A raven perches in a cage at the Tower of London in central London on October 12, 2020. He raised fears the birds would fly away to try to find food elsewhere. The birds suddenly found themselves with no one to play with - or rob food from. Skaife, a former staff sergeant and drum major in the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, faced an unprecedented challenge entertaining the Tower's celebrated avian residents during the coronavirus lockdowns last year.

The author, a Yeoman Warder of the Tower of. The tower's website notes ravens are intelligent birds with distinct personalities who can mimic sounds, play games and solve problems. The Ravenmaster, by Christopher Skaife, is part guidebook, part history, part memoir, and completely engaging. Ravenology with Chris Skaife Ravenmaster 143K subscribers Subscribe Home Videos Shorts Playlists Community Channels About 0:00 / 0:00 Ravenology 15,961 views 3 years ago. The seven remaining ravens in captivity in the Tower are Poppy, Erin, Jubilee, Rocky, Harris, Gripp and George. Merlina became an internet favorite from Skaife's frequent posts and videos of her on his Instagram and Twitter accounts, which have more than 120,000 followers. 01:54 - Source: CNN Best of Travel 16 videos At home with the Ravenmaster 01:54 Beer is more. However, he added, 'she normally comes back to us, but this time she didn't so I do fear that she is not with us anymore.' Chris Skaife, Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, tells CNN Travel about his unconventional job. He described Merlina as a 'free-spirited raven that has been known to leave the Tower precincts on many occasion.'

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