Bob, Huey & Me
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024
- This is the true story about Huey, the baby raven I helped get back into the wild. This short (40 minutes) is a "movie" that was made between 2005 and 2009 as a Christmas present to my then nieces and nephews ages 7 to 11. Others wanted it so we made it available on VOD and DVD and it did well. Since it was never about money I now release it to the RUclips audience even though I'm well aware most movies, even shorts are too long for the normal You Tube audience. Also. being an old style movie, where conflict is written into the story and somebody has to be the bad guy, the crow is made out to be the villain, even though in real life, I know the crow is not a villain.
So, I hope you enjoy this simple yet fun story about real life dealings with our amazing wildlife found in our own backyards, and how God personally answered some of my questions and made me see some things both about me and this world that are truly miraculous. I apologize the original is before HD! Kids will be watching this so "stupid and foul" comments will be removed...
The original picture book is available on Amazon here;
www.amazon.com...
The Expanded 10 year anniversary with 100's of photos is here;
www.amazon.com...
As of 2020, a new HD movie version is available here;
• Bob, Huey & Me - The ...
And my Vimeo channel has a 1080 version;
vimeo.com/3831...
ALSO! If you enjoyed the faith base of this story, you might enjoy this:
• The Raven Creation Story
Thank you for the video. My heart has been weighed down with anxiety of late, but your video make me feel peace. Yes, they are amazing birds, designed so well, and with the ability to bond with humans.
Yes, Eric, before I met these birds I too felt anxious and weighed down. Since, I've been given the greatest gift I believe an adult can be given, and that is the heart of a child. Every time I get with theses birds, even the wild ones, I'm filled with awe, and wonder, and yes, peace. Aw peace, in this day and age there is no substitute for peace... Thanks for writing, your comment assures me I made the right decision to release this! Thank you!
@@theravendiaries I've learned so much from your videos, thank you so much. I couldn't even spot the difference between crows and ravens but after watching your I.D. techniques I was amazed at how many ravens were around. Those low caws off in the distance are music to my ears now!
@@Tsubak_Yojimbo I love that "music!"
I too have been blessed with the friendship of our resident wild crow couple in our garden. They are very loving, loyal and protective of each other. The male crow lost his flight feathers and the female crow brought food and water up to him for months until he grew back his feathers and could fly again.
Yes it distresses one doesnt it
I have a crow call and I'll sometime copy a crow, repeating them exactly, while I'm fishing. If they caw three times I'll do it back, etc.
Once a crow came over and led me in a count from one to eight and back down again. I thought OMG, it showing me that it can count! Then it tilted it's head and flew away. Soon I realized it was testing ME to see if I could count.
Oh my gosh, I do exactly what you did.. play counting games with the crows. It's amazing how smart they are.
Great story guys, thanks for sharing, but now the whole world knows we are whacked! Love it!
@@theravendiaries we are not wacked. Since Pandemic, bird seed and foods increased 50%. Highest ever, mostly due to more people observing nature with it's birds. Forced keeping away from humans and places, have brought a closer contact to these magnificent creatures.
wait, birds have 8 fingers on their foot...
coincidence?
What a special story ! I wish everyone could experience time with someone like Huey-it might make for a more compassionate and loving world :)
Thank you Carole, I agree!
I love this video and this channel, I only came across it for the first time yesterday but it's truly touched my heart! Not only does the channel creator have this wonderful fascination with these beautiful creatures, but He also gives glory to our Heavenly Father and allows these beautiful creatures we share existence with to bring him to closer to the Lord! Hallelujah!
Thank you for sharing this vid.... I was so engaged and felt so happy and peaceful... God created the most wonderful creatures.... i have been blessed.... God bless both of you !!!
A kitty that likes birds? See there is hope!
I didn't create them.
I love ravens too. I especially like your spiritual perspective about them in your life. We’re making friends with ravens that are visiting our yard.
I'm in the middle watching your remarkable story!
I'm I awe! No words to really express how much joy I am receiving watching your beautiful heartfelt, educational and hilarious video!
Thankyou!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing adventure!!! Truly brought tears of joy to my eyes! What a blessing to be able to be a part of the crow and raven world!
Okay so I have a term for folks who gather to see ravens... a kindness.
@theravendiaries This was beautiful! I really needed this. Been going through some things just as many others go through. Ravens hold a special place in my heart. They are my favorite bird and I relate to them more than I thought. Love your channel, thanks for uploading this 😊💙✌
This is my all time favourite video! Thank you....I love ravens too. My dad made friends with some. One had a couple of white feathers and lived in our back yard for years. Dad named the raven Madam. My dad passed away and later my mom moved about 20 miles away. Shortly after the move she noticed some ravens near her house. When she looked closely she noticed Madam’s white feathers. They actually followed her to her new place! Watching your videos gave me a lot of insight into ravens! I think God had us in mind for sure when he created them.
thank you for the fun and warm story and lesson of Bob, Huey & Me - GOD bless you and yours
Thank YOU ! When I was a kid on a farm my brother and I found a very young down covered Great Horned Owl that had fallen out of the nest, you guessed it we had named him Hooey and for the next 3 years Hooey which was actually a female and very large as the females are was the roaming pet of the barn yard that was ALWAYS hungry, then one day she figured out how to get her own food like going to a city drive thru fast food restaurant , flying Into one big door of the hay barn and out the other with a mouse snack she would eat on the side of the cattle water trough. She too took great delight being close except big owls have big sharp talons they hold onto your shoulder arm with or she loved if your leg was propped she went for the leg every time she would greet you every time you walked out side then fly around proving just how superior owls were compared to humans, she loved to hear you talk to her and she would bring you a present out of the barn and did not understand why you didn't eat it and instead refused to eat it if you offered it back to her, crazy but just so interesting was the time Madam Hooey shared her time with us. the I guess she matured and would see her but not like before she started raising her own little owls in Our Barn which of course was really HER Barn she just let us hang out around it.
Great stories, thanks for sharing, is she still around?
so touching! i felt deeply connected to life and peaceful watching this and hadnt felt this in a while. thank you ♥️🌞
So glad, cause living the story really touched me also!
I found your film moving, it was especially interesting seeing the myriad ways Huey, and by extension Ravens, use to express themselves. Thanks for filming and sharing some of those moments.
Corvids have an amazing vocabulary. What does that say about their intelligence ... about their ability to communicate with humans? I've noticed that crows tend to flock in odd numbers and that they rule they sky wherever they fly. Everybody gets quiet and hides when a red-tailed hawk sails over, except for magpies, who will singly harass a hawk untill it leaves the area. But whenever crows fly over, the sky is empty and only the crows are to be heard. Nobody, but nobody messes with the crows! I'm convinced that they have only one wing in the blue sky we see ... the other is in a different world altogether. They can only be sacred, like messengers from the other side.
This was an amazing story! I love how God used these precious birds to teach and to answer your questions. I really enjoyed this video, thanks so much! I have some crow and squirrel friends who I've bonded with in my neighborhood and the Lord has used my love for them by placing another squirrel and crow lover in my path! My husband and I shared the Gospel with her and now she too has been born again! It's amazing what the Lord can do with his creatures!!! God bless you!
Rewatching in 2020 lockdown.. loveliest story told in a very beautiful narration!
Thank you if you ever feel a need to see it again we did a 2020 HD version also;
ruclips.net/video/Tpc-Dr2AJ1Y/видео.html
Thank you for this wonderful share of your expirience with the raven and god, and twice thank you for this wonderful video inkl. comentar. God bless you and your family.
That was beautiful. It is God's confirmation to me that He speaks to us through His creation, especially His special gifts to us, His precious animals. When my daughter was living in London, we went to Stonehenge, and there was a crow there, that stayed on the same standing stone around the perimiter, the entire time we were there. So as we were leaving, I stopped and talked to him for a while. He looked directly at my eyes and very obviously was listening to me, trying to understand what I was saying. He never showed any fear, just watched me, turning his head from side to side, never taking his eyes off of me. He knew I wasn't a threat. When I was living with my other daughter , her landlord had horses, and they were the same. They would come over to me, and actually rubbed their heads on my shoulder, because they knew I wasn't a threat, even though I'd never had any experience with horses, and that I loved them. I know that animals, including our own pets, will be, and already are in heaven, waiting for us, having the time of their lives till we get there. They have perfectly innocent souls, as they're incapable of sin. I can't wait to see all my pets again, and run with the horses, and talk to all the animals, because they won't have to fear man, anymore.
srvntilly - My apologies for not thanking you for sharing your story and insights about the animals before. I remember reading it, and I usually take the time to say something, especially when it's says something positive about other people's dealings with animals, but perhaps I was in a hurry that day. So, sorry I missed you, but thank you!
I know the joy of communication with the corvids I have had an ongoing relationship with a family of crows for more than 20 yrs although the grandmother an I had the first original friendship she has since passed an I still feed her family year after year. Exspecially during the winter months they are quite vocal in letting me know what they are communicating they are a true joy
@@theravendiaries I just found this a year after you wrote it, so it's all good, lol. 😊🌸
@@debbiecarter2674 20 years! That is so amazing! How fortunate you are! 🤗✨
Beautiful story. I see Ravens all the time. They are my favorite birds!
I love videos on ravens and crows and their interactions with people, or just their intelligence. Thank you so much for this
What beautiful scenery ! This whole video was such a treat !!! Thank you !
Beautiful story. I really enjoyed this. Thank you very much.
I have only been watching films about ravens for several days. Yours are great.
Looking at these birds makes me forget about sadness for a moment
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !! No Further Words Can Describe This !! THANKS IMMEASURABLE !! GOD BLESS.
I found your DVD on Amazon (last copy) So excited. I just purchased it for my mother!
Thank you! Let me know how it goes!
My Wild-life-biologist, game-warden hubby and I have just found your videos! What fun! What an amazing gift from the Father to have been gifted with such a lovely opportunity!!! Thank you so much for sharing it all with us! Blessings from Alabama...we have lots of crows here!!! I personally was not familiar with ravens until we lived in New Mexico then had my first encounter with those amazing Ravens!!! Love it!!! Thanks again!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you for this video!!! I live in Iowa and there are no ravens here but have seen several out west and yes they are amazing gifts from God. Love your story telling so much and the peaceful goodness in your voice really comes through! Thank you so much! You helped me today more than you know!!!!
And thank you for letting us know!
@@theravendiaries I was really sick and your video really helped me recover! Those ravens are lucky they have you guys! May God bless you and your family!
Thank you for this beautiful story! I too have raised baby ravens, so Huey's story brought back some great memories. It was so hard to let them go when the time came, but watching them fly and glide was amazing! They visited me off and on that first year and after that only occasionally. That was over 10 years ago, but still when I see a raven near I call to them and sometimes they land in a tree nearby. I can only hope that's one of my babies stopping by to say hello.
Sorry just seeing this now ... thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity. How young were they when you got them and how long did they stay with you?
@@theravendiaries I don't know exactly how old they were when I got them, but I could hold them in my cupped hands and they had the prettiest blue eyes. I kept them inside the first winter, and started taking them outside in the spring. They stayed around all summer and by fall they only visited occasionally. By winter they stopped coming. There are ravens in a pecan orchard close to my place so I see ravens often, but can't tell if they're my babies. Thanks for asking! I love watching your channel!
@@cherihill2003 Have they had babies and have you ever tried befriending them?
@@theravendiaries I don't know if they ever had babies, but they didn't when they were with me. If they went to live with the ravens in the pecan orchard they may have. I always try to befriend ravens, but I don't have the connection to them that you do. I'm only about a mile from the orchard, so I get lots of flyovers. Once one landed on a power pole and watched me and I talked to it for about 5 minutes. I always hope that was one of mine.
Absolutely loved this. Hoping someday to make friends with the neighborhood ravens. I think they are so amazing. Thank you for this story and for celebrating God's creatures.
From what I’ve watch not only on here but several other videos you can buy their favor buy feeding them. But remember what you have learned here. They are not tame even when they like you. On a video on RUclips they have a young girl that feeds them and they have brought her at least 100 “gifts” and continue to. A ravens memory is long on how you treat them and they are able to share this with their family of Ravens. I too would love a relationship with one or more. But I see the responsibility of it as well. I hope you as well as many more get to at least get a time of interaction. 😁💖
Very touching, heart-waming story! As for myself- I Iove both ravens and crows and have had fascinating, close encounters with crows, they are also playful, great to watch and they interact with humans!
Corvids are awesome. Trying to make friends with two.
Thanks so much for a great and educational video! i didn't think much about these birds, until I watched your video! i now have a new appreciation for them now. it's great to now know the difference between the crow and Raven . thanks again for the video!
Wonderful video. Narration was great. Awesome production. I loved the story and the lesson.
Hey Rick, it was great meeting you last Wednesday. As well as watching this video. Well done! Cool, how you talk to God about everything. So keep sharing His love in all the many ways you do. Like giving us a ride, haha. Glory and peace with you, Björn
Hello Björn, glad you enjoyed it, and the pleasure was all mine! Looking forward to our paths crossing again!
What a beautiful and touching story - I loved and enjoyed watching it. Thank you.
awesome video.thank you. 3 years ago this one crow with a broken top beak would come visit me when i sat on my patio.mrn coffee.i wld feed it dry puppy food my black pom wld waste and not eat.didnt see it this year.always wondered what happened to it.but guess what it did.must of told its flock theres a nice lady who feeds me.whisles and talks to me every day ..bcas this year 2 crows came to me .wld sit on my cable wire cawing away to get fed.so amazing smart birds..sure bring me much joy to start my day..now the 2 crows bring 3 baby crows with them and feed the babys right in front of me..love thier blue on thier wings..gods creation just amazes me ... 10 years ago i use to raise african grey parrots..the bond is amazeing ..thank you again.god bless
Thank you for sharing your story! Blessings back!
What an incredible story! Thank you ever so much for sharing this! Warms my heart ❤️ stories truly can change lives. We must tell our stories!
This guys kindness, his humanity is so evident. That is heart warming. Always avoid harm, is a good guide. I do swat flies, if they just will not leave my home, but it’s a last resort. He is so observant. Love the details he explains. Thankyou.
*wow...Epic video Rick, thanks for sharing! Amazing*
Hey Raven Diaries, I've been following your channel for awhile now. I absolutely loved this video, your relationship with ravens is beautiful and it brought a tear to my eye. I also have a relationship with birds although it isn't as personal and intimate as you and your ravens, I'd say that I have a pretty good relationship with birds. For the last couple of years I've been feeding the California Scrub Jays unsalted peanuts still in the shell and they love them, every other day I'll throw a handful of peanuts on the oning above the back door to our backyard and they'll swoop down one by one collecting their peanuts, we grew accustomed hearing their little claws landing on the oning. Haha... Everytime their supply is low a scrub Jay will hold a peanut in their mouth to show us that want more peanuts (isn't that something? The scrub Jays can communicate to is through objects). We've been giving peanuts to the Jays since December of 2013. Other birds I feed just recently are hummingbirds, a friend from work gave me a small feeder and at the beginning there was one hummingbird (an Allen's) that'll come around, then we had 2 of them, then 3, just recently I bought 2 big feeders at Walmart and we have at least 7 hummies, mostly Allen's and a few Anna's. These birds are very special to me.
Hello Paul, of course I remember you, and your videos! Unfortunately now you get to see what a softy I really am? As you yourself know, there's far more to nature than appreciation, there's a true connection for those of us willing to take the time!
theravendiaries
You have a good nature and real good relationship with God. I like how you went outta your way to take the raven to an animal hospital. The same exact thing happened with me but with a Common Yellowthroat
Here's the video of the Yellowthroat if you're interested, I highly recommend it
ruclips.net/video/UrQXU17ua7k/видео.html
Thank you for sharing your story and love for Huey, blessed be
I climbed my favorite hill today outside of town where the ravens commune. Then I found this video.
The talkers got curious as I played flute and circled me. Their clicking and cawing brought me solice.
I stayed up on the hill past sunset.
Thank you.
I was supposed to be here tonight..
Nice story, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for documenting our friends on earth, the Ravens. I learned some answers to my questions lately. By this video, your observation opened my eyes and mind even more.
Loved that. Very soothing and relaxing to listen too and watch. Here is a man who could think outside his box and in harmony with his soroundings
What an awesome story... One that continues, I'm sure... Thank you, Bob, Huey, Diana & Rick! :D
Looking forward to much more! :)
It does, and yes, there's lot more to come!
Thank you so so much for sharing your beautiful story! Thank you for taking care of the Bob & Huey..
Thanks for posting. It was a poignant, sweet, and sad video. Loved how Huey bonded with you and sad to see him leave you. Truthfully, I thought he'd be a wild friend and companion all his days. I would love to be "friends" with a crow or raven; they're both amazing birds, and I always enjoy learning about them and their interactions with humans. Like you, all of God's creatures are just that, created by Him and NOT a product of evolution; how absurd. Thanks again for posting; I really enjoyed it and hope you find another "friend". Trusting we'll be able to live in harmony with them in eternity!
Awe so sweet. I actually think crows are very smart. I had never been around them until I moved into this house in the city. Right after moving in I saw a crow in the back yard up in a tree and looked up talking to him, figuring he didnt even know I was talking to him. Then one day when I came home a tree outside one of my widows was covered with a flock of crows that were all in sync facing in the direction of the window. As if they were pointing to it like a bird dog. It was the oddest, cutest thing. I felt maybe I should make sure that window was secured. It had some problems so I didnt do a good job. I wish I had called a professional because a week or so later the window was broken into and someone robbed me. Some time later a person I suspected might have been involved came by to do work on my car and when the birds saw him they had a fit, they were screaming and swooping down trying to attack him the whole time he was there trying to work on the car. And I felt like they were angrily trying to scold me for having him there as well. That just felt like a miracle from God they were actually so caring and aware of things like that.
Thank you for sharing your story. They are truly amazing animals! Yes, crows too!
What a great video! Thanks for sharing your beautiful story. I love ravens too!
Thank you Bob, it was an amazing movie ! You are not only a scientist/researcher, but also quite a cinematographer !
The things we can learn from birds and all the creatures that surround us point us to an amazing Creator. Even atheists are "without excuse".
I hope you will be making many more movies ! God bless !
And thank you for the encouragement!
I have always believed that Adam and Eve talked with the animals in the garden before the fall....
Huey is precious. Thank you for this. God's world has so many nooks and crannies I have yet to explore, and this opened my eyes to a whole new world.
I'm convinced God has promised an eternity of new things to both enjoy and explore. Those of us with that hope should be able to live fuller and richer lives here and now.
Huey sounds like a amazing bird I hope that one day I could have a experience like yours
❤Just Touched my heart so deeply! Thank You for sharing your love and God Bless
You are so lucky that God allowed you to take care of this Raven. I would have loved to have the opportunity. They are my favorite creatures in all the world. ❤️
Call me a hopeless romantic, but I truly believe I've been given a glimpse of the future when all creatures will be like that raven, both friend and the entertainers of man.
theravendiaries Beautiful!!! I believe that to friend ❤️
Great piece, not too long, well done, informative, and just plain fun to watch.
This film is Gold!! Not even Worth a Oscar!!No award will equal the emotion you conveyed in this film!! I pray you and Huey will be in heaven together my brother!!God bless u!
Thank you for your kind words!
I like all corvids
I like all birds and most animals period.
@@alrivers2297 me too could never hate or shoot any animal / bird ..
This whole year I've been saying Corvid 19 and most everyone looks at me like I'm stupid, some will try to correct me saying no no its covid. Just like the Ravens, I like to tease people very much! The other day i said it to a girl whose name was Raven! So far, she is the only one who has understood what i was doing by saying Corvid instead of covid!!
@@jeffffro7674 This is HILARIOUS. Theravendiaries clearly has Corvid19, the raven strain.
@@amdonut8091 CAW!!!!!
Had to watch this one again! Sanding, cleaning and painting kitchen cabinets. Watching you, Dianna and Huey. So fun! Such a blessing. I have 2 bunnies, 2 tortoises, old doggie and bird friends to watch and enjoy. What would we do without God's creatures to comfort and entertain us!?
Thank you Cathy, perhaps your zoo would also enjoy the history of the world told from the animals perspective?
ruclips.net/video/lvEwGCDtuGE/видео.html
Have fun with the kitchen! : )
beautiful beautiful beautiful - thank you so much!
Awesome video thanks for sharing enjoyed watching :-))
I've gotten requests for the original picture book it's here;
www.amazon.com/Bob-Huey-Me-RickBoufford/dp/1448693101
Or the Expanded 10 year anniversary 100's of photos is here;
www.amazon.com/Bob-Huey-Me-10th-Anniversary/dp/1449534317
@theravendiaries A totally touching and heartfelt film. Well done. I'm in a small relationship with a young Crow here in Upstate SC. I had much the same feeling of "bugger off Crow, my local Hawks don't like you" when I came out back one day and she was on my feeders. I grabbed a dog's squeeky maker and squeeked it at her. She dropped her head and shoulders but didn't move. I heard somewhere "I'm just hungry, can I have some food" but I ignored it. I moved closer and squeeked again. Then, louder this time, the question was repeated. I understood right then. I put the offending noise maker away and grabbed some fresh feed. She's been back every day since then and has even taken food from my hand. God's Grace has brought me a friend in this time of shelter in place, during an unusual time in my life that I'm totally alone and needed it the most. #peaceandlove
Great story thanks for sharing. I don't know, but there's something special about connecting to a wild animal. I love in Romans 8:19 where it says, ""The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed". I feel like some of us are fortunate enough to see and experience little of that here and now?
I really like your little museum. You clearly loved that bird.
Wonderful Video....I have crows and ravens around my neighborhoud and I love them...they are so smart....they recognize me wenn I go my usual ways and fly very closely, land directly near me and wait that I feed them....they love peanuts in shells.....once one kind of tipped my head, but very gently, bevore landing next to me.....I love those creatures.....smart and loving
Thank you Rick ,& Diana for such a beautiful story!Shout out from El Paso,Texas, for I too find them fascinating!🙋💕🐦🐕🐕
Thank you Olga, if I'm not mistaken, I think you have two kinds of ravens down there? The Chihuahuan, and the Common?
@@theravendiaries not sure, but thank you kindly for your information.I will gladly look into it .😊💞🐦
I too have been blessed with the friendship of our resident wild crow couple in our garden. They are very loving, loyal and protective of each other. The male crow lost his flight feathers and the female crow brought food and water up to him for months until he grew back his feathers and could fly again.
Great story, thanks for sharing!
So pleased I found you! I love ravens….
Huey is having so much fun flying. Pure joy in the air.
You have a kind soul. ❤️
It comes from a very sorry and repentant soul. In truth, during this, God showed me how ugly and rotten I really was. Like the girl in the parable who was forgiven much, so I saw, I was too. Then one realizes, it is truly a privilege to share the same.
This is fabulous and tells us all birds are wonderful .👍👍 Crows are very quiet when you see them .No crow is vile ..They saved my life with their quiet nature and endless games as they soared , twirled and dived over the TV station across from my flat .I was in bed with a fractured spine / alone and in massive pain .Tp focus on them had me trying to take images ( crazy ones as I couldn't stand or sit ..the idea was to try and draw them ) Sun glinting on my lens was seen and they came to see me .Each day they would call and look as if to say ."still there, hows things ? " Once able to get out and with difficulty who should fly to meet me ( the only noise was the beating of their wings ) Our friendship has grown .and will always be special
You see you cared for a raven .I was saved by the cows here...All are Corvids and all very special .In Berlin we have Corvus cornix and yet every now and then their cousins visit .Like out of towners .Ravens , Rook , Corvus corone . They meet on Theodor Heuss Platz and it is a lovely sight ..All birds are wonderful .Once in a while something happens and a particular species means something very special to us .A world minus birds would be awful .One where humans shoot birds tragic ..and God must be mighty sorry so much happens ..---Thou shall not kill :)
Hello Helen, thank you for the story, and understand, this was a "movie' made for kids and every story has to have a "bad" guy. The crow was the villain in the story. I did it that way because many people are not fond of crows for numerous perceived reasons like nest robbing, killing each other, and because in larger groups they can be quite noisy, especially at first light when many would rather be sleeping.
Also much of the story evolved around the fact that the crow was a wounded wild adult, the raven was a baby and had no fear of humans. A wounded adult raven would be just as mistrusting as the crow was.
But, understand in real life I love crows as much as ravens, but because of the gang personality they have in my area they are much more difficult to get to know individually.
I've never shot or killed one and I have no reason to do so in the future. : )
@@theravendiaries Thanks for the explanation but crows have a bad press due to Hitchcock and others Many birds rob nests ,Herons , eagles the list is endless and the lovely sparrow kills simply by breaking eggs so they never hatch / parents leave / sparrows move in .We live in very different countries .You where guns are 10 a penny In UK and Europe no ..There is a gang personality with hooded crows , yet once they trust you and you them there is a bond ---Great idea but birds have a tough life as it is so, please no guns ..Life is life every part of nature is a member of a glorious orchestra ..:) Thanks and all the best .As a former teacher and now one who studies corvids I wish you well :)
@@HelenaMikas Thank you! Good luck and have fun with your studies. Please stop by and share what you find anytime the mood prompts you!
I would have to say this is a wonderful heartwarming story made me laugh made me cry
Beautiful story. Thank you so much.
This was such a beautiful story! I have to admit it made me tear up at moments!
What a wonderful video! I loved this!
They have amazing Rituals together, be it healing, mourning, greeting the Sun, or finding the proper roosting position at sundown. There is so much we don’t know yet, but they ARE teaching us. Young ravens spend years with their direct Family Clan. Thane, the young Raven with whom I shared several years was the single most fascinating and challenging relationship I have ever developed with another species. Of course he wanted to stay with me, on whom he was imprinted.🖤🇨🇦
Great skills of telling ..story ..real life leasson thank you ..i loved it.
What an awesome story! I am fighting for the freedom of a captive raven right now, and your video has given me inspiration.
Hi Ana, if you want to go into more details about your fight and exactly what the situation is, we'd love to hear it!
@@theravendiaries Awesome! I sent you an email. I will share here also after I get an answer back from the facility holding her.
Thank you for the video. We were also blessed with a Raven, an unforgetable experience. He showed up one day last summer...I'd find him in the feed shed where he'd spent the night all snuggled in the hay. For Three months this young Raven came & went. He'd sneek into the chicken coop when the hens were out and steal the eggs. Later, I'd find the empty eggs in the feed shed where he enjoyed his snack. Now and then he'd dissapear, we assumed back to his family that hatched near by, being part of four siblings. A smart and funny bird, hopping behind me with short flights along the way to the house. One day he came out of the chicken coop with an egg... I laughed and said "where are you going with that?" with potential bone crushing strength, his gentle grip was delicate, he softly placed the egg on the ground and hopped away with a flight back up on the fence. They are indeed a smart and majestic creation - I'm thankful daily for the simple yet deep joys we get to experience and acknoledge when they become a part of our journey. I sense God sends them our way in the right moments & seasons.... angels of comfort sent from above (Yaweh).
I loved watching this! We have so many ravens in Alaska, they sit above my deck and make the craziest sounds. I enjoy watching them so much!
I tried to drive to Alaska, but turned back because it was already snowing on Vancouver Island ... But one day! And I can't wait to meet your ravens. I've heard many stories and any time you'd like to share any of your's I'd love to her them!
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Aren't those the greatest gifts: love and friendship. I was never much of a cat lover, because I thought they were selfish like you say crows are. One day I met Simba, a tiny black cat that behaves pretty much like Huey did in his infancy. Simba is literaly everybody's friend; incapable of fear or hatred. She has an owner, or rather a provider, and he says he couldn't keep her indoors if he tried. Simba plays with dogs and with children alike (the dogs actually adore her) in the neighbourhood and she walks after you, if you say hi to her. Quite often she follows me home and pays me a visit. And when I talk to her, her head slants just like Huey's one does or the way a dog can do. At a certain point, when I was petting her and talking to her she gently put her little paw at my lips as if to hush me, And with her sandpaper tongue she started licking my entire face, making that 'purring' sound all the way and nudging her head against mine. If that isn't affection I don't know what is. As always, when she pays me a visit, at five 'o clock in the afternoon she meows at the door, signaling she has to go again. Off to another friend or her providing friend. This all happened when I was pretty down because my wife had left me. To me a clear sign God has His ways to let you know there are guardian angels out there, albeit not all of them have feathers and a white corona over their heads. It also convinced me, that one day we all will be judged by the kindness of our hearts and the way we treat who or what He created out of love.
As for crows: a friend of mine had a tame one. He fell out of his nest and my friend nurtured him. He was called Garritt. And if you didn't know any better, Garritt behaved just lik Huey does, although a bit more cheaky and loud. In short, judge not an entire species; each has its own set of special characters of which some kind and some selfish or hatefull. One might say they are just like humans in that respect ;)
Great stories and great advice, thank you for sharing! I keep telling people both ravens and crows raised in a human/animal environment are going to be pretty much the same in both intelligence and affection (with perhaps the crow being a little more vocal) but that it's the environment (especially in my area) where they differ so because of the way the 2 species live; a married couple that homesteads a farm and lives their lives on it together till death do us part ( the ravens) as opposed to the more gang banger life of my American Crows.
@@theravendiaries hahaha...gangbangers. 😂 Down gete in the Netherlands crows tend to be more monogamous. And the three different subspecies are known for living in mixed colonies, also looking after eachother's offspring. I hope I can send you a video on that one day. Sadly ravens are very rare here. Love your videos. Love to see more on your work with marine mammals too. Cheers!
Huey shows forth that God is the God of pleasure. All His creatures have often great capacity to enjoy their living.
Everlasting pleasure is at the right hand of God.
Thank you so much for this video! And for your sharing and candor about Bob, Huey and God! I have learned a lot about crows and ravens from you. Also I appreciate your tidbits about God and scripture and what you have learned about it all in your walk. Thank you for your insightful narrative!
Thank you for your encouragement!
Simply Beautiful :)))
Loved this, thank you for making it. 💕
I love ravens so much they are extremely intelligent they blow me away ,,, til this day I learned so. Much from them
Wonderful to see one of Gods beautiful creatures having a film made about, well done to you all the very best from England.
Thank you, I've seen your birds in the wild when visiting, I have yet to visit the Tower and see The Tower Ravens. Bucket list!
Beautiful. I have 2 ravens a male and female that fly free but always come back to roost. Had them 4 years now. How long did you have your beautiful bird for?
Lucky you, I'd love to have em roosting or better yet nesting in my backyard! As soon as Huey could fly he was free to come and go as he pleased. Huey ended up roosting, allowed close contact and playing with us everyday for 6 months. Now, we see him about 6 times a month but he will not allow anymore closeness as far as petting, touching or sitting on my arm. He's truly a wild bird, as he should be!
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful videos. I love the crow family and the only time I actually saw real ravens was in the Tower of London. Even though they could not fly I found them to be the most interesting sight of all. You are so privileged! Love from the uk. 🇬🇧👍🏻👩🏼🦱☃️🦢
God bless you!
I love baby Huey. I believe in a way Huey was smarter than humans. he could make u laugh antytime he wanted to. he is so crazy and awesome it goes beyond words. Ravens are so cool and smart ........ but Huey he was special. I bet ya he found a sweet lady raven and she told Huey "its the humans or me, but I know Huey will never forget his human friends and the closeness they shared. its hard to believe this is a true story, but I have been around ravens and there's something going on with those birds in a good way. thank you so much for sharing this video in such detail.
A pair of ravens come to visit my hugelculture garden in the summer when I add compost and worm food. I hear those vocalizations and feel like thew value me as a fellow. I hope they know how much I value them. Thanks
"everything man makes is just a poor copy of what already exists in nature" -this is what I have been trying to say to people for years! thank you
Hahahaha! I’ve never heard this expression either. Words I’ve felt in my heart but couldn’t make words for. This is a beautiful story. What an experience. I hope creation teaches all of us such beautiful lessons
I just became interested in Ravens after observing them on Palos Verdes peninsula in California. This was a fun video and what a character that guy is.
You live in the Palos Verdes area or were just visiting? I live in the Newport Beach area and the PV peninsula is our sunset background in the winter. That's about 28 miles as the raven flies!
Many of my videos have the Long Beach PV Pen. in the background.
DUDE! Do you have any idea how talented you are at creating an engaging story ? You're REALLY, REALLY talented. I'd bet you have a very high IQ.
Thank you for sharing this with everyone and I hope one day to see a raven in real life. I love your videos. Sadly I am not that religious anymore (I have fallen away from my faith over the past year or so) but maybe I can change that.
Hello Mary, thank you for your comments, but I might add, my feeling is that Jesus was hardest on the "religious." What it seemed to me He really asked of us was simply to love and trust Him, and then to pass that love onto each other.
@@newroguescience8831 Sometimes that is easy to forget but thank you for reminding me. This is the best thing I've read all day.
I have no camera with me often but I have fantastic encounters with lots of jackdaws, ravens & more. They have shown me sooo incredibly much. I found more friends among them & animals, then with... humans. Namasté.
You must be "across the pond" somewhere!
I have ravens that I feed every day out in the bentonite fields in wyoming....They are so much fun...I love them
fascinating story... Thanks for sharing your Godly thoughts of his creation!!!
Birds are so interesting, and we had them when i was a kid in the50s. my father saved an owl who stayed around for many years after he was saved.