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Baba's first big flight.

"Valley of the Crows", Burringbar, Mt Warning Caldera Region, NE NSW, Australia

In the 9 weeks since the children of the Crows have had their fledgling flights, from their birth tree to the neighbouring Eucalypt, I have watched them venture further and further away.

They have more recently, at about two months out of their nest, taken long flights away to the major gathering of Crows (murder) down in the valley some miles away.

I have now seen the Crow children fly with their parents, high on the thermals, chasing Sea Eagles, Wedgetail Eagles and Hawks. This has proven to be rather dangerous, at times. 

When the children were very young, they also "play fought" and counted coup with Magpies and baby Kookaburras, while their parents watched on. 

During the first week out of the nest, the eldest Crow child, Baba,  had flown with it's father, high into the sky thermals, chasing after a Sea Eagle. 

On this day, sky was cloudy, and rather windy.  As the Sea Eagle passed their nesting trees, the father Crow swooped into the thermal, below the ascending Eagle, feigning attack. He was staying slightly away from the eagle, while the little baby Crow (who I believe was Baba, the eldest baby) flew much higher and further away from them, watching from above. 

Suddenly, the thermal took the baby Crow even further into the sky, with the Sea Eagle following skillfully, closing in on the baby. In the blink of an eye, both were far away from the father Crow, who instead of taking the air up, returned to their Eucalypt tree, and waited. 

Far above us, the baby Crow soared, higher and higher. The big Sea Eagle, over twice the baby's size, was in pursuit, occasionally flying to attack him. 

The father Crow waited in the Eucalypt below. The other two children and their mother were nearby, in their nesting tree, the Crow's Ash. The family waited.

The baby Crow was now circling far away to the north, with the Sea Eagle. They were approaching the clouds.   In a flash, the baby Crow veered suddenly into a fluffy grey cloud.

The Sea Eagle dodged quickly into the edge of the cloud too, after the baby Crow, then came out. After making another pass into the cloud, the Sea Eagle then kept circling slowly higher back into the blue sky, alone. Meanwhile the baby Crow had completely dissappeared. 

It was half an hour, before Baba, the baby Crow appeared again, and the family was all together, on the power lines outside, above the road. I thought to myself - baby Crows, are indeed amazing flyers, and very courageous!

The Crow Family (mother to the left, father to the right, children in the middle)

Corvus conjunct Midheaven in Natal Chart

This is my natal chart. I have CORVUS conjuct the Midheaven (my interface with the world at large).

In particular, when I was born, stars like KRAZ, ALGORAB were highest FIXED STARS.

Quaoar is also close to the Midheaven. The trans-Neptunean object Quaoar was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E.Brown. For me, Quaoar seems to be the point where I can "sing" my own existence, as a creative entity, into this world, and beyond. It is strange, that, as I type this, although it is 9.30pm at night, I just heard a crow give one sharp call, in the distance.

From listening and watching and relating with these Burringbar crows, I have subtly begun to "hear" their "words". This call, just now, was probably because an owl was nearby, and the crow was giving warning.

How would I know? I feel that I just DO, and learning to let go, and feel the voices of the crows, and the children of the crows is vastly helped by having CORVUS (the Raven or Crow) high in the sky, at the time of my birth. A wonderful gift to be explored. Anyone, when they look at their natal chart, can see what planets, stars and constellations were high up in the sky, when they were born.

These heavenly bodies near our Midheaven can act as guiding "lights". Understanding the mythology and symbols, attached to these heavenly bodies, can help shine a light on the direction we take, in this world.

The above chart is a copy of the my natal chart, as created using the "What Watch" astrology program. (WhatWatch at papertv.com)

Children of the Crows

Jeckle (father), Benoit, Baba and Lucy on the 1st of December, 2008. The Children of the Crows have been flying out of their nest for about 6 weeks at this stage, and they already have  had many adventures.

Crows Ash Tree

The Crow's Ash Tree is on the left. This was the Crow family nesting tree. To the right is a Eucalypt. This was the first tree that the children flew to, when they left their nest.

The father spent much time, at night, sleeping in the Eucalypt, before the crow children left their nest.

Sometimes,while he guarded the nest, he would stay awake all night, calling to ward off the owls that flew nearby.  

Crow Magic

Crows lives have long intertwined with human life and human stories. 

Their symbolism includes death, battle, law, greed, bravery, magic and a variety of omens.  

During the winter of 2008, two Torresian Crows built a nest  in the Crows Ash tree that overlooks the valley to the south east of my home. 

The two crows have reared three young Crow children who, after leaving their nest late October, are now almost fully grown.