we provide them with gutpiles & carcasses. They are EXTREMELY wary of novel food sources. Often they won't descend on a gutpile or carcass until a conspiracy has assembled and the food is proven safe by wiskedjaks (gray jays), chickadees, etc.

[EcoRover]

Ravens love human & wolf hunters--we provide them with gutpiles & carcasses.

[HooshIsASoup]

@ivyshoots Just think, that music is playing from the perspective of the meatball!

[ivyshoots]

@HooshIsASoup lol

[Norwaywildlife]

Nice Rawenclip ! :-) Those birds are just cool and interesting and theirr sounds is impressive. I think they can copy the most sounds and also I think they have fun and enkoy themself very much when mastering different sounds. I belive they are intelligent and also that they have capacities that we not know about..or skills that is jet to be unveiled because their intelligence, intuition and sences are different ofcourse than humans....

[RendierFan]

Beatles' "Blackbird" in the background was a nice touch. Loved the vid. Ravens RULE

[shon9514]

Much respect for the Corvus Corax after viewing the Nature of things episode 'A Murder of Crows', worthy of some ink. Ravens rule.

[vetiver343]

I agree with Beardedyoung man: thank you for sharing and speaking out for them!!! I loved that clicking noise by the way.

[forestwanderer777]

Thats pretty cool!

[vinny460]

i want one man there soo cool

[Beardedyoungman]

This is so special=) I think Raven was contemplating war when he grabbed the rock or possible wanting to knock over the meatball. Even crows do this, I saw a little bird harassing a crow sitting in a tree and it broke off a dead branch to try and throw or bat it away but it was too big a branch..

Looks like he quickly made friends though:) That click sound is creepy.. and I wonder what that water like sound was about..

Thanks for sharing this and speaking out for them;)

[DanKC22]

this video was amazing ravens are beautiful and smart birds. what was the music for this it sounded like a horror scene sorta

[Gabi322]

@DanKC22 The beginning of the video was music from Final Fantasy VII

[arcand88]

you cut trees and you like birds right?

[avanvorhis]

Excellent video...ravens are amazing creatures. To anyone interested in learning more about them, I can recommend this book: The Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventure with Wolf-Birds, by Bernd Heinrich.

[valiantvyse]

5:14

Aww, it started cooing at you! It likes you!

[taoofcoffee]

Great video! I enjoyed watching the Ravens @ our camp in the Conklin area. Fascinating creatures.

[Greyhawkk1]

Nicely done Medic ! Ravens are my favorite bird.

AOSC Scott

[ccoraxfan]

Very good video! You show the side of ravens that most people don't ever see! You can clearly see how intelligent the bird is, and how its intelligence sets it apart from all other birds. Most wild animals are permanently afraid of humans, many wild birds take ages to tame, but ravens figure out you're safe and that's it!

I like how you caught the raven pair at the beginning, you can see a little bit how mated ravens love and dote on one another.

If humans were birds, we'd be ravens.

[SolidSnakeRules]

@ccoraxfan Yes, the raven - a bird so smart it took one 2 minutes to realize that to get the meatball, the optimal place to land would be..right next to it. Compare that to parrots, which can solve puzzles beyond most non-primate animals(look it up)

[ccoraxfan]

@SolidSnakeRules It may be smarter than you... and is surely more observant.

This raven knows that meat is not normally found on mirror brackets, it knows that someone is watching, and that it could be a trap. So it tests the situation to make sure it won't lose its life if it grabs the meat. Once it knows it's safe, it comes back for more. Knowing how to get the meat is easy for a raven. Look up a video called "Crow Makes Tools". I've seen ravens do things that make that crow look simple.

[ccoraxfan]

@SolidSnakeRules Also search YouTube for "Raven intelligence test" and watch the first two videos.

[janibrad]

Nice video & very cool ;)

I love Ravens :)

[pwarkentin2pc]

That was a fascinating video. Really nice positioning of the meatball to get a lot of good footage. - Peter