Raven Love Story, Etching, 8 inches by 10 inch

A RAVEN LOVE STORY,  Etching. 5 inch x 7 inch 2014 A Raven Love StoryOnly twelve species in the entire animal kingdom mate for life. I knew that ravens mated for life but I never fully appreciated this bond until I accidentally hit and killed one of these intelligent birds, the experience made a lasting impression. I was driving to one of my favorite fly-fishing spots about 11 miles north of Fairbanks AK. I crested a hill and off to the side of the road was a moose carcass and an entire group of ravens. As I drove past one raven startled and flew into the path my car. I slowed and saw the entire group descending upon my vehicle. After several miles only one bird followed me. I arrived at my fishing stream and had an angry visitor; I think it had to be the mate of the poor bird I hit. It followed me the entire afternoon screaming profanities at me.  I packed up and headed home and the bird followed me but stopped by the corpse of its mate. Over the next several months, whenever I drove