The sky was blue. I heard the wings and voices of ravens behind me. When I turned around
and looked up to see them in flight, there were two flying side by side. White! They flew
over me and into the cedar trees.
It took a while to research the incidence of albinism in ravens and crows.........and the locations. Someone suggested that I alert the Whidbey Island Audubon Society, and I did. The next evening they had their meeting. One of my housemates attended and said that they announced the sighting at the meeting....and that the announcement was met with disbelief and dismissiveness. I'm not a "birder," and the experts did not observe it, so it must not exist. I wish the experts would tell me what I saw and heard! Another friend - and Island Woman - suggested that perhaps the pair of ravens had spiritual significance and were meant only for me. I finally found an image, similar to what I witnessed, by Canadian photographers on Vancouver Island, who I credit (www.redtailsphotography.ca):
