Jay B Posted January 10, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Tower of London, London, Greater London, UK Leica M9, Voigtländer Nokton-M 1:1.5/50 mm ASPH., iso 160 Tower Raven Looking for Lunch by Leica Jay, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Hi Jay B, Take a look here Tower Raven Looking for Lunch. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted January 10, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 10, 2015 Very good shot, but shouldn’t you back off on the sharpening a bit? I see halos. Interesting that the bird is ringed. I suppose the Ravens of the Tower are monitored closely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted January 10, 2015 Share #3 Posted January 10, 2015 I think the raven is lookng for a photographer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted January 10, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 10, 2015 Nice shot. I would often joke that birds & animals that are easy to photograph must be on the Kodak payroll as photographers would snap away. Now with everything digital a lot of people don't understand the humor and just give me a clueless smile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted January 11, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 11, 2015 What an entertaining shot this is, so full of humour! I'd love to know what he (the Raven) is thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted January 12, 2015 Share #6 Posted January 12, 2015 Jay, intelligent and attentive bird, great shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcraf Posted January 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted January 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Interesting that the bird is ringed. I suppose the Ravens of the Tower are monitored closely. Nice shot. The ravens have one wing trimmed, to prevent escape. There are 6 resident ravens (plus one spare!), and legend has it that if they all leave the Tower of London, the Tower will fall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhe Posted January 12, 2015 Share #8 Posted January 12, 2015 They are taken in to a holding area each night and released in the morning by their keepers. "Each Tower raven has a different coloured band on one leg, to make it easier to identify individual birds.[24] Ravens in captivity in the Tower grounds have had lifespans of over 40 years.[25]" - wikipedia They are part of a captive breeding program and ~17 chicks have been hatched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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