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I'd known that ravens could imitate human speech for a while, but only just now have I seen a video of one actually speaking. For all those who've wondered what a speaking raven sounds like, I present you with this blog post: http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2010/10/tal ... en-videos/

As an extra bonus here's a speaking starling, which has a half strangled whispering sort of voice that can be just a little disturbing in the right circumstances :

I've never heard a Raven speak before, but having spent several months in England, I did however finally understand why Poe wrote about them. American Ravens are tiny compared to that of the English Raven. I'm talking over twice their size. Their beaks are huge, and nearly a full inch in diameter at the base, and I'm guessing about 2 1/2 inches in length. I can still remember walking to work each day, and getting the creeps as I passed by a few of them perched on a telephone wire. They just sat there.....watching. Creepy! Creepy! Creepy! LOL!