On a cliff rising high above the Pacific Ocean, this Common Raven stared back at me, unconcerned, as I created this portrait. Unlike many birds, ravens are often calm around humans and other large mammals, such as bears. They have learned to associate us with food, and rarely consider us a threat.

I have observed ravens in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, the Olympics and Cascades of Washington, an island off Alaska, the Canadian Rockies, and the rugged coast of California. Unlike crows, which go slumming in cities, ravens are birds of truly wild and interesting places.

Ravens are also highly intelligent and love to play. Many people have observed a raven sliding down a snowbank on its back–much as humans go sledding.

SIZE: This photograph is printed at an approximate final size of a bit over 3x3,” and is printed on cotton rag photographic paper using pigmented inks for an estimated 400-year display life.

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing.