Good Morning Samantha Raven

Samantha is a rescue raven from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. My camera was barely able to capture her faint vocalization, I’ve never heard her make a loud squawk like the crows that also visit this cemetery in the East Village of NYC.

Samantha on Tombstone

Samantha on Tombstone
When she hops around on the ground you can see that her wing droops even further than it did before.

Samantha Raven in the Wind Chill


Samantha Raven injured her wing and has found refuge in the Marble Cemetery on East Second Street in the East Village, Manhattan. This was shot on Sunday and the wind chill was around 10 F.

I shot this with my new Lumix FZ35. It has an 18x zoom and shoots video in HD. I cropped the video to 720×480 to zoom in even further. I had the camera set a bit over-exposed but aside from that I’m happy with how much detail I was able to get.

Samantha in the Snow

Samantha in the Snow
Samantha Raven fluffs up her feathers and weathers the storm.

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