I thought ravens said "nevermore"...
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On Behalf Of kurtis Lindsay
Sent: Wednesday, 30 January 2008 5:50 PM
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Subject: Mimicry in Australian Raven
Hi all,
My friend & I were sitting in my backyard this afternoon when we heard a
very unusual thing.
There was a juvenile and an adult Australian Raven perched in a small
eucalypt the juv was making the standard semi-adult calls that young
ravens make, then all of a sudden I heard the word "hello" uttered out
of it.
My friend and myself sat quietly for a few minutes and surely enough,
after a few squawks another "hello" was heard.
This went on for a little while and about 4 "hello's" were heard until
the two birds flew off.
The juvenile raven and its parent have visited my yard nearly everyday
for over a month collecting food from the backlawn, however this is the
first I have heard one do this (ever).
I am aware the Corvids are intelligent, but I have never heard of a wild
corvid immitating human speech.
I plan to listen out to hear more and attempt to catch a video.
Regards,
Kurtis Lindsay
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