fred gordon said:Thanks folks. I think I get the picture. Just lloked up the Raven in a book I forgot I had. It's called British Birds, their Folklore, Names & Literature, by Francesca Greenoak. Says pretty much what you have all been saying. Sounds like a very interesting bird, the Raven. Sometimes they fly over my house and I see them quite often on the wilder parts of the west coast of Scotland.
Keep an eye out for the stray feathers floating down over your house