Rare white ravens make home on Vancouver Island

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Rare white ravens make home on Vancouver Island by Barry ORegan

Some First Nations foretold of White Ravens and hold them sacred, certainly Twin Ravens is a thing to behold in British Columbia or anywhere else in the world.  The late British Columbia Sculptor Bill Reid revered the Raven in his art.   So revered was his artwork that many of his Gold art pieces  were  stolen last month, and most were returned to the museum last week,

Rare white ravens make home on Vancouver IslandGenetic defect has left birds without colourSandra McCulloch, Victoria Times ColonistPublished: Thursday, June 12, 2008

White appears to be the new black among the fashion-savvy birds and wildlife in B.C.

Two white ravens have taken up summer residence in Qualicum along with their three black siblings, says bird expert and author Mike Yip of Nanoose Bay.

He photographed the birds last week in the area of the (aptly named) Ravensong pool and ball fields.

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