Thousands and thousands of photographs were taken, and yet the bird remains a mystery.
A white raven picks through discarded items near a trash bin and draws a crowd of photographrs on West 27th Avenue in Anchorage on January 15, 2024.
The white raven arrived sometime in October last year and quickly attained celebrity status. Paparazzi soon documented its every move. The bird even seemed to play to the cameras and was quite vocal. On the Anchorage White Raven Spottings Facebook page, many there are many posts from fans who hope this will happen. There’s already a countdown in anticipation of the bird’s return in October. But for now, that’s based on wishful thinking, not any scientific evidence.
Sinnott learned this from a radio tracking project in the 1990s. He says the ravens knew him well enough to recognize his truck. Although they flew away when he approached, Sinnott managed to tag enough ravens to learn that they are commuter birds in the winter. You can find other White Raven swag, such as coffee mugs, mouse pads and commemorative tea towels. But Courchaine says photographs taken by Michelle Hanson are among the favorites. One of the best-sellers is what she calls the yin and the yang photo of the white raven, soaring in tandem with a black one.
Initially people worried that the other ravens would pick on White Raven because she is different, but that didn’t appear to be the case. That may or may not be the case. Gregory Messimer, a Kenai cab driver, took some of the first pictures of the bird last summer. He said it was seen mostly north of Kenai, learning to fly and find food and water.
Messimer also doesn’t believe this is the same white raven that wintered in Anchorage. He says they just look different. She said that someone would call out, “White Raven, out this window.” Then you would hear the “thump, thump, thump” of footsteps.But even though Apok misses White Raven, she also embraces the mystery of her departure. She believes the bird’s absence leaves time and space to reflect.“I couldn’t really believe it. It was kind of surreal in the moment,” says Towarak, who first encountered the white raven on Oct. 20 as he walked in Spenard.
“It’s tough when you’re in your addiction to feel much outside of wanting that high,” Towarak said. “But in that moment, it kind of re-awoke something in me. I felt wonder.”
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