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Mary Wakefield

How clever are ravens? I asked at the Tower

20 October 2016

2:00 PM

20 October 2016

2:00 PM

On Tower Hill, by the east wall of Beauchamp Tower where Robert Dudley was imprisoned for a year, a raven called Merlin hides behind a yucca plant. I know she’s there because the Ravenmaster told me. He knows she’s there because Merlin (a female) and he are bonded and they keep tabs on each other throughout the day.

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