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Posted: 12 Nov 2020

Taken: 12 Nov 2020

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Two of 'em

Two of 'em
I'll save you the reference to the medieval ballad. And, yes, I know: these *are* crows.

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 Annalia S.
Annalia S. club
No, no, please do share the reference to the medieval ballad so ignorant folks like me can look it up after having been made curious!
Another nice capture of the crows, Justfolk. I had never thought of them as elegant birds until I saw your takes on them. And a bit of missing tail tip in your previous image did nothing to distract me from the beautiful light, detail and elegance of that portrait. I'd rather you left out that tiny tail tip than have any of the other qualities taken away.
4 years ago.
 Justfolk
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Annalia, thanks for your lovely comments.

As an old, now retired, folklorist, I know how much oral ballads of previous centuries have varied. So "Twa Corbies" is just one of many forms of this very widely spread song. Here is a link to a Scottish variant, a fairly common and well-known one (and very like the version I learnt as a schoolboy nearly sixty years ago!).

[www.rampantscotland.com/songs/blsongs_corbies.htm]
4 years ago.

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