While maybe not as extreme as a murder of crows, their corvid cousin the raven also gets a bit of a raw deal.

“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!—Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ...

Ravens were historically linked to prophecy, battle outcomes, and divine insight due to their intelligence and scavenging behavior. Across cultures, from Norse gods to Arctic Indigenous myths, ravens ...